Best of 2025: Shannon Watts, FIRED UP

To wrap up 2025, we’re re-running some of our favorite guest episodes from this year—including this interview with Shannon Watts, founder of ⁠Moms Demand Action⁠, discussing her book Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark Into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age.

Shannon shares the personal story behind her midlife awakening, how she built the largest grassroots movement to fight gun violence in America, and the life-changing formula she developed to help women find purpose, passion, and courage—no matter their life stage.

Shannon, Margaret, and Amy discuss:

• How societal “shoulds” can keep women stuck
• The “fire triangle” formula: how your values, abilities, and desires can reignite your life
• Why “false fires” (like busyness and performative happiness) burn us out
• How Shannon knew it was time to pass the torch at Moms Demand Action—and what it taught her about transitions
• The importance of building our own communities of firestarters
• Why your fire doesn’t have to “earn its keep”

Here's where you can find Shannon:

• ⁠www.firedupbook.com⁠ (enroll in Shannon's course here)
• @shannonrwatts on IG and Substack
• Buy FIRED UP: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593831939⁠

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