Hatrack with Hannah

Hannah Snider

Hatrack with Hannah is for anyone feeling pulled in a million directions while trying to keep up with all the roles they carry. Join therapist, author, and entrepreneur Hannah as she gets real about balancing life’s roles—professional, personal, and everything in between—without the pressure to have it all together. Through honest conversations and incredible guest hosts, she’ll help you slow down, sort through the overwhelm, and figure out what truly deserves your time… and what can be let go.

  1. 3 days ago ·  Video

    Leading Body-First: Fascia, Neuroscience, and Hustle Culture with Jackie Mirkopoulos

    Send us Fan Mail What if your body isn’t just carrying you through your workday, but is actually your most intelligent business co-founder? In this episode, host Hannah sits down with Jackie Mirkopoulos—a future-focused embodied leadership mentor with clinical training in kinesiology and fascia stretch therapy. Drawing from 14 years of hands-on experience working with thousands of corporate leaders and high performers, Jackie breaks down why leading strictly from the neck up leads straight to burnout—and how returning to your physical vessel changes everything. Together, they explore the science of fascia, flipping the script on the mind-body connection, and why "pouring honey" on your schedule might be the exact pattern disruptor your business and health need. Key Takeaways & Highlights The Missing Link in Movement & Leadership: Why traditional approaches segment muscles, while fascia reveals an interconnected, intelligent web supporting your entire system.Co-Founder vs. Employee: Most leaders treat their bodies like an employee to be pushed rather than a co-founder to collaborate with.The "Honey Frequency": How introducing a pattern disruptor to slow down—pouring honey on the moment—allows you to shift from reactive hustle to clear, aligned decision-making.Fascia Holds the Memory: How trauma and chronic stress are physically stored within our connective tissue networks.Flipping the Script (Body to Mind): Because far more neural signals travel up from the body to the brain than down, true alignment starts by listening somatically before logic-ing solutions.Less is More: How high achievers often turn self-care into another overwhelming task list—and why pruning your routine yields better performance.Guest Resource & Freebie Jackie and her team created an exclusive Energy Reset bundle for Hatrack listeners! It includes short guided movement practices, quick video tools, and a body-relationship self-assessment to help you unsubscribe from hustle mode.  Claim your free Energy Reset: https://www.workwithjm.com/Connect with Jackie Mirkopoulos Website: www.jackiemirkopoulos.comInstagram: @jackie.mirkopoulosResources & Next Steps Submit Your Questions: Have a question about decoding your body’s signals, working with fascia, or applying the "Honey Frequency" to your team? Send in your questions for the upcoming Q&A segment via the Hat Rack submission link. Mind-Body Challenge: Ready to transition from treating your body like an employee to your business co-founder? Stay tuned for details on our upcoming community challenge designed to help you unsubscribe from hustle culture, slow down, and integrate daily somatic check-ins into your executive routine. Share & Review: If Jackie’s breakdown of fascia and body-first leadership resonated with you, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, share this episode with a fellow high performer who needs permission to slow down, or drop Hannah a DM on Instagram to share your favorite takeaway! Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  2. 2 Sept ·  Video

    The Mind-Body Burnout Reality

    Send us Fan Mail Happy September! In this episode, Hannah kicks off Suicide Awareness Month and Women’s Health Month by tackling a crucial question: What happens when we expect women to override their bodies, normalize their suffering, and keep functioning inside systems that weren't designed to support them? Hannah deconstructs the societal narratives surrounding burnout, deconstructs hustle culture, and challenges the notion that physical or emotional exhaustion is an individual failure. From the mechanics of the burnout cycle to self-advocacy in healthcare—and referencing high-profile system failures like the Lindsey Clancy case—this episode provides a compassionate, practical guide to re-establishing your mind-body connection and practicing radical responsibility. Key Highlights The Reality Gap: Why the expectation to "have it all" (career, motherhood, self-care, relationships) is built for failure.Redefining Burnout: Burnout vs. laziness, burnout vs. depression, and the 5 steps of the burnout cycle.Body-Informed Leadership: What happens when you stop treating your body like an employee and start treating it like a co-founder?Advocacy as Self-Respect: Navigating systemic dismissal in healthcare, asking the hard questions, and vetting your providers.Radical Responsibility vs. Personal Blame: Understanding what is within your control vs. what requires systemic reform.The 5-Step Practice to Reconnect with Your Body Stop & Notice: Pause and bring awareness to your current state.Name the Sensation: Move past generic labels like "overwhelmed" and identify physical traits (e.g., tight chest, knotted stomach).Get Curious: Ask, "What happened right before my body responded this way?"Separate Urgency from Importance: Regulate your nervous system by evaluating what truly requires immediate action.Build Daily Body Check-Ins: Consult your body before saying yes to new tasks or responsibilities.Resources & Next Steps Submit Your Questions: Send in your questions for the upcoming Q&A segment via the Hatrack submission link.Mind-Body Challenge: Stay tuned for details on the upcoming community challenge designed to help you integrate these practices into your everyday life.Share & Review: If this episode resonated with you, leave a review on your preferred listening platform, send it to a friend, or connect with Hannah on Instagram via DM.Crisis Support Note: September is Suicide Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the US and Canada, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  3. 26 Aug ·  Video

    August Wrap Up

    Send us Fan Mail In this August wrap-up, Hannah looks back on a month dedicated to Aligned Entrepreneurship, reflecting on insights shared by guests Chelsea Reynolds and Chelsea Davis, answering listener questions, and offering a powerful perspective shift: your business is just one hat on your rack—it doesn't get to become the entire rack. If you’ve ever felt like your business looks good from the outside but doesn't feel good on the inside, or if you’ve tied your personal worth to a slow month or failed launch, this episode is your invitation to slow down, take stock, and realign. Key Takeaways 1. Aligned Entrepreneurship Defined It’s not about finding the perfect strategy, working harder, or building an effortless, balanced business.It is about asking: “What happens when I stop building my business around what I think I should do, and start building around what actually matters to me?”2. Lessons from the Guest Interviews Chelsea Reynolds (Evolution & Pivoting): Her path from makeup artist to photographer to fractional brand strategist proves that a pivot isn't a restart—it's refinement. You don't lose the skills, relationships, or insights from previous iterations of your business; you take them with you.Chelsea Davis (Your Business Needs a North Star): A brand isn't just colors and fonts. It’s an answer to who you are and where you're going. Building around what the algorithm rewards creates a business that looks like you, but doesn't feel like you.3. Mindset Reframes for Entrepreneurs Data Over Identity: Revenue drops, slow launches, and rejections are metrics and feedback—not reflections of your self-worth.Redefining Success: Success doesn't just mean more revenue, clients, or team members. It can mean more capacity, flexibility, presence, financial stability, and a nervous system that isn't constantly in flight-or-fight mode.Growth Through Subtraction: Expanding your business doesn't always mean adding more offers or clients. Sometimes growth means removing what no longer fits.The 5-Question Alignment Check-In Grab a journal and a cup of tea, and sit with these five self-reflection questions: Is this actually mine? Did I choose this goal, or did I inherit it from social media, family, or industry standards?Does this fit my actual life? Not the life I had three years ago or hope to have someday—my life right now?What is my body telling me? Where am I experiencing expansion vs. dread, exhaustion, or resistance?What am I afraid will happen if I change? (This is where limiting beliefs, fear of judgment, and deeper trauma reside.)What would success look like if nobody could see it? If there were no likes, follower counts, or external validation, what would I want?Upcoming Masterclass Announcement! Keep an eye out for Hatrack She Unlocked—an upcoming entrepreneurial mastermind designed for women ready to uncover the invisible hats keeping them stuck, move past limiting beliefs, and build from who they are becoming. Resources & Community Have a Question for the Hat Rack? Drop your business dilemmas, invisible hats, or reflection questions to be featured and answered on an upcoming Q&A episode.Connect with Hannah: Follow along on Instagram [@HatrackWithHannah], send a DM with your takeaways from the August wrap-up, and let us know which hat you're ready to take off this month!Loved This Episode? Rate, review, and share Hat Rack with Hannah with a fellow entrepreneur who needs a gentle reminder that their business is just one hat on the rack!Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  4. 21 Aug ·  Video

    Unmasking Your Brand: Trauma-Informed Strategy with Chelsea Davis

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Hannah sits down with fractional brand strategist Chelsea to unpack what it truly takes to build an aligned business. Chelsea breaks down her unique, trauma-informed approach to brand strategy—moving past simple color palettes and surface-level aesthetics to help founders (especially "the girls and the gays") extract their core story, mission, and legacy. Together, Hannah and Chelsea dive into the deep intersection between entrepreneurship and mental health, discussing why so many founders feel disconnected from their own brands, how to break through limiting beliefs, and why setting healthy boundaries in business isn't just nice to have—it's essential for survival. Key Takeaways Bridging the Disconnect: Why brilliant founders often have branding or messaging that doesn't match their actual level of credibility and brilliance. The 2-Hour Deep Dive Interview: Why Chelsea asks deep, non-traditional questions (e.g., "What was your breaking point?", "What do you actually hate?") to get to a founder's true core instead of standard surface marketing answers. Core Foundations Over Deliverables: Why defining your driving beliefs, mission, and values comes before hiring copywriters or designers—saving both time and money in the long run. Escaping Corporate Box Mentality: Chelsea shares her transition from corporate art direction to working 1-on-1 with founders where personal values and business strategy overlap. Why "Trauma-Informed" Matters in Brand Strategy: Holding space for founders during emotional transitions, burning down old models, and managing chronic illness or life changes alongside work. Pushing Past Limiting Beliefs & Reclaiming Power: Overcoming the fear of being "too much" or claiming your own authority as a female founder. The Power of Community: Why stepping outside of industry-specific silos to connect with female business owners prevents burnout and isolation. Join the Conversation Chelsea reminded us that we can’t wear every hat at once—and that protecting your peace and honor starting with a brand that actually serves your life (not the other way around) begins with getting intentional about the roles you choose to take on. Submit Your Story: Did Chelsea’s episode inspire you to step off the corporate cliff, rethink your brand foundations, set a much-needed boundary around your schedule, or give yourself permission to build buffer time into your client deadlines? We want to hear about it! Head over to the podcast section of our website to submit your experience through our Hatrack Submission Form. Join the Community: Head into our Facebook Community space to discuss trauma-informed business practices, nervous-system alignment, uncoupling your personal worth from your bottom line, and how to delegate or ditch the "hats" that no longer serve your vision alongside other founders, girls, and gays. Connect on Social: Send Hannah a DM on Instagram with your biggest takeaway from Chelsea’s interview! Want to join our Presence Challenge this month? Show us how you're honoring your own needs—share a photo or BTS clip of how you step out of "work mode" to reset your nervous system, tag us, and show us how you keep Olive-level boundaries! Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  5. 19 Aug ·  Video

    August Hatrack Submissions

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Hatrack with Hannah! In today’s episode, Hannah takes a deep dive into your burning questions about aligned entrepreneurship. From untangling your self-worth from your bottom line to knowing when it’s time to evolve the business you worked so hard to build, this conversation is all about running a business that supports your actual life—not the other way around. Key Topics Covered  Alignment vs. Fear The Big Question: How do I know if I'm making business decisions from alignment or fear?Key Takeaways:Alignment doesn't mean being fearless; fear will often be present during growth.Fear-Based Signals: Urgency, "shoulds," physical tightness, needing constant reassurance, or acting to avoid discomfort.Alignment Signals: Spaciousness, clarity, calmness (even if accompanied by nervous excitement), and honoring your capacity.Untangling Worth from Business The Big Question: How do I stop tying my self-worth to my business success?Key Takeaways:The Golden Rule: Your business is something you do, not who you are.Data vs. Story: A launch missing its financial target is just data; believing you’re "bad at business" is a story.Reframing inner critique: Shift from "My business isn't growing, so I'm failing" to "Something about my strategy isn't working, and I can learn from it."Remember the Hat Rack: Business is just one hat you wear. Lean into your other roles (friend, partner, creative, human) during slow business seasons.Defining Aligned Success The Big Question: What does aligned success actually look like?Key Takeaways:Success isn't automatically "more" (more clients, more revenue, more noise).Redefining "Enough": Success without a definition of "enough" becomes an endless goalpost move.Aligned success means honoring your whole life—leaving room for your health, relationships, rest, and personal values without self-abandonment.Outgrowing Your Business The Big Question: Can I outgrow the business I worked so hard to build?Key Takeaways:Permission Granted: Yes, absolutely. Outgrowing a model, niche, or offer doesn't mean you failed—it means the business did its job and helped you evolve.Beware of the Sunk Cost Trap: Past investment does not equal future alignment.You don't always have to "burn it down." Realignment can simply mean tweaking your pricing, shifting your offer, delegating, or redesigning the business to fit who you are today.Resources & Community Join the Alignment Challenge: Hannah is going live today with feedback and answers to your challenge questions!Have a question for the podcast? Submit your dilemma or story to be featured on an upcoming Q&A episode.Connect with Hannah: Follow along on Instagram, drop a DM, and let us know what resonated most with you from today's episode!Enjoyed this episode? Don't forget to rate, review, and share Hatrack with Hannah with a fellow entrepreneur who needs a little alignment today! Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  6. 12 Aug ·  Video

    Branding, Balance, and Business with Chelsea Reynolds

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Hatrack with Hannah, Hannah sits down with Chelsea Reynolds—a Denver-based creative partner specializing in elevated visual content for beauty, wellness, fitness, and personal brands. Chelsea shares how she blends creative direction, makeup artistry, and photography to help entrepreneurs build authentic connections and long-term brand growth. They dive deep into the power of intention in branding, the art of navigating multiple "hats," prioritizing health and family to avoid burnout, and why building lasting relationships is the ultimate secret to business success. Key Takeaways: Photographer vs. Creative Partner: Why great brand imagery requires deep pre-production, visual audits, and strategic goal-setting rather than just showing up on the day of the shoot.Intention Drives the Vision: How asking long-term questions (5- and 10-year plans) helps entrepreneurs clarify their overall brand strategy and identity before stepping in front of the camera.Managing the "Hats" We Wear: Chelsea shares her personal story of balancing motherhood, fitness coaching, chronic illness, and business ownership while protecting her energy and peace.Avoiding the "Churn and Burn": Why saying "no" to the wrong clients and shifting focus toward long-term, relationship-driven partnerships leads to higher fulfillment and better business outcomes.Unapologetic Authenticity: Embracing your true self, pushing through the hard lessons of entrepreneurship, and building a business around your life priorities rather than forcing your life around your work.Connect & Resources: Special Offer for Listeners: Chelsea is offering a Free Client Discovery Call for Hatrack with Hannah listeners interested in evaluating and elevating their visual brand image. Email Chelsea at info@chelseareynoldsartistry.com to claim your call! Connect with Chelsea Reynolds: Website: http://www.chelseareynoldsartistry.com/ Instagram: @chelseareynoldsartistry Join the Conversation Chelsea reminded us that we can’t wear every hat at once—and that protecting your peace starts with getting intentional about the roles you choose to take on. Submit Your Story: Did Chelsea’s episode inspire you to evaluate your brand goals, set a boundary with a client, or create a better transition buffer between work and family? We want to hear about it! Head over to the podcast section of our website to submit your experience through our Hat Rack Submission form.Join the Community: Join our Facebook Community space to discuss branding strategies, energy-budgeting, and how to delegate or ditch the "hats" that no longer serve your business vision alongside other entrepreneurs.Connect on Social: Send Hannah a DM on Instagram with your biggest takeaway from Chelsea’s interview! Want to join our Presence Challenge this month? Share a photo of your own transition ritual or a BTS moment of how you step out of work mode and tag us!Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  7. 6 Aug ·  Video

    Aligned Entrepreneurship

    Send us Fan Mail Whether you’re listening on your commute, between clients, while folding laundry, or stealing a few quiet minutes to yourself, thank you for making space for this conversation today. Following up on our alignment series, this week Hannah dives deep into a topic heavy on her heart and recently explored at a retreat in Keystone, Colorado: Aligned Entrepreneurship. In a world that constantly tells entrepreneurs to hustle harder, scale faster, diversify, and stay visible 24/7, we rarely stop to ask the most important question: Does this business actually feel like mine anymore? Burnout doesn't happen because we're incapable—it happens because somewhere along the way, we drift away from ourselves. Today's episode is about recognizing that drift before it becomes complete disconnection, and learning how to build a business or career that honors your values, nervous system, and overall life. 🎧 What We Cover in This Episode Entrepreneurship vs. Aligned Entrepreneurship: Why traditional business models focus on outcome over well-being, and how aligned entrepreneurship reverses the equation by building a life first, then creating a business to support it.The Emotional Side of Owning a Business: Detangling identity from outcomes, handling rejection triggers, and recognizing how scarcity mindsets and people-pleasing impact business decisions.Your Nervous System as a Business Strategy: How trauma and stress responses (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn) show up in daily business practices—from micromanagement to undercharging and over-committing.Micro-Self-Abandonment: The small, everyday ways we sacrifice our boundaries (answering late emails, over-delivering, apologizing for price points) and how they accumulate into heavy burnout.Actionable Steps for Realignment: Practical tips on calendar audits, boundary setting, delegating, and redefining what success actually means to you.💡 Self-Reflection Questions for the Week Has your business or role been fueling you, or has it been quietly consuming you?Where have you confused accessibility with value?Where have you mistaken exhaustion for commitment?Who taught you that being constantly available made you successful?Is your nervous system paying the price for your success?Alignment Exercise Pick Your Top 5 Values: Choose five core values (e.g., Freedom, Presence, Joy, Integrity, Sustainability).Conduct a Calendar Audit: Look closely at your schedule for this week. Does your calendar reflect those five values, or does it reflect fear and hustle culture?Simplify by Deletion: Identify one task, process, or obligation you can simplify, delegate, or completely remove from your plate this week to create breathing room.Join the Conversation We want to know which "hat" you are officially ready to manage better this season using the Split framework. Submit Your Story: Did you finally set a boundary or try a transition buffer that actually worked? Have you successfully mapped out your day based on your energy battery? Visit the podcast section of our website to share your experience through our Hat Rack Submission form.Join the Community: Head over to our Facebook Community space to talk strategy, time-blocking tips, and energy-budgeting with other "hat-wearers" who are choosing presence over busy-ness.Connect on Social: Send Hannah a DM with your favorite takeaway, or jump in on our Presence Challenge this month by sharing a photo of your own transition piece in action!Remember: You don't have to wear every hat at once. Sometimes the most aligned thing you can do today is choose the one hat that truly belongs on your head. Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

  8. 31 Jul ·  Video

    The Path to Self-Realization with Dana Shalit

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Hannah sits down with Dana Shalit—entrepreneur, impact consultant, philanthropist, and founder of House of Impact. Dana shares her powerful journey from running a fast-paced event production company in Toronto to moving to the jungles of Costa Rica and stepping into her authentic purpose. Dana dives deep into how past life regression therapy (PLRT) expanded her self-awareness, why "selfishness" is a critical step on the path to healing, and the core framework behind her upcoming book, Pathways to Self: The Path to Purpose through the Nine Steps of Self-Realization. 🔑 Key Takeaways Connecting the Dots Backward: How your underlying purpose is often present long before you can consciously name or see it.Understanding Past Life Regression Therapy (PLRT): Debunking the myths around PLRT, the difference between reliving vs. reviewing past experiences, and how accessing the subconscious creates profound emotional relief.Small T vs. Big T Trauma: Why minor "falls from grace" early in life can shape our subconscious patterns just as deeply as major life events.Reframing "Selfishness": Reclaiming the word to protect your capacity, set healthy boundaries, and prepare yourself for life's hard seasons and grief.Building Micro-Habits with Joy: Why long-term self-discipline relies on finding consistency in small daily routines that bring genuine joy rather than rigid obligations.The 9 Steps of Self-Realization: An overview of Dana’s transformative roadmap—from initial self-awareness to ultimate self-confidence and unapologetic self-love.📚 Resources & Mentioned Links: Dana Shelet’s Upcoming Book: Pathways to Self: The Path to Purpose through the Nine Steps of Self-Realization (Releasing August 18th)Books Mentioned:Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian WeissPussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer (Mama Gena)🔗 Connect with Dana Shalit: Website: www.houseofimpact.worldInstagram:@danashalitJoin the Conversation We want to know: which small, joyful shift are you officially ready to make in your daily routine this week to build your self-trust? Submit Your Story: Did you try reclaiming a moment for yourself by setting a firm boundary, or did you start a simple five-minute morning routine that brings you pure joy? Did a brief daily pause help you step out of "do mode" and listen to your inner voice? Visit the podcast section of our website to share your experience through our Hat Rack Submission Form. Join the Community: Head over to our Facebook Community space to talk micro-discipline wins, discuss the "unbecoming" process, and exchange stories with other "hat-wearers" who are choosing authentic purpose over societal expectations. Connect on Social: Send Hannah a DM with your favorite takeaway from Dana, or jump in on our Quiet Pause Challenge this week by tagging us in a post sharing the micro-habit or reflection time you’ve claimed for yourself! Follow along! Instagram: @hatrack.with.hannah Facebook: Hatrack with Hannah

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Hatrack with Hannah is for anyone feeling pulled in a million directions while trying to keep up with all the roles they carry. Join therapist, author, and entrepreneur Hannah as she gets real about balancing life’s roles—professional, personal, and everything in between—without the pressure to have it all together. Through honest conversations and incredible guest hosts, she’ll help you slow down, sort through the overwhelm, and figure out what truly deserves your time… and what can be let go.

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