Megan C: Toolboxes and speed bumps: The peaks and valleys of growth, re-discovering identity and body image as a new mom, and journaling to find joy

I can’t wait for you to meet this LOYAL, BRAVE, ADVENTEROUS, THOUGHTFUL, RELATABLE, & CREATIVE friend of mine! Your life will be better with Megan in it. 

In this episode, Megan discusses:

• Co-founding Moxie Adaptive & the value of this community
• What it’s like to be a new mom & re-discovering her identity
• Her teenage years of wanting to prove that she’s just like everyone else
• How overcompensation & perfection show up 
• Learning to believe: I AM ENOUGH, I AM WORTHY, I AM LOVED… and you’ll get through this.
• Processing things like “I don’t look like anyone I see” and “I hope they see my smile before they see my hands”
• Growth contains both peaks and valleys - and why seeking help/counseling is hard
• The power of journaling
• Her story of falling in love with her husband, even when he asked if her dad ran over her hands with a lawn mower!
• How her struggles with body image overlap with her disability
• Learning to say to her son: “Mommy was born like this, this is why my hands look different than yours and dad’s”
• Teaching hand motions and signals to her son, and navigating questions from little kids
• Why it’s sometimes hard to talk about your limb difference to your closest friends

To connect with Megan:
IG: @moxieadaptive
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