Episode
The Dangerous Side of Selflessness
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- Jun 30, 2026
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Summary
Season 2 Episode 8: The Dangerous Side of Selflessness For years, Kimber Hardick did everything she thought she was supposed to do. She was a wife. A mother. A helper. A caretaker. The person everyone could count on. From the outside, her life looked successful. Inside, she was disappearing. In this deeply honest conversation, Hannah sits down with author, speaker, and educator Kimber Hardick to talk about the quiet way so many women lose themselves while taking care of everyone else. After more than 30 years of marriage, Kimber found herself confronting a question she had spent decades avoiding: Who am I when I'm not taking care of everyone else? Together, Hannah and Kimber unpack the stories women are taught about self-sacrifice, why so many of us confuse being needed with being valued, and how years of putting ourselves last can leave us feeling invisible in our own lives. They also explore one of the most powerful concepts Hannah has discussed on the podcast: the difference between feeling your emotions and feeding them. Because healing doesn't happen by pretending you're fine. It happens when you stop running from what you're feeling long enough to listen to what it's trying to teach you. Whether you're navigating divorce, rebuilding after heartbreak, struggling with your identity, or simply wondering where the woman you used to be went, this conversation is an invitation to stop waiting for "later" and start coming home to yourself. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Meet Kimber Hardick 03:45 – How women lose themselves inside marriage and motherhood 08:20 – The belief that good women sacrifice themselves 13:15 – Feeling invisible while appearing successful 18:40 – Empty nesting, identity, and rediscovering yourself 24:10 – The wake-up call that changed everything 29:5…