About this episode

This episode explores the journey of reclaiming one's voice and identity through personal stories and reflections.

Success. Stability. Achievement. From the outside, everything can look exactly right—and still feel completely disconnected from who you really are. In this moving episode of Words of Wisdom from Kick-Ass Women, hosts Liz Brohan and Mary Olivieri welcome special guest Shauna Hannan for a conversation about the quiet moments that change everything: the moments when you stop performing, stop proving, and start paying attention to yourself. Through stories of unexpected pivots, difficult choices, personal reinvention, and learning to trust inner knowing over outside expectations, this episode explores what it means to reclaim your own voice across different seasons of life. Together, they unpack identity, burnout, motherhood, relationships, healing, and the surprising courage it takes to leave behind things that once defined you. If you’ve ever wondered whether the life you built still fits the person you’ve become—or felt guilty for wanting something different—this conversation offers permission to pause, reflect, and choose yourself. Because sometimes growth doesn’t begin with doing more. It begins with listening.

People in this episode

Hosts: Liz Brohan, Mary Olivieri

Guest: Shauna Hannan

Topics covered

• identity
• burnout
• motherhood
• personal reinvention
• self-discovery
• courage

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