#1: Welcome to Tenacious T: Love, Loss, and the Road Ahead

Let me introduce you to the ride.

I’m Tora Woloshin—a creator, survivor, racecar-driving, stage-rocking, camera-wielding force of nature. And Tenacious Tis where I leave nothing behind. This blog isn’t for the faint of heart—it’s for the curious, the resilient, and anyone who’s ever clawed their way back from the edge with dirt in their nails and fire in their chest. Every post will take you deeper into a world where chaos meets creativity and where art and life bleed into one another.

This year, you’ll follow me through unpredictable music video shoots—my own and those with the legendary Kottonmouth Kings and Chucky Chuck. You’ll be there for the making of their new album and the documentary I’m filming as we hit the road. You'll come along on wild road trips to Big Bear, the Bay Area, and down to the desert in Arizona. Family, love, heartbreak, hustle—nothing is off-limits.

I recently lost my job with the Dukes of Roots, a painful reminder that the struggle never really ends—it just changes shape. I’m fighting to stay afloat while planning an unforgettable birthday for Chucky, my partner, my love, who chose sobriety to walk beside me on this path. One year strong, and we’re still building a life defined by passion and healing.

Last year ended with the closure of a toxic, manipulative friendship. It began with an abusive "no" not taken, and it ended with me reclaiming my boundaries and walking away. At the same time, I was also walking away from alcohol—my constant since age 15. I left my chef job, a career that lost its spark when I found sobriety, and decided to take a leap back to California.

My first gig? Filming behind the scenes for Lil Eazy-E and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. That night, I met a tall, tattooed man with stormy eyes—Chucky. What started as a chance encounter turned into a story neither of us saw coming. I told him I don’t date men who use—so he quit everything. Cold. The day after his birthday, 4/28/2024, he woke up sober, and we’ve been growing, healing, and creating ever since.

So buckle up. You’re going to get the heartbreak, the hustle, the backstage chaos, the road trip love stories, the breakdowns, breakthroughs, and the brutal truth of an artist chasing her light in the eye of life’s storm.

This is Tenacious T. And I’m just getting started.



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  1. AuntiemApril 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM

    Well.... Considering how hard it was to finally be able to log in to this, I still am very impressed with you, young lady. Tenacious is putting it mildly.

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