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Healing the Hidden Weight: PCOS, Trauma Recovery & Creating Aligned Business Success

Unlearn The Crap & Level Up Your Soul is Calling

Release Date: 11/06/2025

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What happens when your body, your business, and your life feel out of sync? In this episode, Megan Dirks shares how living with PCOS and weight struggles shaped her journey, and how finding alignment in health and business completely transformed her path.

As the founder of The Girl on the Left Project, Megan challenges women to step out of the shadows, reframe the stories they tell themselves, and redefine success on their own terms. From grief and personal healing to marketing and business growth, Megan exemplifies what it means to carry the hidden weight so many women face—and to alchemize it into strength, clarity, and visibility.

If you’ve ever struggled with your body while building a business, or wondered how to align your personal truth with professional success, this conversation will resonate deeply.

✨ Episode Summary

What if the weight you’re carrying isn’t just on the scale—but in the stories you tell yourself?

In this powerful episode, Megan Dirks shares how PCOS, weight struggles, and grief shaped her personal and professional journey—and how she found alignment that changed everything.

As the founder of The Girl on the Left Project, Megan is helping women step out of the shadows, reclaim their visibility, and redefine success on their own terms. Together, we dive into health, healing, business growth, and the personal alignment that ties them all together.

If you’ve ever felt out of sync with your body or business, this episode will resonate deeply.

🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • The hidden weight women carry through PCOS, grief, and body shame

  • Why personal alignment is the foundation of business success

  • How the Girl on the Left Project is helping women step into visibility

  • Practical insights on reframing your story to reclaim power and confidence

  • How personal healing fuels professional growth

💬 Memorable Quotes

  • “The weight you carry isn’t always on the scale—it’s in the stories you tell yourself.” – Megan Dirks

  • “Alignment is when your body, your business, and your truth finally match.” – Megan Dirks

  • “The Girl on the Left is every woman who’s been overlooked, underestimated, or hidden—and is ready to step forward.” – Megan Dirks

  • “Your personal healing and your business growth aren’t separate—they’re the same journey.” – Kathy Baldwin

📚 Resources & Links

  • Explore more with Kathy → https://kathybaldwin.me

  • Books by Kathy:

    • Unlearn the Crap & Level UP: Your Soul is Calling

    • How I Unlearned MY Crap

    • The Unlearned Life

Connect with Megan Dirks at BrandOSaurusMeg.com