Reflection, like we talked about last week, is a phenomenal self-empowerment tool! Last week, we talked about 3 specific reflection questions we can use to celebrate a goal, milestone, or accomplishment. Now, this week we're diving into ANOTHER super cool & empowering way that we can use reflection in that post-goal or accomplishment state, which is to get really, really clear on how we can pursue a goal even BETTER next time!  As ambitious women, we know that getting intentional about how we show up for our goals will create more fulfillment & joy throughout the process, which is crucial to building a life that we're excited about. No goal is worth pursuing if it makes us miserable, so we've got to flex those critical thinking & reflection muscles by asking ourselves what's working & what's not?! As Maya Angelou, my favorite poet in the whole word, says: "Do the best you can until you know better. Once you know better, do better."

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• Instagram: @dr.meggymarie-- you'll see behind the scenes podcasting, writing, & life AND you'll help me create content that empowers women!
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If you want to purchase my first book, "The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling," here's what you can do:

1. Go to my Instagram (@dr.meggymarie) & click the link in my bio.  It'll take you where you need to go.
2. Or, go directly to Barnes & Noble to find it by clicking here.
3. Or, go to my website by clicking here.

A part of the proceeds funnels directly into a scholarship fun for women in their senior year of high school to apply to college. You're not just empowering yourself; you're empowering another woman out there too. And how cool is that?!?!

Last week's episode here.

Journaling Questions:

1. What's working?! In other words, what felt supportive for me throughout the process? What do I want to keep doing from last time? What habits & beliefs did I have that served me?

2. What's not working? Essentially, what didn't feel supportive for me throughout the process? What do I want to not do moving forward? What habits & beliefs don't serve me? 

Today's episode is all about CELEBRATING!!! Whether it's the mini-steps on a journey, any sort of milestone, or even the competition of an entire goal, we gotta  pause & CELEBRATE our faces off! The thing you're celebrating-- starting anything, a certain # of downloads, the two pink strips on a pregnancy test, the resignation letter, the promotion, making the doctor's appointment, etc.-- is HUGE & deserves to be reveled in because you DID it! So, let's link arms and pause in order to reflect for a moment before jumping into the next thing, step, or phase. If we don't, we risk the opportunity to pump ourselves up for whatever is coming next, but also... if we don't reflect, we lose out on so much growth and lessons and feeling proud. Listen in for 3 questions I'm asking myself right now in real time to celebrate the release of my first book, "The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling."

If you want to purchase the book, here's what you can do:

1. Go to my Instagram (@dr.meggymarie) & click the link in my bio.  It'll take you where you need to go.

2. Go directly to Barnes & Noble to find it by clicking here.

3. Go to my website by clicking here.

A part of the proceeds funnels directly into a scholarship fun for women in their senior year of high school to apply to college. You're not just empowering yourself; you're empowering another woman out there too. And how cool is that?!?!

Episode mentioned about calling our shot here.

Journaling Questions:

1. What are you the most proud of?
2. What's the biggest lesson you've learned along the way?
3. How have you grown in pursuit of the goal?

Today's guest is Kyesha Jennings who is a friend from graduate school! She's an absolutely brilliant Hip-Hop scholar, freelance journalist, content director of the North Carolina Arts Council, & she's a new mom. As a multi-passionate creative, who is a storyteller at heart no matter what she's doing, Kyesha transitioned out of academia/being a professor and into a whole new workspace because she wanted something fresh! One of my favorite parts of Kyesha's story is that she was presented with an amazing opportunity that she knew she couldn't pass up for many reasons. She's proof that it's possible to pivot, your skills do transfer, you can figure it out as you go, and you don't have to be defined by just one passion or role.

Connect: @kyeshajennings

P.S: My book, The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling, is on preorder for ONE more week! Ahhhh! So excited. To check out the book & what it's all about, you can find it in one of three ways:

1. Head to my website. When you click the "purchase the book" button, it'll take you straight to the publisher/distributor.

2. Head to my instagram: @dr.meggymarie. Click the link in my bio & it'll take you straight to the publisher/distributor.

3. Or, you can get to it from here. When you click, it'll also take you straight to the publisher/distributor. 

At the end of the day, when you purchase the book you're empowering yourself AND another woman in the United States. Because when Guide to Journaling is purchased, part of the proceeds funnel directly into a scholarship fund for women to apply to college. 

Thank you for being here!

All aboard the tough love train, baby! Today's episode is a fiery pep talk style episode that's all about AVOIDING! Because let's be real: sometimes when it comes to our goals, applying for a new job, or even going to the doctor or dentist, we tend to avoid it because it's uncomfy or scary. Before we know it, we let "what if's" & hypothetical scenarios/stories that don't serve us run the show! Then, we have to suffer the consequences, such as someone else starting that business venture we wanted to, somebody else might get that awesome job, or you need a root canal instead of just a filling. So, cheers to being the type of women who stop avoiding & start taking things head on!

EXCITING NEWS: My book, "The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling" is officially on PREORDER!!!!!! Let's freaking go, right!?! To check out the preorder & what the book is all about, head to: www.meggymarie.com/guide-to-journaling & check out the beautiful cover, back of the book description, and click the purple button that says pre-order (if you want!)  Remember, a part of the proceeds funnels directly into a scholarship fund I've started for young women in their senior year of high school to apply to college! 

Thank you for being here with me! :) <3 I appreciate you. Let's connect: @dr.meggymarie 

Today is a very, very special interview with my youngest brother, Keeghan, who was diagnosed with cancer in summer of 2021. He reached out to me a few weeks ago to say that he wanted to start talking more about his experience with cancer & how it's changed him for the better. In our conversation, we tackle all the tough & important questions, such as how to navigate such a tough curveball after you've been crushing life, being goal-driven but having to pause goals, new outlooks on life, mindset, & so much more.  At the end of the interview, Keeghan shares an incredible piece of advice for life that gave me chills-- so, be sure to listen in & then tag us with your thoughts: @keeghanhurley & @dr.meggymarie

Since health is so important to both Keeghan & I, we're sharing some health-conscious products that we love and know you'll love too: 

1. If you're looking for really good greens & reds that Keeghan uses every day that tastes incredible, check out BPN Performance. Head to their website  here & use his code (Hurley10) to save $$$.

2. Also, check out Gut Personal. Every night, I use their magnesium powder, The Miracle Worker. It tastes incredible, helps me sleep super well, and it has tons of other benefits too, such as helping to maintain healthy blood pressure and blood sugar levels.  Use my code (Meggy10) to save $$$.

P.S: Here's an update on my book-- I've finished all the formatting & it'll be out in the world soon. To see the back cover, head on over to my website. The cover was designed by @lissalistudio & it's gorgeous! 

Check out these other episodes that touch on cancer & relate to what Keeghan & I talk about in terms of navigating a tough thing:

35: When You're Crushing it, But then... a Heavy Season Comes!
40: [INTERVIEW] Women in Medicine, Navigating Cancer, & Owning Your Own Path!
48: [INTERVIEW] Erin Chack, author of "This is Really Happening"! 

Today, we're chatting all about being SUPERRRRRR frustrated & stuck! When we're feeling THAT intense level of frustration and stuck-ness, we sometimes go into a fixed & scarcity mindset, which winds up making us dwell into that poor me/victim mindset place, as well as telling ourselves a whole host of other stories that do not serve us. Even though we're in the thick of feeling like it's never ever gunna happen, our higher self KNOWS it's going to work out because she has the growth & abundant mindset that'll set us free. So, listen in for 3 tangible tips you can use to reconnect to your higher self & get unstuck/un-frustrated. It might not feel like it right now, but you CAN do it! Rooting for you, always! :) <3

Let's connect on Instagram: @dr.meggymarie. I share behind the scenes stuff about my book, as well as other empowering content for women in the messy middle stage.

Let's also connect on my email list. To join, go to www.meggymarie.com & scroll down to the bottom to subscribe. To that email list, I send out journal prompts twice a month & every Monday, I send a motivational message that'll keep you pumped throughout the week!

I love interacting with you on both social media & the email list. It helps me see who is listening to the podcast so that I can create more empowering content to help us build a life that makes us dancing in the grocery store aisles happy & fulfilled!

Here are some other episodes you might love that connect to today's topic:

14: Feeling STUCK is a "Gift"! 
31: How my friend, Madison, got herself UNSTUCK!
46: Living in Alignment-Is it time to QUIT or PUSH?!
76: Take Action BEFORE You're "Ready" & Gain So Much Clarity!
 

Our society would have us believe that we can't take action before we're ready-- that is, you gotta have all the "i's" dotted & the "t's" crossed before you can move forward. But... does it HAVE TO be that way? Of course, it doesn't! Oftentimes, we use "not feeling ready" as an excuse, which unintentionally keeps us stuck.  The truth is taking action before we're ready might feel super uncomfortable, but... it can provide us with so much CLARITY! Listen in to hear a real-time story about how I gained clarity on how to write the back of my book description by taking action before I was fully "ready."

Let's connect: @dr.meggymarie (Instagram) & www.meggymarie.com (website). Be sure to subscribe to my website so I can add you to my email list, where I send you two journal prompts a month & every Monday, you get a pump-up message to get you fired up for the week. The email list is also where I reveal all the exciting happenings before I talk about them elsewhere.

Interview about my book on Anchor Within. 

My friend, Meredith, is back on the podcast to share her story about loss, grief, and healing. As you know, The Power Within Her only releases 1 episode a week on Tuesdays, but I just had to bring you this episode today because it's THAT important. We need to have more raw & real conversations about the complexity of grief and healing. Throughout this incredible conversation, we chat about not 'shoulding' ourselves when grieving/healing, navigating others' opinions/expectations/grief, the complexity of human beings, celebrating how a person lived rather than how they died, dating after loss, & so much more. Even if you're not currently grieving or healing, loss is a part of life & we're all going to navigate it at some point. So, listen in for Meredith's incredible story that she wanted to share & details about her Guide to Healing Program. Thanks for being here, friend! Love ya :) <3

Connect with Meredith: @meredith.coviello.felice (Instagram) and Sweat & Reflect (podcast).

Listen to the first episode Meredith was on here & listen to the other episode I mentioned in the intro of the episode here.

ALSO, my book-- "The Power Within Her: Guide to Journaling--Empowering Ambitious Women to Become the Ever-Changing Best Version of Themselves!" is DONE!! My editor is reading it through once more & then it's off to the publisher! So, more details for release are coming SOON! In the meantime, you can check out this BONUS episode of the podcast that goes into detail about the book AND you can check out this interview I did on Anchor Within, where Lina & I get into all the juicy backend details of the book!

When we're doing something we've never done before, we can sometimes go straight into STRESSED AF mode, right?! But... when we go straight there, we do ourselves a disservice because we're missing THE MOMENT! Think about it: we're navigating a problem that a previous version of us was merely dreaming about, and now, we're IN it!!! How freaking cool is that?! So... friend to friend, we're allowed to feel our feelings, but let's not forget to take a moment to soak up how amazing it is that we're navigating this new problem. Let's feel PROUD and be EXCITED and refuse to miss a second of THE MOMENT! 

P.S: I'm ALMOST done with my book! Details coming soon. 

Connect: @dr.meggymarie (on Instagram) & www.meggymarie.com 

So many of us are experiencing UNCERTAINTY right now in different areas of our lives, whether that's in health, jobs/career, relationships, or goals. We're not sure how it's going to work or what the future holds, and that can be super SCARY. Before we know it, we can find ourselves spinning down into a pit of worry. Even though that's human, we have to choose to not stay there! Listen in for 2 tips I use when I'm in a season of uncertainty! (Let's Connect on Instagram: @dr.meggymarie).