Episode #4
S02 Ep4: Lana Kearney: Going Viral, Motherhood & The Mental Health Struggles Nobody Warns You About
This week on Mad About Herself, I’m joined by social media coach and entrepreneur Lana Kearney for a brilliantly honest conversation about business, motherhood, mental health and everything that happens when those worlds collide.Lana shares how her social media business absolutely exploded, with thousands of people signing up to learn from her, and why she always knew she had the ability to make brands go viral.But behind the success was a different story.We talk openly about Lana’s experience with maternal mental health, having up to 10 panic attacks a day, the anger and dread she didn’t initially recognise as signs that she needed help, and why her experience the second time around made her realise just how unkind she had been to herself the first time.We also get into the reality of being a working mum, the astronomical cost of childcare, the difficult decision of whether returning to work even makes financial sense, and the pressure women face trying to make motherhood and a career coexist.There are plenty of laughs along the way too, including why I’ll happily follow Lana when most social media coaches annoy the life out of me.An incredibly open conversation about success, identity, motherhood and recognising when “not feeling like yourself” has become something more.
