How much of your life have you spent trying to prove you’re worthy of being here?

In this week’s episode of Unapologetically Yours, I sit down with Meg Sylvester, artist, facilitator, and someone who has been an important mirror and mentor in my life for many years. I have admired Meg since we first met 25 years ago in college, and have watched her continue to grow and shed her skin.

What I respect most about Meg is her willingness to evolve in public, to release identities, step away from titles, and tell the truth about what it costs to keep performing. She does not position herself above others. She walks beside them. That distinction matters.

After the death of her father, Meg experienced a profound internal shift. Grief stripped away performance and awakened her creative voice in a new way. Not to teach, impress, or lead, but simply to express. In this conversation, we explore what “I am enough” actually means when it is no longer an affirmation, but a lived reality.

Together, we talk about what happens when you stop trying to be impressive, stop needing to be seen a certain way, and start letting yourself exist, without agenda.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What "I am enough" really means and how Meg's understanding of it completely shifted after her father's death
• Learning to be unimpressive and releasing the need to perform or prove your worth
• How grief awakened the artist in Meg and gave her permission to express without agenda
• Why mentors and facilitators are not on a higher plane and don't have life figured out (they just have a skill)
• The somatic, cathartic power of creative expression and why it's not reserved for "real artists"
• Living life without titles, identities, or the pressure to be something you're not
• How to choose mentors who walk beside you, not ahead of you

A note from Ashley:

I wanted to share this conversation because I see so many people, especially women, carrying the quiet pressure to be exceptional in order to be worthy. Meg’s willingness to live without titles or performance challenged me in a way that felt both confronting and freeing. This episode is not about becoming someone new. It is about letting go of what you no longer need to prove. If you have been questioning who you are beyond your roles, your work, or how you are perceived, I hope this conversation helps you come back to yourself with more honesty and less force.

Thank you for being here.

Connect with Meg Sylvester: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megansylvesterh Website: https://megsylvester.com

Connect with Ashley Logan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleydlogan Website: https://ashleydlogan.com

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