Escaping the Double Life: Megan's Naked Life | E747

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt torn between the life you show and the life you hide? Megan, a devoted nurse and mom, lived a double life that tore her apart. She was at the top of her game during the week, but on her days off, she would binge drink. After a three-day binge during the holidays, Megan hit rock bottom. Ashamed that she couldn't be present for her kids, she knew something had to change. She found the courage to ask for help, made a promise to her nine-year-old daughter, and hasn’t looked back since. In this episode, Megan opens up about her journey from feeling trapped in a double life to living a more fulfilled life where she’s fully present for herself and her children. In this episode, Annie and Megan will discuss: - The stigma preventing health professionals from seeking help - Megan’s early struggle with body image issues - Drinking at 13 to feel ‘grown-up’ - The toll of living a double life - Numbing the joy as well as the pain - The myth of “normal” drinking - Mommy wine culture - Not being present as a mom - How drinking affected her physically and mentally - Letting go of perfectionism - Ticking off her bucket list - Rejecting the idea that she is powerless - How mindfulness brought her back to the present - The dopamine detox trend - Rediscovering joy in the small things again - Learning social skills without alcohol - And other topics… Related Episodes: EP 385: Naked Life Story – Onowa: https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-385-naked-life-story-onowa/ EP 430: Reader Question – How can I break free from Mommy Wine Culture? https://thisnakedmind.com/ep-430-reader-question-how-can-i-break-free-from-mommy-wine-culture Ready to take the next step on your journey? Visit https://learn.thisnakedmind.com/podcast-resources for free resources, programs, and more. Until next week, stay curious!

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0:00.0	You're listening to This Naked Mind with Annie Grace.
0:12.8	Hi, this is Annie Grace, and welcome to This Naked Mind podcast. I'm here with Megan. Hi, Megan. How are you?
0:20.1	Good. I'm doing it. Megan.
0:21.4	It's pronounced Megan. Everyone gets it. Yes. Everyone gets it wrong. It's okay. It takes people like a year to
0:26.0	learn my name. So I'm so glad you corrected me before we get into the whole thing. So that's perfect.
0:31.1	Thank you so much for coming on. I'm really excited to have this conversation. Absolutely. Thank you for having me. So why don't you take us back to the beginning
0:38.7	in your journey and in your story? Where did it all start for you? Absolutely. So before I start,
0:43.8	I just want to thank you so much for giving me this space to talk. It's such a full circle moment for
0:49.5	me. Your book, This Naked Mind, was so instrumental to me in that first few weeks of my sobriety.
0:56.4	You know, I think at that time my door was not completely shut in terms of my sobriety, and
1:00.7	your book sealed it shut with your talk on the subconscious shift and all of the psychological,
1:06.2	biological, scientific background that you offered. Also, you know, I'm a medical provider in my community.
1:12.0	And 15 years ago, I would have never been able to do this to talk to you openly about my
1:17.5	struggles with mental health and alcohol use disorder. And because of people like you and the other
1:22.4	pioneers in the sober curious movement, Paul Churchill and Laura McCowan and Gene McCarthy, Holly Whitaker.
1:29.7	Because of people like you, I'm not stigmatized anymore. And I'm not seen as a liability.
1:35.9	I think I'm more seen as an asset now. And that is all thanks to you guys. So I just wanted to make
1:40.9	sure I started with that. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. And lastly, the effect that you're having on me is having on my children and you're affecting
1:49.3	generations to come. And that is a really cool legacy to leave behind. So cheers to you for that.
1:55.8	I have all the chills because that just means everything, Megan. I feel like when I first started this journey
2:02.2	a decade ago now, I was just wanting a world where my kids could drink or not drink without
2:09.0	feeling stigmatized. And then I started learning so much. I started learning about how doctors can't
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