Meet Megan Braden-Perry

We recently connected with Megan Braden-Perry and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Megan, so happy to have you on the platform and I think our readers are in for a treat because you’ve got such an interesting story and so much insight and wisdom. So, let’s start with a topic that is relevant to everyone, regardless of industry etc. What do you do for self-care and how has it impacted you?
For self-care, I just do whatever brings me joy. That sounds really easy, but it’s hard when everyone wants a piece of me. Wants to “pick my brain over coffee” or whatever else. So I try to keep Thursday sacred for me and Sunday sacred for my kid. I tell people “no” quite a lot. My favorite things are cruising thrift stores or other discount stores, eating and drinking at home, eating and drinking out somewhere, and napping. The whole spa self-care thing isn’t me. I hate massages. I can slather my face in Noxema, and that’s a facial to me.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I’m a writer and I love sharing other folks’ stories. Sometimes that’s in magazines, other times in books. Currently, I’m reworking my relationship with social media. Basically life kept passing me by. Real life, causing real FOMO. So now I get on once a month, and I’m learning from others that they want to do the same. My free work time is spent on my website and monthly newsletter. So please visit meganbradenperry.com to get super close to me. Or loosely close, you know. It’s whatever and I’m blessed!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. “No” is a full sentence. I used to say “yes” to everything, because I thought I had to or thought it was a good look. Quickly I learned to put myself first and ignore all the people begging for my time.

2. It’s better to ask for forgiveness later than to ask for permission before.
I used to ask for permission to do so many things, and was always told “no.” Other folks, they just did whatever. Eventually, I became one of the latter.

3. What other people have to say about you isn’t your problem.
These people are dumb, truly. Look at yourself, then look at who’s fussing, Chances are, they could possibly never do what you do.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
When I’m overwhelmed, I do like you do with a fussy baby. Am I hungry? Thirsty? Tired? Overstimulated? I nibble on some dates or tortilla chips, grab a water, and sometimes might even take a nap. If it’s something big, like knowing I have a $600something Entergy bill but no job, I think about how God has gotten me through everything else so far.

I used to shut down, which was counterproductive. So I just keep pushing, which is easier than shutting down.

Also it’s important to stop overwhelm before it starts. Learn to say “no” and put yourself first.

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