Sarah Young and Meghan Rodgers tackle the phenomenon of “main character energy,” that fine line between healthy confidence and cringe-worthy delusion. The hosts explore when thinking of yourself as the protagonist of your own life actually helps, and when it crosses into narcissism territory, examining generational differences in how people embrace this concept. The general reactions of Gen Z, millennials, and Gen X are explored in this episode.

The episode features a series of self-awareness tests to determine if you’re channeling healthy Elle Woods energy or insufferable villain vibes: Can you have a 10-minute conversation without making it about yourself? When friends share good news, do you genuinely celebrate or immediately relate it back to your experience? Can you admit when something is fully your fault without adding “but” to your apology? Sarah and Meghan discuss the importance of teaching proper apologies, acknowledging what you did, how it made someone feel, and how to make it right, and share stories of managing people with zero self-awareness who treat every task like they’re the only one working while doing half the work of their colleagues.

The hosts emphasize that “main character energy” should be about agency and believing your story matters, not forgetting that everyone else also has a story. You can be the main character and the supportive best friend—like Elle Woods lifting others up while succeeding, or Ted Lasso’s “believe” energy without the aggressive positivity at 8 AM. Sarah and Meghan remind listeners that there’s a difference between being on a “healing journey” and deflecting accountability. The bottom line: you’re the main character of your story, but you’re also in everyone else’s story too—maybe as the friend, the mentor, or sometimes the villain—so play all roles with awareness and gusto.

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Recorded in the Such-N-Such Media Studios in Winston-Salem. Produced by Tim Beeman.

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