Ep. 40: Healing Through Play: An Inner Child Pivot Story With Shanna Stevens

What if your biggest pivot didn’t start with a strategy, but with laughter?In this deeply human episode, Laura sits down with holistic life coach Shanna Stevens to explore grief, inner child healing, career transitions, and how play can become a lifeline during life’s darkest seasons.Shanna Stevens is a holistic life coach, licensed educator, and speaker known for blending emotional depth with warmth and joy. In this powerful conversation, she shares the personal pivot that changed everything.After leaving a codependent relationship and moving into a quiet mountain cabin to heal, Shanna found herself in deep grief. What unexpectedly helped her reconnect with herself? Play. Laughter. Creative video exchanges with a friend.In this episode, you’ll hear:✔️What it really feels like to leave a relationship and start over✔️How grief can coexist with joy✔️Why inner child work isn’t “woo” — it’s neurological✔️How ignoring emotions eventually shows up physically✔️Why high performers struggle to slow down and feel✔️Navigating job loss and mid-career restructuringThis episode is both playful and profound, a reminder that healing doesn’t always begin with a plan. Sometimes it begins with asking: How do I feel?Guest InformationShanna Stevens Holistic Life Coach | Licensed Educator | SpeakerWebsite: www.shannastevens.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanna-stevens-b08032274/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holisticcoachingwithshanna/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/softballshanna/ Connect with Shanna on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.If you’re in the middle of a pivot, relationship, identity, or career, this conversation is your invitation to feel, to play, and to trust that alignment brings peace.