TLS #125 with Meg Piercy: Finding Self-Worth Beyond Work, Marriage & Motherhood

The Lively Show

Bella Lively

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Lively Show, we are talking with Meg Piercy, a Chicago-based wife, mother of two, and owner of the super-successful refinished furniture store, MegMade.

Meg is sharing vulnerably about her journey to unhinge her self-worth from things like motherhood, marriage, and her career. She’s also discussing the powerful impact that counseling has had on her life and marriage with her husband and co-founder, Joe Piercy.

This episode is perfect for anyone looking to hear about someone living the principles of Rising Strong (the subject of last week’s episode), or for anyone who wants to hear an open conversation about self-worth, marriage, motherhood, and career.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT

Meg tells us the story of how she went from painting tables in a home basement into a nationwide furniture business.
She discuss how determination and the mixture of timing, passion, talent and living in a big city led to her business growth and success.
Meg describes how she makes owning a business and being a mom work together, and that it’s a work hard play hard balance.
She tells us how she made the decision to parent her children using her own personal intuition.
Meg tell us how her husband Joe is involved in her company as a business manager and her personal cheerleader.
She explains how counseling has been extremely beneficial for both her marriage and her business and that has opened better communication in their lives.
Through counseling, Meg found using the truth of who she is to drive her, rather than letting emotion drive her.
She tells us what the counseling experience is like for her and who it would be beneficial for.
Meg tells us how important it is for her to be secure in her parenting skills and how that is an everyday challenge for her.
She tells us her lesson of how she is defining herself by being an overcomer, rather than being overcoming.
Meg describes her thoughts on the direction of her business and her balance of personal and family life.

SHOW NOTES

Rising Strong

New Jess Lively Vlog!!!

TLS #113 with Alex Ikonn

TLS #75 with Mimi Ikkon

Alex Ikonn Vlog

Mimi Ikon Vlog

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Lively Show, episode 125.
0:04.0	Welcome to the Lively Show.
0:07.0	I'm your host Jess Lively, and this blogcast is designed to uplift, inspire, and add a little
0:12.1	extra intention to your everyday.
0:14.0	Welcome to the show guys.
0:21.0	Thank you so much as always for listening. I have a special
0:25.7	announcement in this episode. This will be the first time I have been able to share
0:29.7	with you the fact that I have a new vlog out ready for you a video blog post if you will it is all about my favorite spots in Ann Arbor I take you from the moment that I wake up on a Saturday morning at 830, no makeup, hair's not done, until
0:46.1	late in the afternoon. Showing you my favorite little spots that I like to hit up when I am
0:50.5	having a lazy Saturday morning on my own with
0:53.2	Ellie. So check it out if you're interested in seeing it.
0:56.6	You can check it out at jest lively.com
0:59.2	slash Ann Arbor Vlog, V-L-O-G. and I just have to give a huge thank you to Megan of
1:05.2	Pictry Productions for helping to really like nail this right at the start. I've
1:10.0	been a little bit you know curious on how starting something like this would be it's a pure
1:15.3	passion project I love watching Alex and Mimi icons vlogging myself and I've just known I've
1:21.4	loved to dabble in it let's see what it's like and Megan has brought that to life so thank you Megan
1:25.4	Now let's move on to another Megan in today's show we're speaking with Meg Piercy of Meg made
1:31.4	com Meg is a friend of mine I've known for several years.
1:35.0	I met her in her garage in Chicago on a rainy Saturday morning,
1:40.0	oh so many years ago, I think it was probably two or three years ago,
1:43.4	while I was buying a dresser from her.
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