Shannon D. Smith
Trainer. Creator. Decision Science Practitioner. Founder of Get Untrapped™ and Untrapped Health & Wealth.
The Story Behind Get Untrapped™
“How I learned to stop surviving my life — and start choosing it.”
The Turning Point
I didn’t build this work from theory — I built it from survival.
For years, I made decisions to keep the peace, protect my image, and meet everyone’s expectations but my own. I said yes when I meant no. I stayed in a marriage that hollowed me out. I stayed in roles that looked responsible but felt lifeless.
The truth was simple but hard to face: I didn’t trust myself to choose differently. Everything changed the day I decided that “fine” wasn’t enough.
I left the marriage, rebuilt my life as a single mother, and started asking harder questions — not “What’s next?” but “What’s right for me?”
That question cracked something open — and it’s the same question I now help others ask.
The Rebuild
I started over — financially, emotionally, and professionally.
I took unpaid internships, worked nights, and studied human behavior every chance I got.
Eventually, I built a career helping others do what I had to learn the hard way: reclaim their voice, restore their confidence, and rebuild their trust in their own decisions.
Today, my work lives at the intersection of psychology, learning, and financial well-being.
I teach people how to recognize the traps that keep them stuck — and how to move through them with clarity and courage.
Because once you stop living to survive, you start choosing to thrive.
And that choice changes everything.
Professional Snapshot
Current Work
Senior Staff Development Trainer
Licensed Insurance Broker, Untrapped Health & Wealth
Creator of Get Untrapped™
Expertise
Decision-Making Psychology
Instructional Design & Adult Learning
Emotional Intelligence & Behavioral Change
Financial Literacy & Protection Planning
Credentials
M.S. Instructional Design
M.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Licensed Life & Health Insurance Broker (Virginia)
Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)
Speaking Topics
From Survival Mode to Self-Trust
The Psychology of Decision-Making
How to Lead Without Losing Yourself
Financial Peace as a Form of Freedom
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