{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/688b450bc6d705dd3a2f1a3e/6a146f90942fd18754dbce6f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"I Looked Confident On Married At First Sight… But I Was Struggling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/688b450bc6d705dd3a2f1a3e/1779724116055-77bce812-34c0-4fbc-ba11-065fcbdcf74c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Millions watched </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lmt________/?hl=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Leah Tyrer</strong></a><strong> on Married At First Sight and saw someone calm, confident and emotionally strong.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>But behind the scenes, she was masking anxiety, struggling privately and slowly losing herself.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this honest conversation, Leah opens up about the emotional pressure of reality TV, feeling misunderstood in relationships, late neurodivergence diagnosis, people pleasing and the moment she realised she’d spent years protecting herself instead of truly being herself.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>She also reveals what viewers don’t see off camera, how filming affected her mentally, and why watching the show back completely changed the way she saw herself.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This isn’t just a conversation about reality TV.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>It’s a conversation about identity, confidence, emotional overwhelm and what happens when you finally stop pretending you’re okay.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://realwoman.coach/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Discover</a> mid-life coaching with Lisa</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Connect with Lisa</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lisaquait?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lisa.quait?mibextid=LQQJ4d&amp;rdid=PjB4kg7IVXdqREQt&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1CRiMtnCib%2F%3Fmibextid%3DLQQJ4d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@RealWomensStories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube: The only place to <em>watch</em>&nbsp;every episode of Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait</a></p>","author_name":"Lisa Quait"}