Didn't Expect THIS From my 20yr HS Reunion...

Didn't Expect THIS From my 20yr HS Reunion...

From Human On The Daley by Dr. Megan Daley

October 15, 2025 · 19 min

About this episode

Dr. Megan Daley shares her unexpected emotional journey and personal growth during her 20th high school reunion.

Like I'm sure many of you, high school was not the *best* experience for me. I felt like an outsider, I was awkward, etc, etc... And in the years since, I had really only kept up periodically with 1 or 2 people. Even though there's honestly many more that I thought fondly of, I hadn't been "close" with them (you'll hear me talk about this perception and my struggles with it a bit in this episode), so I didn't reach out ever. I would see FB notifications pop up for a few others as they got married, had kids, and/or moved back to the general area. That sorta thing... So I honestly didn't plan on bothering with any of the reunions. But for whatever reason, the universe set it up for me to go to my 20th... Can't remember if I even mention this in the recording, but (1) I randomly reconnected with 2 classmates who I'd really admired in HS but had chickened out on pursuing more of a friendship with (read: awkward and convinced other girls didn't like me) and (2) I had a keynote scheduled for 2 days before the reunion that was only 3 hrs away (this ended up getting rescheduled, but I'd already bookmarked flight options to do that and see my family). So after the 2 girls I'd connected…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Megan Daley

Topics covered

  • high school reunion
  • personal growth
  • emotional experiences
  • friendship
  • self-reflection

Keywords

  • high school reunion
  • personal growth
  • emotions
  • friendship
  • self-improvement

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