The Women Whose Stories Change How You See Yourself Kerry Chaput #22

Ego Was Here · Dec 11, 2025 · 49m

What if the women erased from history were the very ones who could help you finally stop shrinking yourself?

In this episode, award-winning historical fiction author Kerry Chaput (Daughter of the King, Chasing Eleanor, The Secret Courtesan) shares how discovering forgotten women in history helped her reclaim her voice, her creativity, and her life. She opens up about growing up in a patriarchal environment, learning that women were meant to support men, not be the heroes, and how that belief fed years of anxiety and self-silencing.

At 40, Kerry reached a breaking point and decided: “This is…