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210. New Year, More You

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As the first Friday of 2026 - and the anniversary of when this podcast first began - Megan offers a powerful reframe for the new year: instead of New Year, New You, what if this year is about New Year, More You?

In this episode, Megan challenges the idea that growth requires scrapping who you are and starting over. Through the story of Michelangelo’s David, she invites you to see yourself not as something broken that needs fixing, but as something already whole, just obscured only by what doesn’t belong.

Just as Michelangelo revealed David by removing what wasn’t David, becoming more yourself isn’t about adding more habits, goals, or pressure. It’s about subtraction. Removing the beliefs, behaviors, environments, and identities that don’t fit... so the real you can finally stand fully revealed.

This episode is a grounding, reflective invitation for the year ahead: before you add anything new, ask what needs to go.

You’ll learn:

  • Why “New Year, New You” misses the point — and what to embrace instead

  • How personal growth can be about removal, not reinvention

  • The Michelangelo principle: becoming by subtracting what isn’t you

  • How discomfort can reveal misaligned identities, habits, or beliefs

  • Why what doesn’t feel good is often your greatest clue

  • How to create space for new goals by letting go of what no longer fits

  • Why your uniqueness isn’t a flaw — it’s the point

  • How showing up fully as yourself creates the greatest impact

This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to become someone else to have a meaningful year.
You just need to clear away what’s been hiding who you already are.

✨ New year. More you. ✨

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