She Was Married to a Man for 25 Years (And Was Secretly Gay) | Megan Evans

**After surviving chronic illness, leaving a 25-year marriage, losing her salon business, and coming out later in life - award-winning hairstylist Megan Evans completely rebuilt her life from the ground up.** In this episode of The Tell Me About It Podcast, Megan joins your host Cait Muir to talk about a huge range of topics, including: identity, burnout, queer love, salon ownership, chronic illness, the future of hairdressing, and what it really takes to choose yourself. Megan also shares powerful insights into salon culture, client experience, leadership, creativity, and why authentic connection matters more than ever in the beauty industry. **Tune in to discover:** ✅ What it feels like to come out later in life after years in a traditional marriage ✅ The sneaky signs of burnout and chronic illness - and how it impacts your life ✅ What Megan believes the future of the hairdressing industry depends on (do you agree?) ✅ The unexpected way a FaceTime relationship turned into marriage during COVID ✅ What happened after Megan stepped away from the salon she built over 12 years ✅ How EMDR therapy can impact someone after years of stress and survival mode ✅ The industry that hairdressers are really in… this will surprise you **Key moments:** 00:00  Intro 00:01:30 Long-awaited reunion 00:05:30 Nearly dying from Crohn's 00:09:20 The perfect day vision 00:12:30 Coming out at 40 00:16:00 Mum chose her ex 00:19:30 FaceTime love story 00:24:30 Letting the salon go 00:43:00 Facing real homophobia 00:49:30 Industry in crisis 01:14:20 Bring back rock stars \- **👉Find out more about how we can work together:** https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/ \- **👉Connect With Megan Evans** https://www.instagram.com/meganevans\_creative/ \- **👉Here’s how to connect:** https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit\\podcast https://iconiccoaching.com.au