We Can Do Hard Things

265. Megan Falley Knows What Love Is

Dec 12, 2023

Poet and author Megan Falley explores body shame, love, and forgiveness. She reflects on her earliest memories of body shame, talks about her summers at 'fat camp,' and shares her experience finding love with poet Andrea Gibson. The podcast delves into topics such as confidence, gender, self-perception, and the challenges of body image and weight loss. Megan shares a powerful story that offers a unique perspective on forgiveness.

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Megan Falley

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Quick takeaways

Megan Falley reflects on her earliest memories of body shame and highlights the lessons she learned about love from her family.

Megan shares her experiences at 'fat camp' and her decision to leave an abusive relationship, emphasizing the transformative power of self-love and finding a healthy partnership.

The podcast explores the complexities of body, gender, and love, emphasizing the importance of holding both the good and bad aspects of love simultaneously.

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Introduction

1min

Airbnb Open and Aura Ring Ad, Discussion on Internalized Bias and Guest Introduction

5min

Exploring Confidence, Gender, and Self-Perception

16min

Childhood dreams and the holidays

4min

Lessons in Love and Body Image

25min

Navigating Body Image and Weight Loss, Healing and Holiday Gift Ideas

3min

Being Mistaken for Straight

13min

The Power of Self-Love and Embracing Life's Challenges

6min

When was the first time you were made aware of your body or made to feel ashamed of your body? As promised, poet and author, Megan Falley, returns and blows Glennon’s mind with her explorations into the complexities of body, gender, and love.

Megan reflects on her earliest memories of body shame and the lessons she learned about love from her family (and how she’s able to hold both the good and the bad at once). Megan shares about her summers at “fat camp,” her decision to leave an abusive relationship, and finding love with poet Andrea Gibson that redefined for her what it means to truly love and be loved. At the end, she tells a story that Glennon decides is the best description she’s heard of what forgiveness might actually be.

For our Andrea Gibson and double date episodes, check out:

Ep 245 An Unforgettable Double Date with Andrea Gibson & Megan Falley

Ep 215 The Bravest Conversation We’ve Had: Andrea Gibson

About Megan:

Megan Falley is a nationally-ranked slam poet and the author of three full-length collections of poetry – most recently her book “Drive Here and Devastate Me”. Since transitioning to writing prose, excerpts from her memoir-in-progress have won several first- and second-place national prizes. She runs an online writing workshop called “Poems That Don’t Suck” which has been heralded as “a degree’s worth of education in 5 short weeks.”

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