264: Why You Keep Living the Same Story (and How to Change It) - with Megan Macedo
About this episode
Neil Sattin and Megan Macedo discuss the unconscious stories we live by and how to change them for deeper self-understanding.
There's a story running underneath your life, and the strange thing is, you probably can't see it. Not because you're not smart or self-aware. It's just almost impossible to see the pattern you're standing inside of. Way easier to spot in other people, of course! This week I'm joined by Megan Macedo, the writer and teacher who helped me find my way back to my own work after a long pause. Megan has spent more than a decade helping people surface the stories they're unconsciously living - how to actually see the pattern you keep repeating, why your story lives in your body and not just your head, and what it takes to start living a truer one. We talk about the "power of insignificance" and why the next small step matters more than the big legacy, the four stages every story cycle moves through (and why knowing where you are makes the hard parts bearable), and the quietly radical idea that the real gift of telling your story isn't being understood by other people, it's finally understanding yourself. This one is close to my heart, because it sits right where I care most: getting grounded enough in yourself that the deeper change becomes possible, and never having to do that work…
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