Megan Bruneau is a therapist, entrepreneur and podcast host with over 12 years of counseling behind her back. She is known for being transparent about sharing her own story of eating disorder, anxiety and perfectionism. Through her writing and speaking, Megan has created a platform where she shares stories of challenge, shame and failure (her own and today’s top entrepreneurs) on a personal and entrepreneurial level. Her mission to empower you to like yourself, follow your dreams and make it big.

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In this conversation, we discuss:

Megan’s journey from a licensed therapist to being an entrepreneur, a coach, a writer and a speaker
How she juggles it all and how she plans to scale
The relationship between spirituality, entrepreneurship and personal development
Managing anxiety and depression
Her discomfort with being perceived as an influencer
Redefining being an influencer
Her experience with the diet culture and weight loss messaging on social media
The importance of viewing social media critically
Seeing beauty in the mundane
How Megan got 3,500 followers overnight after Melissa Hartwig mentioned her
Bringing compassion and normalcy into social media
The mistakes she made that prevented her Instagram growth
How she became a MindBodyGreen contributor
How she moved to New York
How perfectionism may be holding you back in your life and how to move forward
Why positive thinking doesn’t always work and what to do about it

Mentioned in this episode:

Megan’s podcast, The Failure Factor
Mark Groves @createthelove
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

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31: MEGAN BRUNEAU – How Perfectionism Holds You Back From Making It Big And How To Develop Self-Compassion In The Age Of Instagram