Welcome to a special look at season two of the Woman Run Podcast, hosted by Meredith Lowry. In this episode, Meredith sits down with Claire Brown, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based founder of Power Women, a safe space situation on social media that brings thousands of women together to discuss topics that are often swept under the rug. Together, they dive into a fast-paced, popcorn-style conversation about the critical subjects southern women are traditionally told not to talk about publicly.

The conversation touches on the practicalities of financial independence, the necessity of personal autonomy, and the shifting dynamics of community. They emphasize that true security isn’t about current wealth but about protecting who you are becoming.

They also tackle the internal barriers women face when realizing they have outgrown their curren ...