Life Redesign After Abuse: Reclaiming Joy and Power
In this powerful episode of Happiness On Tap, host Leann Herron sits down with Susan Ball, Life Redesign Specialist and author of the groundbreaking new book ENOUGH: A Woman’s Rebellion Against Healing, Narcs, and Labels. Together, they dive deep into what it really means to rebuild your life after abuse—not from scratch, but from experience.
Susan shares her personal journey of breaking free from toxic relationships and unlearning deeply ingrained patterns that once defined her. She explains why life redesign isn’t about fixing yourself, but about reclaiming your power through radical honesty, self-authorship, and unapologetic living.
We explore the truth behind the “healing industry” and why so many women feel stuck in endless cycles of recovery. Susan challenges the labels—survivor, empath, codependent—that shrink women instead of setting them free. Her message is clear: you don’t need more healing; you need rebellion, boundaries, and the courage to live boldly on your own terms.
🎧 Listen to this episode if you’re ready to:
✨ Reclaim your power after abuse
✨ Ditch the labels that keep you small
✨ Redefine healing on your own terms
✨ Design a life that feels authentic, free, and unapologetically yours
We discussed:
0:00 Greetings and introduction of Susan Ball
1:23 How Susan turned her own story of survival into a framework for life redesign
9:01 The most difficult patterns Susan and Leann had to unlearn in their healing process
17:54 There is no perfect, give yourself courage and grace
24:41 Why “starting from experience” is more powerful than “starting over”
39:33 Finding your joy and living your life
58:55 Your experiences are your validation of what happened in your life, but what you do with that information sets the stage for your healing - beware the rabbit hole
1:07:02 How radical honesty becomes the foundation for rebuilding trust and freedom
1:20:39 How ENOUGH empowers women to stop performing healing and start living fully
1:23:49 You are not what you experienced, you are so much more
"You are not what you experienced. You are so much more. You are not broken. There's nothing wrong with you. There never was anything wrong with you." - Susan Ball
#healingafterabuse #healing #toxicrelationships #radicalhonesty
Episode Resources:
Guest:Susan Bell is a Life Redesign Specialist who whelps women break free from codependency, rebuild after abuse, and create lives rooted in truth, joy, and self-authority. She’s the author of ENOUGH: A Woman’s Rebellion Against Healing, Narcs, and Labels—the book the healing industry doesn’t want you to read.
For more information on Susan Ball, please visit:
Website: https://www.susan-ball.com/
👉 Grab your copy of ENOUGH: A Woman’s Rebellion Against Healing, Narcs, and Labels
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738394727
About your host:Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping Gen X women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them—body, mind, and spirit.
For more information on Leann Herron, please visit:
Finding Resilience with Leann
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/
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