Stop Hiding: The Anti-Hairdresser on Identity, Sobriety & Building Back Bigger w/ Kat McEwan

What happens when two former party girls — both hairstylists, both moms, both done playing small — sit down and get real? You get this episode.

Misty is joined by Kat, known as The Anti-Hairdresser, for one of those conversations that goes absolutely everywhere — and somehow lands exactly where it needs to. Kat is a UK-based color technician, educator, and social media coach for hairdresser moms who have been in the industry for 20+ years. She's also 16 months sober, neurodivergent, and completely done pretending to be anyone other than herself.

In this episode, Misty and Kat talk about:

• Letting go of your party girl identity — and why it's harder than it sounds
• Sobriety as a stylist and the mirror it holds up to the people around you
• Being a neurodivergent mom in an industry that wasn't built for you
• Rebuilding your clientele after it gets ripped away (and hitting 10K in a single month doing it)
• Why niching down doesn't mean limiting yourself — it means finally talking to YOUR person
• Firing clients, setting pricing boundaries, and why saying no is actually a superpower
• The connection between self-care, emotional regulation, and showing up better behind the chair
• Going back to your inner child to figure out who you actually are

This one gets raw, gets funny, and gets honest about what it really takes to build a life and a business you're proud of — without losing yourself in the process.

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