[Before & After] Meet Meghan
From Stuck and Struggling to Accomplishment
Struggle is a choice. You can shift your energy and your reality from one of constant anxiety to a life of freedom.
Meet Meghan. An unmotivated, numbed-out mother of a teen and tween with a full time career. Always searching for something, but so exhausted from the daily hamster wheel that she couldn’t focus on herself, her family, or the things that mattered.
Every day and everything was a struggle, from being financially strapped to getting workouts in. Day-to-day basics like meal planning and cooking along with getting the kids to help out felt impossible. All of which had a massive negative impact on her self-worth.
Overwhelmed, scattered, and lonely, “I felt like I had to do it all on my own and I wasn’t good enough.”
Spinning through her days trying to please everyone left her stressed and bummed out. So she’d spend her evenings sitting outside smoking, drinking White Claw and talking s*** on the phone to her friends. Finally going to bed feeling guilty.
Drained and feeling unrecognized at work, her body took a toll. She put on weight, had random, constant physical pain, and was completely mired in self-doubt. She had on-going internal battles over her choices and habits.
Meghan tried diet and workout programs that didn’t work.
No matter what she did, ultimately she was still lonely, afraid, and thought she wasn’t worthy.
“When Cathy invited me to The Joy Academy, I couldn’t take my credit card out fast enough. There was something inside me that just knew I had to be there. Honestly, I didn’t quite know what to expect and had never had an energy healing before. And now I can say I could do The Joy Academy again and again and again!”
The Joy Academy is a ten-month exclusive, intimate, powerful and transformative event. The program is limited to 10 women who are ready to show up for themselves and take action. Because every path to joy is unique, this program is a magical, deep, one-on-one spiritual and energetic learning and healing experience.
The program also includes bi-monthly group lessons that give women a place to realize they’re not alone. The group is a safe, supportive environment to ask questions, share wins, and connect with other members of The Joy Academy, which allows women to be loved, held, seen, and heard.
After her time in The Joy Academy, Meghan now begins her days with a few minutes of writing followed by a 30 minute workout. The old her would have laughed and said never in a million years. Happy and fulfilled, she’s making choices that are aligned with who she is.
No longer easily pulled in the wrong direction, she’s calmer and more productive.
Even better?
The people around her noticed. Her attitude about and investment in her career completely changed and the results started pouring in. She received not one but two awards. One for going above and beyond her role and her company’s Executive Award, the highest honor they give.
Plus, she got three merit based bonuses. Combined with gifts of money and unexpected checks in the mail, she received more than her initial investment in the program.
That’s a direct result of her showing up, releasing the struggle, and changing her energy and mindset.
On top of all of that, her therapist of 10+ years complemented the changes in her attitude and way of being in the world. She was doing so much better. As a result, her appointment frequency changed from bi-monthly to bi-annually.
“My friends keep asking how they can be like me. They’ve really noticed I’ve ditched the drama and now have positive conversations. Because of the Academy, I make choices for myself first, not the big people pleaser. It’s still part of my personality but it’s no longer my top priority to make everybody else happy.”
Improved consistency with self-care means more time for the things she loves like cooking and hiking. Plus, she has time for her kids, even if it’s ten rewarding minutes to bond and connect. She’s showing up for them as the positive role model she always wanted and knew she could be.
“Overall I don’t feel like such a f*** up, which is a huge relief. I know what joy feels like now and more importantly that I’m worthy.”
Meghan says The Joy Academy 2020 was incredible.
“There was always something to look forward to, something to learn and everything in the lessons was easy to apply. The group lessons made me realize I’m not alone and other women are overcoming similar issues.”
The one-on-one sessions made it easy for her to take those lessons and apply them to her own life. All of it combined left her with way more self-confidence and a deeper sense of self-understanding.
“At the end of the Academy I realized Cathy has done a lot of work! On herself.
She's spent 25 years learning and integrating the information and lessons she created for The Joy Academy. Simply by showing up and being fully present I got to learn in months what took her years.
That's f****** awesome! I got to participate and come away with such a huge reward. I’m so grateful and thankful….
I love knowing there’s so much more. I’m going to continue doing what I know works and keep building. You will definitely be seeing me in The Joy Academy 2021.”