What happens when the version of yourself the world sees… isn’t the full story?

In this deeply honest episode of Becoming is Messy, Meghann sits down with Serena Mastin, entrepreneur, speaker, author of Exposed: You Can’t Heal When You Hide, and founder of Pulse Marketing and Heart of Creative.

From the outside, Serena had built a successful life and thriving business. But underneath the achievement was a lifetime of survival, silence, perfectionism, and carrying pain she rarely allowed others to see.

Together, Meghann and Serena explore what it means to stop hiding, release shame, and begin healing in a way that feels whole and honest.

* In this conversation, they discuss:

* The emotional toll of living a “split life”

* Why we protect others while abandoning ourselves

* How unresolved pain can show up physically in the body

* The role self-worth plays in the relationships we tolerate

* Grief, healing, and rebuilding after unimaginable loss

* Learning to stop pretending and start living authentically

* Finding joy again after heartbreak

This episode is raw, compassionate, and deeply human. A reminder that healing doesn’t happen by becoming perfect.

It happens when we finally allow ourselves to be fully seen.

🔗 Links & Resources

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🌿 Connect with Serena Mastin:

https://serenamastin.com/

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