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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 46 MIN

Heartbreak Did Not Get The Final Word— with Carey Clancy

from She Laughs: The Cool Girl's Guide to Courage · host Nancy Segrato

What happens when the life you thought you had turns out to be a lie?In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Nancy sits down with her sorority sister and longtime friend Carey Clancy, a woman who walked through one of the most devastating betrayals imaginable and came out on the other side softer, wiser, and more beautifully herself than ever.Carey's story is not for the faint of heart, but it is for every woman who has ever asked, "Who am I now?" after loss. It's about a 20-year marriage that hid a double life. It's about discovering that every account had been drained: her savings, her children's college funds, her late grandmother's inheritance, all gone. It's about cancer, divorce, rebuilding on a shoestring, and somehow, someway, finding that God's economy doesn't follow our math.But it's also a story about a tiny house in Richardson with Adirondack chairs and a fire pit that her kids now call the best time of their childhood. About a business born from a love of color that turned into a ministry of beauty and connection. And about a love story so good, so full, so mutual that she calls it "the greatest love affair of all time."Heartbreak does not get the final word. This episode is proof.In This Episode You'll Discover:Why divorce can feel like a death no one prepares you for, and what grief in the aftermath really looks likeHow Carey discovered her then-husband had been living a secret life of addiction, gambling, and financial betrayal for over a decadeWhat it's like to open a bank account expecting to find your grandmother's life savings, and find $7How her faith (and her mom's singing voice) kept her from completely falling apartThe unexpected gift of downsizing: how a small house became the place where her family healedHow God's economy covered three college tuitions on paper that should not have workedWhy Carey launched Your Color Plan, a color analysis business that's less about fashion and more about helping women see themselvesThe difference between someone saying "I love your top" vs. "Your skin looks radiant" (and why it matters more than you think)Six months on Match.com, one blind date in a parking lot, and the man her friends called "The Nordic": the love story you didn't see comingWhat shared depth, loss, and empathy look like in a second marriage, and how it's different from settlingWhy shared faith is a non-negotiable, not a nice-to-have, in relationshipsThe advice she'd give her younger self and every young woman dating today about not settling and not completing someoneThe one thing she'd whisper to herself at her lowest point: "You are being cradled in God's arms. Just rest."About Carey ClancyCarey Clancy is a personal color analyst and the founder of Your Color Plan, based in Dallas, Texas. After a 15-year corporate career at The Container Store, Carey completed advanced color analysis training (including a master certification with the late creator of the method) and now works one-on-one with women (and occasionally men!) to help them discover the colors that bring out their natural radiance. Her studio sessions run 90 minutes and are as much about real conversation as they are about color swatches. She also hosts fun color parties with wine, cheese, and a whole lot of glow-up included.Find Carey: 📱 Instagram: @yourcolorplan 📍 Dallas, TX: studio sessions available, or book her for a girls' party near you (she will fly to you!)Connect With She Laughs:📸 Instagram: @shelaughspodcastofficial ▶️ YouTube:

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