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POZE MAGAZINE You’ve worked
POZE MAGAZINE Your journey into POZE MAGAZINE
POZE MAGAZINE
music started in a deeply personal with incredible industry veterans, from
Q&A
way, keeping your songwriting private Q&A Grammy-winning producers to top
for many years. What was the defining songwriters. What’s the most valuable
moment that gave you the confidence WITH MEGAN NADIN lesson you’ve learned from these
WITH MEGAN NADIN
to share your voice with the world? collaborations?
POZE MAGAZINE Your experience
MEGAN NADIN Although I’ve been teaching in Cambodia seems to have MEGAN NADIN Working with such
sharing my music since 2018, I always played a pivotal role in shaping your incredibly talented people taught me
did it actively facing and stepping into musical path. How did that time influence valuable tools and tricks when it
my fears. It wasn’t until this year your songwriting and overall perspective comes to songwriting—but more than
(2025) that I truly began moving with as an artist? anything, it taught me perspective.
confidence. In October of 2024, I When we collaborate with people we
started working with a Life Coach MEGAN NADIN That experience taught look up to—whether it’s music or any
recommended to me by a mentor. After me how big the world is—and how much other field—it’s easy to fall into the
our first session, he said: “Megan, I our ideas and perspectives shift based on trap of thinking that’s what will make
want you to know I looked into you and where we are in it. At the time, I didn’t see us successful. And while accolades
your music before meeting with you, myself as an artist at all. I took that trip in and shiny trophies are beautiful
and after speaking with you today I can 2013, and didn’t begin sharing my music testaments to hard work and
tell you—I KNOW you have what it until 2018, after I’d completed my teaching excellence, the truth is: the only
takes to build a successful career in degree. But Cambodia planted a seed. person who holds the key to our
music. If I didn’t, I’d spend our …It gave me the beginnings of the part of ultimate success... is us.
sessions convincing you to do myself that was willing to face fears I POZE MAGAZINE After taking a
something else.” hadn’t even realized I was clinging to. It three-year hiatus, you made a strong
allowed me to reevaluate myself, the return with “MAKE IT OUT ALIVE”
It was a unique moment, because he’s social constructs around me, and the world and “HIGH.” What inspired these new
someone who retired from a long we live in—and ask myself, where do I releases, and how do they reflect your
career in the music industry and want to fit in all of this? That trip gave me growth as an artist?
became a life coach in his the why behind my music today. It’s what
“retirement,” so to speak. He was the fuels the purpose behind what I share. MEGAN NADIN When I first moved to
first person to tell me this who wasn’t a Nashville on a writing contract and
family member, a friend, or someone I development deal, I thought my
felt might just be telling me what I prayers had been answered. And they
wanted to hear. were—but not in the way I
In January of 2025, I also decided to expected.Those first 3 years in
stop drinking—not because I was a Nashville were really tough. I felt like
heavy drinker, but because I became the vision I had for my music was
aware of how much self-doubt followed being ignored or pushed aside.
even a casual night out. And in this line
of work—where I’m constantly sharing
vulnerable, authentic art—self-doubt is
something I simply can’t afford. Now
that my mind is clear and I’ve done the
work to really know who I am, and to
show up as the best version of me, I
truly feel unstoppable.