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EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 17 MIN

Episode 7: Who Are You When the Title Is Gone?

from The Raising Hope Podcast · host Kristy Giarratano

This is the episode for every woman who has built her entire sense of self on what she does — and is now terrified of who she'll be if she stops doing it.Kristy goes deep on the achievement trap: what it is, how it happens, and why the most successful women are often the most disconnected from their own sense of worth. She anchors the episode in her own experience of identity collapse during her reinvention, and shares the story of Dana — a 22-year executive who realized she had buried the most essential parts of herself in the name of building a career.This one will hit different if you've ever frozen when someone asked what you do. If you've ever felt like the title was the only thing holding you together. If you've ever wondered who you'd be if you walked away from all of it.In this episode:- The achievement trap: how high-achieving women confuse what they do with who they are- The identity collapse that happens mid-reinvention — and why it's not a sign you made the wrong choice- Dana's story: a 22-year executive who found the person she thought she'd lost- Three ways to start rebuilding a sense of self that doesn't depend on external validation- The truth about worth that nobody actually believes yetTake the Raising Hope Quiz: HERE Work with Kristy: HERENext Move Blueprint: HEREFollow on Instagram: @raisinghopepodcastIf this episode touched you, share it with one woman who needs to hear it. She'll know exactly what you mean.

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