Show Notes
Send us Fan Mail You can be in a toxic relationship and still struggle to “prove” it, even to yourself. We’re talking about the kind that doesn’t always look dramatic on the outside, but slowly makes you smaller on the inside: covert narcissism, subtle manipulation, and the quiet loss of self trust that can happen over months or years. We unpack how low self esteem and old relationship patterns can push us towards what feels safe instead of what’s genuinely healthy. I share my own experience...
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Send us Fan Mail A relationship that starts like magic can end up feeling like withdrawal. Megan’s first guest, relationship coach Louisa, gets brutally honest about the mechanics of trauma bonding and why narcissistic dynamics can be so hard to spot when you’re inside them. We talk about the seduction of love bombing, the confusion of “same person, different font” dating patterns, and the moment when the person who comforts you also becomes the person who hurts you. Louisa shares her ...
Send us Fan Mail Two bottles of wine a night doesn’t start as a plan. It starts as relief. I’m talking about the moment social drinking quietly becomes at-home drinking, then nightly drinking, and the awful loop that follows: you drink because you don’t feel good, then you don’t feel good because you’re drinking. If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “This isn’t me”, you’ll feel seen here. I share what was really going on underneath my alcohol use in my 40s: a marriage breaking dow...
Send us Fan Mail Missing alcohol after you quit can feel scary, like it means you’re sliding backwards. We don’t buy that story. We talk about what’s really happening when the thought pops up years into sobriety: your brain is remembering a feeling, a season, a song, a summer night, and alcohol just happens to be tangled up in the memory. That’s nostalgia, not failure, and it’s far more common in alcohol-free living than people admit. We also get real about the myth that life after alcohol i...
Send us Fan Mail At some point, “wine time” stops being a treat and starts being the moment our kids lose us. We can be the mum who shows up to school events, keeps everyone fed, and holds the family together, while also disappearing emotionally every night behind a glass. That contradiction is painful to admit, especially when we love our children more than anything, yet it’s also where real change begins. We share a raw look at how children notice the small shifts: the change in our ...
Send us Fan Mail Shame can make a single night of drinking feel like a verdict on your character. If you have ever woken up after wine or a big night and thought, “What is wrong with me?”, we want to slow that moment right down and look at what is actually happening under the surface. Because shame is not the same as guilt, and it is often the hidden force that keeps the drink regret promise loop spinning. Meg talks about how shame says “I am wrong”, how it pushes you into hiding, and why s...