In Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation, Meg picks up exactly where Part 1 left off: “And so I moved to the beach.” But leaving was only the beginning.

Meg opens up about what it looks like to rebuild your life after abusive relationships, religious trauma, and years of being taught to put everyone else before yourself. She shares what she is learning about self-love, freedom, boundaries, and giving herself permission to create a life that actually feels like her own.

The conversation goes deeper as Meg discusses her experience with EMDR therapy and how it is helping her reprocess painful experiences from her past—including her complicated relationship with her father. She shares the powerful realization that changed the way she saw their relationship: she could stop trying to fix someone who continued to choose himself and finally say, “And I choose me.”

Dawn and Meg explore the difficult process of unlearning shame, releasing the need for approval, rebuilding self-worth, and recognizing that choosing yourself isn't the same as being selfish. They also talk about motherhood, the impact of healing on Meg's relationship with her children, and what it means to create joy and new memories after survival.

This is the second half of Meg's story—not simply about leaving an abusive relationship, but about what comes after: healing from emotional and religious trauma, breaking old patterns, learning to trust yourself, and discovering who you are when you stop living for everyone else's expectations.

And for the women listening who are afraid of what choosing themselves might cost, Meg leaves them with a message she fought hard to learn:

“Baby, the well is deep, and go love yourself.”

Part 2 is about freedom, healing, and finally becoming Not That Girl Anymore.