Episode 182: The Business of Future You with Shelby Hansen
Release Date: 09/22/2025
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Shelby Hansen is a certified life coach, speaker, and chronic fatigue recovery expert.
After going into kidney failure as a young mom of three—and giving birth to her fourth child while pregnant on the transplant list—Shelby believed her transplant would be the answer to everything. But even after surgery, the exhaustion, pain, and overwhelm continued.
Her healing truly began when she discovered the connection between chronic fatigue and the nervous system. Through learning to regulate her stress response, shift lifelong patterns of people-pleasing, and rebuild trust with her body, Shelby experienced a full transformation—and knew she had to help other women do the same.
Today, she helps women with chronic fatigue stop feeling like a burden and start living vibrant, purpose-filled lives. Her approach combines nervous system healing, mindset coaching, and compassionate support to help women regain energy, ease, and joy—without relying on endless supplements or impossible routines.
Shelby is a kidney transplant recipient, Air Force wife of 20+ years, mom of four, and host of the Get Your Energy Back podcast. She believes healing gets to be gentle, empowering, and deeply personal—and that energy is just the beginning.
In this episode, Virginia and Shelby talked about:
- The importance of cultivating courage
- The power of visualization in the face of (negative) facts
- How Shelby started her business
- How to become your future you
Takeaways:
- Do it scared
- If it’s not working, think something different
- The Universe will never tell you “no”.
- Sometimes you just have to focus on the potential
- Live in your results
Connect with Shelby on her LinkedIn account to learn more about her work and insights into networking effectively:
LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-hansen-41434425a/
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