The Self Love Project
Welcome to The Self Love Project — the podcast that helps you quiet your inner critic, rewrite your self-talk, and finally feel like your own biggest supporter.
Every week, host Megan Lawther (mindset coach, podcast host, and self-love cheerleader) shares relatable stories, mindset shifts, and soulful encouragement to help you feel better, love deeper, and stop self-sabotaging the life you actually want.
Expect real talk, a little humor, and the kind of reminders that feel like a warm hug and a motivational slap on the same day.
New episodes drop every Saturday morning (MDT) — so whether you're folding laundry or taking a walk, consider this your weekly permission slip to choose yourself.
The Self Love Project
Overcoming Avoidance: The Power of Showing Up Badly
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In this episode of The Self Love Project, Megan explores the exhausting cycle of avoidance — and why not doing the thing can actually drain you more than doing it.
From overthinking and planning to staying busy with everything except what actually matters, she unpacks the gap between wanting something and taking action, and why so many of us get stuck there.
Megan dives into the hidden energy cost of avoidance, the spiral of guilt and pressure it creates, and the common patterns that keep us from getting started in the first place.
This episode shifts the focus away from waiting for motivation or trying to do things perfectly, and toward something far more sustainable: showing up anyway. Messy, imperfect, and in small, consistent ways that actually move your life forward.
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly avoiding something that matters to you, this conversation will help you understand why — and show you a simpler way back into action.
Follow me on Instagram: @meganelisalawther
Send me an email: Megan@theselfloveproject.ca