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Creating Her Best Life Podcast

Welcome to Creating Her Best Life, the go-to podcast for women ready to step into their full potential and design a life they truly love. Hosted by certified Master Life Coach Shannan Christiansen, this inspiring show is tailored for women who seek clarity, empowerment, and actionable strategies to overcome life's challenges and achieve personal and professional success.
Each week, Shannan dives into various topics ranging from mindset mastery and goal setting to self-care and relationship building, providing expert insights and practical tools that empower listeners to take bold steps toward their dreams. Whether you're navigating a career shift, building confidence, or looking for ways to enhance your every day life, Creating Her Best Life delivers the guidance you need to thrive.
Join our community of ambitious women and discover how to rewrite your story, find your purpose, and create a life you’re proud to call your own. Because your best life isn’t just a dream—it starts now!

Ep. 310 | You're Not Confused, You're Avoiding

Apr 30, 2026

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on that sneaky little phrase: “I don’t know.” Because most of the time? You actually do know. You know what you want, you know what the next step is, but taking it would require you to feel something uncomfortable. Fear. Uncertainty. Rejection. Growth.

So instead… your brain offers you confusion.
Indecision. Overthinking.
A nice, cozy mental fog where nothing has to change.

Here’s the truth: confusion isn’t the problem, it’s the cover.

When you stay in “I don’t know,” you stay in inaction. And when you stay in inaction, nothing shifts… except your frustration.

In this episode, I'm calling that out—with love—and giving you a simple but powerful shift to start challenging that pattern in real time. Because the moment you stop hiding behind confusion is the moment you start moving forward.

If you’ve been stuck, circling the same thoughts, waiting for clarity to magically hit you… this one’s for you.

You’re not confused.
You’re just one...

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Ep. 309 | The Pattern Is Not The Problem

Apr 22, 2026

Ever catch yourself saying, “Why do I keep doing this?” Same reaction. Same habits. Same emotional loops. Different day, different outfit.

Here’s the truth: the pattern itself isn’t the problem. Staying in it is. Repeating it unconsciously is. Letting it run your life on autopilot like a sketchy GPS with no destination is the real issue.

In this episode, we talk about how patterns are simply practiced behaviors, not permanent personality traits. They’re learned, repeated, reinforced… and they can absolutely be changed.

We dive into the power of the pause. Because awareness alone won’t shift your life if nothing interrupts the cycle. You can know exactly what you’re doing and still keep doing it. Brutal, but common.

When you feel yourself slipping into old habits, old reactions, or old emotional spirals—pause. Take a breath. Feel the discomfort without trying to fix it, numb it, or sprint past it. Then ask yourself: What do I actually need right now?

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Ep. 308 | Identity Is Built In Action

Apr 15, 2026

You’re not stuck because you don’t know what to do.

You’re stuck because you’re waiting to feel ready to do it.

And that’s the trap.

Because identity? It’s not built in the moment you finally “figure it out.”
It’s built in the moment you take action—while you’re still unsure, still overthinking, still not fully confident.

In this episode, we’re cutting through the mental spiral.
The “maybe I need more time,”
the “I should probably think about this more,”
the “I’m just not there yet.”

No. You’re there enough.

I teach about what self-leadership actually looks like when it’s not aesthetic or exciting, 
when it’s you doing what you said you would do… without the mood, without the motivation, without the perfect plan.

You’ll hear:

  • Why waiting for clarity is keeping you exactly where you are
  • The difference between real growth and just thinking about growth
  • How to shift your internal dialogue without faking positivity
  • What “one better thought” actually looks like in real life
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Ep. 307 | You Have One Life

Apr 08, 2026

There’s a version of your life you keep telling yourself you’ll step into…
when things calm down,
when you feel more ready,
when you finally have it all figured out.

But this episode is your reminder—there isn’t a later version waiting for you.

This is it.

If you’ve been feeling in-between lately—like you’ve outgrown parts of your life but aren’t fully clear on what’s next—you’re not doing it wrong. You’re in the middle of becoming. And that space? It’s uncomfortable for a reason. It’s stretching you.

We talk about what it looks like to move without having full clarity, to stop waiting for confidence to magically show up, and to start trusting yourself in real time. Because clarity doesn’t come before action—it comes from it.

You don’t need to figure everything out.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You don’t need to rush.

You just need to take the next step.

This episode will ground you back into what actually matters, help you loosen your grip on timelines and expectations, and r...

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Ep. 306 | "I Don't Feel Like It" Is No Longer An Option

Apr 01, 2026

Coach Jenn is back this week to talk about that sneaky kind of overwhelm that convinces you you’re “busy”… but somehow your to-do list just keeps getting longer. You know the one, where you’re waiting to feel motivated, but motivation never shows up, and now even the smallest task feels like climbing Everest in flip flops.

Because here’s the truth no one really wants to say out loud:
you’re probably not going to feel like it.

Not when it’s the dishes.
Not when it’s the errand.
Not when it’s the phone call you’ve been avoiding for three days.

And if you keep waiting for the moment you suddenly want to do it… you’ll be waiting a while.

In this episode, Jenn breaks down why your brain defaults to comfort, how that leads to the freeze → avoid → feel worse cycle, and what actually gets you moving again, without needing some magical burst of motivation.

This isn’t about doing everything.
It’s about doing something.

Because the shift doesn’t happen when you feel ready…
it happens the mome...

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Ep. 305 | You’re Not Behind, You’re Just Comparing

Mar 25, 2026

Coach Jenn is taking over the mic this week, and she’s coming for that quiet habit of comparing your life to every version of “better” you’ve ever imagined.

If you’ve been living in your head thinking things used to be better… or will be better someday… this one’s going to hit. Because while you’re busy wishing for a different season, you’re missing the one you’re actually in.

Jenn walks through how comparison subtly convinces you that who you are right now isn’t enough, and how glamorizing the past (or chasing the future) keeps you disconnected from your real life.

This episode is your reset.
Back into your life.
Back into what’s actually good.
Back into enough.

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Ep. 304 | You're Not Too Old to Start Over

Mar 18, 2026

You ever have that moment where you look at your life and think… “This doesn’t feel like me anymore”?

Not in a dramatic, burn-it-all-down way. Just a quiet, honest realization that something doesn’t fit like it used to.

In this episode, Coach Jenn and I talk about what it really looks like to start over, especially when you feel like you should have it all figured out by now. The pressure to not disappoint anyone, to keep being who you’ve always been, to not “rock the boat”… it keeps so many women stuck in lives that only half feel like theirs.

But here’s the truth, reinvention isn’t failure. It’s wisdom.

It’s what happens when you’ve lived enough life to realize what no longer works, what feels heavy, and what you actually want more of now.

We’ll talk about the grief that can come with letting go of an old identity, the fear of what people might think, and the shift that happens when your honesty becomes more important than approval.

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Ep. 303 | There's No Arrival, Only Alignment

Mar 11, 2026

So many women are chasing a future version of themselves, believing that one day they’ll finally arrive — more confident, more healed, more “together.”

But becoming her doesn’t happen through striving.
It happens through alignment.

In this episode, we talk about the shift from chasing who you think you should be to recognizing the woman who is already within you. The version of you that shows up in the boundaries you hold, the rest you allow, the courage it takes to say no, and the compassion you offer yourself when things aren’t perfect.

Because you’re not behind.
You’re not broken.
And you’re definitely not too late.

You’re becoming, one aligned choice at a time.

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Ep. 302 | She Doesn't Earn Rest, She Builds With It

Mar 04, 2026

For a lot of women, rest feels… uncomfortable.

You sit down, try to take a break, and within minutes your mind starts running.
You should be doing something.
You’re wasting time.
You’re falling behind.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that our value comes from our output. The more we produce, the more responsible, successful, and worthy we feel. So when we’re not producing, rest can feel like failure.

But rest isn’t something you earn once you’ve done “enough.”

Your worth was never meant to be conditional.

And from a nervous system perspective, rest isn’t a luxury — it’s regulation. It’s part of how your body restores energy, processes emotion, and sustains the life you’re building.

In this episode, Coach Jenn and I talk about why so many high-achieving women feel guilty when they slow down, and how that pattern quietly leads to burnout, resentment, and disconnection from themselves.

We also explore the different kinds of rest most women actually need — not just phy...

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Ep. 301 | Upgrade Your Mind to Match Her Energy

Feb 25, 2026

If you’ve ever caught yourself looping the same old stories — I always mess this up… I never follow through… this is just how I am — this episode is for you.

In this episode of the Creating Her Best Life, we’re having a real conversation about the thoughts quietly running your life.

Because here’s the thing most of us don’t realize:

You don’t become her by trying harder.
You become her by thinking differently.

We talk about why those thoughts feel so true (even when they’re not), how your identity isn’t fixed, and why every habit, reaction, and feeling starts with a single belief.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Appreciate the old version of you without letting her limitations lead anymore

  • Spot the dominant story you’ve been running on repeat

  • Upgrade your thoughts in a way that actually feels believable (not fake positive fluff)

  • Use a simple “belief ladder” when your mind tries to pull you backward

  • Create identity-based affirmations that support who you’re becoming

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