Episode 9: Fired for a Form: The Vacation That Changed Her Life. Featuring Nanette Sandy

09/11/2025 32 min Episodio 9
Episode 9: Fired for a Form: The Vacation That Changed Her Life. Featuring Nanette Sandy

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Episode Synopsis

After returning from a family vacation, guest Nanette finds herself unexpectedly out of a job because of a paperwork error. Instead of panicking, she leans into her long-held creative passions, publishing her novel Bad Intentions and pursuing screenwriting and filmmaking.
This episode explores loss, freedom, and the power of choosing authenticity over performance—reminding listeners there is no expiration date on reinventing your life and following your art.
She filled out a vacation form wrong.
They let her go.
She became an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and published author.
Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you is the best thing that could happen to you.
 
This week on Shameless Reinvention, Nannette Sandy tells us what happened when she stopped performing for her employer and started living authentically. Her husband said five words that changed everything. Her kids were watching. And she had a choice: play it safe or leap.
She leaped.
🎙️ WATCH NOW and hear:

  The conversation with her husband that shifted everything
  What "stepping out on faith" actually looks like when you have real bills
  Why you can't go back to performing once you've tasted authentic living
  Her shameless truth bomb for anyone stuck in a job they hate

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