Former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano on finding her voice away from Hollywood: ‘I was fearful of leaving’

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Christy Carlson Romano is thriving after disappearing for a moment in order to figure her life out following her days as a child star.

The former Disney Channel actress, 39, has since reemerged in Hollywood with her own blueprint, becoming a recognizable face and outspoken voice for a generation of fans who grew up flipping through channels before stopping on "Even Stevens," where Romano played Ren Stevens, the big sister of Louis Stevens, played by Shia LaBeouf.

In the early-2000s, Romano could also be heard voicing the crime-fighting high school cheerleader "Kim Possible" in the animated series and had many roles in her career that allowed her the opportunity to step away from the industry, attend college and work on Broadway while living off her Coogan Fund – an industry trust fund – for the better part of four years as she figured out what direction to take in her life. "It's funny because it's a good problem to have when you've been the kind of person who has said yes to everything," Romano said of going away and being difficult to track down after she made her way back to the business. "Now it's like, I'm kind of the master of my own destiny when it comes to the content I'm creating and the time I want to put into it because I've got two little kids and I kind of want to be there for them." Now residing in Austin, Texas, Romano spends most of her days caring for her young daughters and creating content on her YouTube channel while peeling back the deep layers of her own rise and fall and that of her industry friends on the "Vulnerable" podcast.

She also speaks with the actors and actresses behind showbiz’s most iconic animated voices on the "I Hear Voices" podcast which Romano hosts with Will Friedle – who fans.