Today we’d like to introduce you to Loree Tamayo. They and their team shared their story with us below:
Loree Tamayo is an abuse survivor. The trauma and abuse she endured in her adolescent years unconsciously attracted flawed relationships. After the divorce from her abusive marriage, Loree used that experience as a catalyst to examine why she’s made poor choices when it came to relationships. After years of therapy, Loree rose above her abuse and trauma, discovering the path to true restoration began with her identity. Loree now works towards helping other survivors find healing and restoration. Loree is the owner of a lucrative consulting company. Her success has made it possible to start a non-profit called Yesterday’s Gone, a transitional housing program which helps women transition from domestic violence shelters into living independently with strength and dignity.
Loree wants to pay forward what she has been blessed with. Her books are a product of the resources that Loree has used in her own healing journey. She has created a workbook so those that are struggling with abuse and trauma will have a resource that’s condensed and easily accessible to them. Part of the proceeds from the sale of her books and speaking engagements funds this non-profit.
Loree is currently the Executive Director of Yesterday’s Gone.
I bought the property in 2020 moved into my own tiny home on the property in April of 2021, and started the process of developing the property. I spend my own money, so I had to develop the land and property over a period of two years. Then I had many regulations with Williamson County to meet that took 1 and 1/2 years. We opened three tiny homes on 3/22/24 taking and are about to take our first lady by 4/30/24. We will work with one abuse survivor and her kids and pets for two months and then take two more ladies and their families. We don’t just provide a place to live; we provide an independence and healing curriculum. We want to break the cycle of abuse. If all I do is give someone a place to live, then they won’t get better. I have to provide the tools to become independent and heal. Women and their kids and pets can live with us for up to one year. During that time, my full-time life coach is preparing them to become independent and never HAVE to go back to an abusive situation. We connect resources, sign them up for Medicaid, SNAP, counseling, etc… We have a plan they must follow with goals each week that must be met. The women must save 50% of their income and work or go to school 80% of the time. Our women’s journey looks like this: they go to the emergency shelter and after 60 days they have to leave, then if they make $15 per hour with 3 kids, they either go back to the abuser or go live in their car in the Walmart Parking Lot. My hope is they can come live with us and get well and independent. Our mission is to create women with strength and dignity.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The process with the county is a long one. It is not their fault; there are just a lot of requirements. It also costs a lot of money to develop a property. However, God provides, and I made twice my usual net income for two years. So, I took that increase and paid for the property improvements. I had many hurdles, such as a flood plain study and a groundwater study that cost in combination over $50,000. The platting process with Williamson County costs $50,000 for engineering fees. Plus, just the cost of gates, fences, houses, security cameras, decks, amenities, etc. I spent $500,000 of my own money or in my belief system, God’s money. Again, I had the increase to spend because of my blessings. Time is always longer, too. I thought I’d be open in a year, but it took three years. During those three years, I was able to develop a workbook I about to publish to help people survive and become victorious over abuse and trauma. My life coach and I created a curriculum and policies, and procedures to be ready for anything at Yesterday’s Gone. Our goal is to replicate this all over the United States. We have a firm foundation with which to do this.
Yesterday’s Gone is a transitional housing non-profit organization. Our program serves women rebuilding their lives after trauma and abuse. We provide a private tiny home for up to one year for a woman and her dependent children, including pets, at no cost to her. All maintenance and utilities are included. During her stay she, has access to free life coach services that will help her achieve goals towards self-sustainability and independence. Free counseling services and Yesterday’s Gone Healing for Abuse and Trauma workbook curriculum are also provided. We offer funding for childcare and transportation services to work.
Our mission for Yesterday’s Gone is dedicated to helping abused and neglected women transform into women of Strength and Dignity. We give women the opportunity to heal, learn, and grow from their past to step into a brighter future. At Yesterday’s Gone we give women A PLACE TO LIVE A PLACE TO HEAL.
Brief history timeline for creating Yesterday’s Gone (200-word max)
• 2020 Yesterday’s Gone property purchased in Liberty Hill, Texas, with funds donated by Loree Tamayo
• 2023 Formed 501c3 status
• 2024 Purchased and renovate clubhouse facility
• March 2024 Grand opening of Yesterday’s Gone
• March 2024 Opening 3 tiny homes
• May 2024 Publishing Yesterday’s Gone: A Study Guide to Healing from Abuse and Trauma along with video series.
• Fall 2024: Publishing a book on Loree’s personal journey and guidance on healing from abuse and trauma.
Yesterday’s Gone was created for the need of transitional homes in the greater Austin area. As emergency domestic violence shelters get full, there is a waitlist for these life-saving shelters. Yesterday’s Gone wants to help relieve emergency shelters by taking in abused women who want to change their lives and not return to their abusive situations. Most shelters provide up to 30 days of housing, which is not an adequate amount of time to find a new home and a self-sustaining job.
Yesterday’s Gone provides a way for women to reinvent their lives by giving them a place to stay for up to one year for free. During that time, they will save a minimum of 50% of their income to grow their savings fund to purchase a vehicle or a deposit on an apartment. While on the program they will achieve goals to help them become self-sufficient and access to counseling to help them heal. Our hope is that they recover from their abuse and trauma and avoid engaging in abusive relationships in the future.
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• 1993 Began a career in the healthcare industry as an assistant administrator at Vivian’s Nursing Home
• 1994 Earned a master’s in business administration
• 1994 Rose up to an administrator for Park Central Retirement Community
• 1999-2005 Became an assistant professor at Texas Tech University HSC and Wayland Baptist University
• 1997-2008 Worked as Executive Director of senior services and then promoted to Chief Operating Officer for Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District
• 2009 Creation of Loree Tamayo Consulting & Management (LTCM) company, which has grown to be a multimillion-dollar company that serves the state of Texas by helping healthcare facilities in rural and urban areas
• 20018-2021 Became Chief Executive Officer for Dallam Hartly Counties Hospital District
• 2020 Purchased property in Liberty Hill with profits from business to build a shelter for abused women to heal and rebuild their lives
• 2023 Created Yesterday’s Gone a 501c3 organization, and purchased 3 tiny homes
• March 2024 Grand opening of Yesterday’s Gone
• May 2024 Publishing Yesterday’s Gone: A Study Guide to Healing from Abuse and Trauma healing curriculum along with video sessions.
• Fall 2024 Publishing biography on abuse and healing journey
• Lives on the property in a tiny home with three goats, two dogs, and a cat
How have you seized the opportunities being a woman-owned/women-led company and positively over challenges (personal or professional) that have shaped the leader you are today? (200-word max)
Loree has had many challenges in becoming a woman leader in a male-dominated industry. She has had to overcome male subordinates undermining and challenging her authority. Ultimately, Loree’s steadfast professionalism rose her to the position of executive director. Simultaneously, she started her own consulting business in which she took her experience in the industry to elevate women to positions that were equal to that of their male counterparts. Currently, her company, LTCM, employs 11 women, with two of them in leadership positions as Directors of Operations.
Loree recognizes the challenges professional women face in the healthcare industry, including being underpaid. All the women in her company make 100k or more in an annual salary. Loree takes pride in her business that offers women to not only survive but thrive in their lives.
Loree understands abuse and trauma through her own experience. Because of this understanding, she can be a more compassionate leader. Her goal is to elevate women professionally so that they can be free from abuse and not have to depend on a man to provide a good living.
Professionally, Loree’s business has helped many healthcare facilities in the greater Austin area, including Lakeway, Pflugerville, Horseshoe Bay, Llano, and Fredericksburg. She is a corporate member of the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals and Texas Assisted Living Association here in Austin, where she speaks and offers free education to members.
Charitably, Loree is a donor for Swan Songs 501c3 in Austin. She is a member and donor of a local church in Cedar Park.
Personally, Loree has led a Divorce Care support group in Austin. She currently leads a Trauma support group for women in Cedar Park.
Professionally, Loree started her own company called Loree Tamayo Consulting and Management (LTCM). Her company currently employs 11 women, two of which are Director of Operations. All the women Loree employs in her business currently earn a minimum of $100k annual salary. Loree has mentored many young female CEOs in healthcare. Some of these young ladies she mentors in her own business and some outside her business free of charge. Her recent protégé is a 24-year-old rural hospital district CEO. Loree has invested two years of mentorship, and this young lady is flourishing. Loree’s mission is to elevate women both professionally and personally.
Personally, Loree invests her time in helping women heal from their abuse and trauma by leading a support group and meeting participants one-on-one outside of the group. From all the resources Loree used to help her in her own healing journey, she decided to condense what she’s learn into one workbook. This workbook will make healing accessible to all women. She has also made video sessions to accompany the workbook.
Loree’s experience and financial success helped her open Yesterday’s Gone. A non-profit where abused women can live for free for up to one year.
What would you say has been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
To be myself. It took a long time to find the person God designed me to be.
To forgive. You know you are well when you can look at your abuser with love, mercy, and grace.
To restore. In my faith, which I understand is not every person’s faith, I believe God takes everything and makes it good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 He had taken all the bad in my life and is using is for saving many lives. One of my other favorites is “What you intended for harm God intended for good for what is now being done, The Saving of Many Lives.” Genesis 50:20
Contact Info:
- Website: www.yesterdaygone.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yesterdaysgone501c3?igsh=MTNIdjNOb3VONzUzYg==
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YesterdaysGone501c3?mibextid=ZbWKwl
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yesterday-gone/
