146: Becoming Unstuck: Embracing the Truth of Your Reality

There comes a moment in many of our lives when we realize we are no longer truly living — we are surviving. We keep going, keep performing, keep holding everything together, yet something inside whispers that there must be more. In this opening episode of the Becoming Unstuck journey, Megan Babcock invites you into a compassionate, honest exploration of what it really takes to begin healing: telling the truth about where you are.

Rather than offering quick fixes or pressure to “try harder,” Megan reframes transformation as an act of courage and gentleness. Healing does not begin with fixing yourself — it begins with seeing yourself clearly. Through the powerful image of standing in front of a mirror that reflects not just appearance but thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and patterns, she guides listeners to consider what they may have been avoiding. Busyness, distraction, people-pleasing, overworking, and numbing aren’t character flaws — they are often survival strategies shaped by past experiences.

Drawing from her own story, Megan shares how she once believed that positive thinking alone could change her life. While affirmations and Scripture helped her survive, they did not address the deeper wounds driving anxiety, overachievement, and a persistent sense of not being enough. Real change began when she became curious about the signals coming from her body and nervous system — racing heart, overwhelm, chronic tension, difficulty resting — and recognized them as invitations to heal rather than problems to suppress.

This episode gently introduces listeners to the idea that trauma and emotional wounding are not limited to catastrophic events. Chronic stress, emotional neglect, harsh criticism, or growing up too fast can shape beliefs about worth, safety, and identity that continue to influence adult life. Megan explains how common nervous system responses — fight, flight, freeze, and fawn — may show up as anger, anxiety, busyness, shutdown, indecision, or people-pleasing. These responses are not weaknesses but intelligent adaptations designed to protect.

Listeners are guided through practical, compassionate steps to begin moving forward: noticing thoughts without immediately believing them, observing emotions without suppressing them, pausing before reacting, and grounding the body through breath, movement, and rest. Megan also introduces the “Five Whys” exercise as a way to uncover the deeper belief beneath a surface emotion — the hidden story that may be shaping reactions in the present.

A central theme of the episode is choice. Between what happened to us and how we respond lies a space where freedom becomes possible. As Megan shares her own shift from a victim mindset to one of empowerment, she emphasizes that we can continue living from old wounds or begin aligning with the dreams placed in our hearts. Safety within ourselves grows as we set boundaries, honor our needs, and replace old beliefs with truth.

The episode closes with a powerful reflective question: What truth about your current reality have you been avoiding — and what might change if you faced it with compassion instead of fear? Megan encourages listeners to sit with this question, extend kindness to themselves, and share the message with others who may feel stuck.

This is not the end of the journey — it is the doorway. Your story is still being written, and becoming unstuck begins with the brave decision to look inward with honesty, curiosity, and hope.

About the Host:
Megan Babcock is the founder of It’s Your Story to Tell. She is an award-winning coach, bestselling author, speaker, and podcast host whose work sits at the intersection of faith and neuroscience. She equips leaders to regulate their nervous systems, heal from trauma, and rise with purpose.

After more than twenty years in healthcare and her own journey through trauma, surrender, and spiritual renewal, Megan launched It’s Your Story to Tell in 2023. What once felt disqualifying became the foundation of her calling. She now helps others transform pain into legacy and live aligned, resilient, Spirit-led lives.

Connect with Megan:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerbabcock
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itscoachmeganbabcock
Website: https://bit.ly/ItsYourStorytoTell

Resources:
Sacred Presence and Sacred Pathways: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/Sacred-presence-&-pathways
Unstuck Book: https://a.co/d/7CrzzZA
Free Transformation Resource Center: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/freeresourcecenter