Episode 7: Shanna Nakamura: Healing, Boundaries & Finding Yourself Again

What happens when the life you built no longer feels aligned with who you’re becoming?In this deeply honest episode, Sara sits down with her longtime friend Shanna Nakamura for a conversation about divorce, healing, people-pleasing, motherhood, boundaries, and the messy, transformative process of finding yourself again in midlife.Shanna opens up about leaving a long-term relationship, navigating co-parenting, rediscovering who she is outside of being a wife and mother, and the emotional work of finally learning to say no after a lifetime of putting everyone else first.Together, they talk about the invisible mental load women carry, the loneliness many women experience in motherhood and midlife, and why sisterhood and honest conversations matter so much during this season of life.The conversation also dives into therapy, healing old wounds, spirituality, perimenopause, and the importance of creating spaces where women can feel seen, supported, and less alone—without judgment.Topics include:Divorce and starting overMotherhood and identity lossBoundaries and people-pleasingTherapy and emotional healingPerimenopause and midlife transitionsFemale friendship and supportCo-parenting and relationshipsLearning to choose yourselfThis episode feels like the kind of late-night conversation women have when they finally stop pretending they’re okay and start telling the truth. It’s one of the most vulnerable conversations yet.