It's What You Do Next: The Fall & Rise of Nashville’s First Female Mayor Megan Barry

Megan Barry knows what it means to have your life split into before and after.In 2015, she became the first woman elected Mayor of Nashville — a milestone moment and the realization of a lifelong dream. A few years later, she resigned after an affair with a colleague became public, a scandal that played out on a national stage.But that wasn’t her worst day.Not even close.Megan also endured the unimaginable: losing her son to a drug overdose. Grief, public judgment, shame, and heartbreak collided — and she was left to figure out how to rebuild a life from the wreckage.In this raw and deeply human conversation, Amanda and Megan talk about:What it’s like to fall very publiclySurviving profound griefLetting go of the “girl boss” mythThe impossible expectations placed on women to be everything to everyoneAnd how to begin again when you don’t recognize your own lifeMegan also shares the story behind her powerful memoir, It’s What You Do Next, and the hard-won wisdom that came from living it.This episode is honest, unfiltered, heartbreaking, hopeful — and ultimately empowering.Because if Megan Barry can rebuild after losing everything that once defined her, it’s proof that no single chapter gets to decide your ending.Follow Megan on Instagram: @mayormeganbarryDon't forget: new episodes drop every week! Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to make sure you never miss a minute!Connect with Amanda on That Nashville Girl Instagram, Amanda's Instagram, and YouTube.