Jana Kramer: Healing Trauma, Trusting Yourself & Saying No
4/20/20261 hr 22 min
People think healing means you’re “over it”… but real healing is learning how to face it when it comes back.
In this episode, Jana Kramer opens up about surviving abuse, reliving trauma through acting, and the daily work it takes to trust yourself again.
From setting boundaries to choosing family over opportunity, this conversation is a powerful reminder that growth isn’t perfect, but it’s necessary.
Key Takeaways
-Abuse conditions you to doubt your own reality and instincts
-Trusting yourself again is one of the hardest—and most important—parts of healing
-You don’t have to explain every decision—“no” can be a complete answer
-If it’s not a “hell yes,” it should be a no
-Saying no to opportunities is sometimes necessary to protect what matters most
-Your past trauma is valid—don’t compare it to others
*Socials*
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theshawnfrench
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/476624146831479?checkpoint\_src=any
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5kS9tkLGQLcVyRgB3mDznw
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-determined-society-with-shawn-french/id1555922064
Linkme - https://link.me/theshawnfrench
Jana Kramer - https://www.instagram.com/kramergirl/
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsJana Kramer· Guest0:00
When he was attacking me, he was on top of me where I couldn't breathe, and there was a scene where Austin was attacking me and he put the pillow over my head.
Shawn French· Host0:08
Wow.
Jana Kramer· Guest0:08
And I just, like, freaked out. He's like, "I'm so sorry." I'm like, "No, no, no." I'm like, "Yeah, I was just..." But I ended up going out and crying 'cause I was just... It was too... It felt too real. When we went to the preliminary hearing or whatever it was, my abuser was in court, but I never got to say anything to him.
Shawn French· Host0:21
Mm-hmm.
Jana Kramer· Guest0:21
And so that scene where I'm speaking to Austin in it, being able to have that power moment and to, to say what I needed to say, it was... it healed me even in that situation.
Shawn French· Host0:32
What's up, everybody? We're back here again at Nashville Creative Spaces at Rory Vaden's place, Brand Builders. I have with me today an amazing human being, someone who has really pushed through things and has been very successful in her career. She's a multi-faceted talent. I have Jana Kramer with me. I've been following her career for a lot of years, and it's just great to sit down with her and chat a little bit. So Jana, welcome to the show.
Jana Kramer· Guest1:01
Thank you so much for having me. I mean, you just called out Alex Dupre and that made me laugh. Did you actually watch the show?
Shawn French· Host1:06
[laughs] Did I watch One Tree Hill?
Jana Kramer· Guest1:09
It's so funny to- Do you wanna go there with me?
Shawn French· Host1:11
I... Okay. Yes.
Jana Kramer· Guest1:14
Hilarious.
Shawn French· Host1:15
Multiple times all the way through.
Jana Kramer· Guest1:16
Multiple times?
Shawn French· Host1:17
Obsessed. I keep- How?
Jana Kramer· Guest1:18
There's so many. 'Cause I, I never watched any of the seasons before. I mean, I only watched a couple episodes- Mm-hmm ... just to kinda learn- Mm-hmm ... but when I auditioned. But then it was, even afterwards I,