TRIGGER WARNING — this interview describes an active shooter scene.

Laura Hanson struggled with identity loss from day one in life. She was adopted. Her family gave her the best life they could, but they couldn’t fill the black hole of anguish and despair where abandonment lived. As a young girl she suffered immensely, using the only coping methods she knew of.

At 22 she became a police officer, and later served on her department’s SWAT team. After going into a building during an active shooter scene, Laura used mortality motivation to begin redesigning her life as she navigated divorce. Find out how crises helped Laura tackle her lifelong struggle with abandonment and rebuild an identity with a solid foundation.

Bio

Laura Hanson is a former police officer for the Virginia Beach Police Department. She spent over 4 years on the department’s full-time SWAT team, and she was the only female on the team.

Hanson recently published a memoir — Why I Went In. In it, she reveals her mindset, experiences on SWAT, and how responding to an active shooter at Building 2 in Virginia Beach on May 31st, 2019 set her on a path to self-discovery.

She’s now a Certified High Performance Coach and passionately helps people develop a growth mindset so they can intentionally live their lives and overcome their limitations to become the best versions of themselves.

Guest Info.

https://instagram.com/laura_g_hanson

https://www.lauraghanson.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Went-Laura-G-Hanson/dp/1667871323/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3958MMEOJRTUR&keywords=why+i+went+in+laura+hanson&qid=1668361712&sprefix=why+i+went+%2Caps%2C410&sr=8-1

Julie’s Info.

https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite

https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite

https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite

Podcast — https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eeedNo9Bftb

Website — https://www.courage-ignite.com

Email — [email protected]

Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann