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16: TikTok Famous @shawnathemom Does It All!

16: TikTok Famous @shawnathemom Does It All!

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 In this episode of the TikTok FAMOUS™️ Podcast, host Meredyth Willits sits down with the brilliantly unfiltered Shawna the Mom, actor, writer, viral content creator, and the one-woman showrunner behind TikTok’s favorite dysfunctional family. Known for her emotionally charged skits, relatable characters, and brutal honesty about motherhood, marriage, trauma, and healing, Shawna is not just telling stories, she’s helping people see themselves in them. What started as a few skits about new-mom frustrations has now become a deeply layered series tackling everything from postpartum depression to abortion rights, all delivered through the lens of her fictional family’s chaos. Together, they dive into: ✅ How she accidentally created an entire universe of complex, flawed, and hilarious characters ✅ What it means to be emotionally present—even when others aren’t ✅ The backstory behind Barb, Jennifer, Frank, and why every villain has a wound ✅ Why postpartum mental health deserves honest screen time ✅ How cancer and motherhood rewired her entire sense of self They also get real about creative healing, boundary-setting, people-pleasing, and the beauty of building a career outside the industry machine. Whether you’re a parent, a creator, or someone navigating the mess of family dynamics, this conversation is a masterclass in truth-telling with humor and heart. 🎧 Tune in to hear how Shawna is: ✨ Using storytelling to reflect real trauma and triumph ✨ Creating space for emotional intelligence in comedy ✨ Writing a show that feels like therapy in 60-second episodes ✨ Redefining what it means to be a “mom content creator” 00:00 Introduction to the TikTok FAMOUS™️ Podcast 00:45 Meet Shawna the Mom and the origin of “Barb” 02:30 Creating a full-blown soap opera from mom skits 04:00 How the character Jennifer became everyone’s least favorite sister-in-law 05:30 Giving backstory to villains—and why it makes us uncomfortable 07:00 What acting training taught her about nuance, emotion, and presence 09:00 The loneliness of 2 a.m. motherhood and realizing she wasn’t alone 11:00 Writing the whole series through the end of the year 13:00 How the Barb and Frank dynamic reflects anxious/avoidant patterns 15:30 Portraying abortion in the series—and why she had to go there 17:30 Healthcare, legislation, and the real human cost of abortion bans 19:00 Why she made the doctor sane instead of sensational 20:30 One-woman creative process: no writing team, no filter 22:00 Reading comments and staying rooted in her own truth 24:00 Why she used Barb to reflect on postpartum depression 26:00 Lack of real motherhood representation in media 28:00 Playing the “good mom” and “bad mom” at the same time 30:00 Touching topics like postpartum OCD and anxiety 32:00 Her background in psychology and self-research as a new mom 34:00 Healthy boundaries that feel violent for people-pleasers 36:00 Cancer, identity shifts, and refusing to abandon herself 38:00 Facing mortality and the post-cancer “factory reset” 40:00 YOLO energy and living without shame or delay 42:00 Building a full-time career as a creator (and actor at heart) 43:00 How TikTok changed her trajectory—and her own community did too 45:00 Getting recognized in public and building a beautiful comment section 47:00 Dreams of stage, screen, and what might come next 49:00 The butterfly effect of trauma, character building, and creative genius 51:00 Thank yous, final thoughts, and Shawna’s powerful reminder: you are not alone 🔗 Connect with Shawna the Mom ✨ TikTok: @shawnathemom ✨ Instagram: @shawnathemom ✨ YouTube: Shawna the Mom ✨ Facebook: Shawna the Mom 🔗 Connect with Meredyth Willits & the TikTok FAMOUS™️ Podcast ✨ Facebook: Meredyth Willits ✨ Instagram: @meredyth_willits ✨ TikTok: @meredyth_with_a_why ✨ YouTube: TikTok FAMOUS™️ Podcast | Meredyth Willits 🎙️ Hosted by Meredyth Willits — where viral fame meets raw reality. Subscribe, share, and stay tuned for more stories behind the scroll.
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