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Mama Knows

Breaking Free from Perfectionism w/ Charlotte Grimmel

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Nina and Charlotte delve into the complexities of perfectionism, exploring its protective nature and how it often leads to procrastination. They discuss the impact of perfectionism on self-worth and inner dialogue, and provide practical steps for breaking the cycle of self-sabotage. The conversation also touches on parenting and how to nurture children without imposing perfectionist standards. 00:00: Understanding Perfectionism06:11: The Protective Nature of Perfectionism12:00: Procrastination and Perfectionism: A Vicious Cycle16:26: Breaking the Cycle: Practical Steps to Overcome Perfectionism24:50: Parenting and Perfectionism: Nurturing Without Pressure Charlotte Grimmel is a psychologist (MSc) and holistic business coach who works at the intersection of mindset, high-performance psychology, and strategy. She helps high-achieving entrepreneurs develop the internal clarity and capacity to grow the business they actually want—without relying on hype, hustle, or someone else’s playbook. Her work focuses on the mental models, emotional habits, and self-concepts that shape how we lead, make decisions, and show up in the world. Through her coaching practice and platform @themindfriend (195k+ followers), Charlotte turns deep psychological insight into practical tools for navigating visibility, leadership, and growth. Known for her direct yet compassionate approach, she helps people transform their relationship with their minds—rather than fighting against themselves. Episode Sponsor: Build the best summer ever with KiwiCo! Get $15 off on your Summer Adventure Series at kiwico.com/MAMKNOWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Desirey Endries and I'm the host of your new favorite podcast, Minimalish.

0:05.4

Minimalish is a podcast about making room for what matters in your life by living with less of what

0:10.6

doesn't matter and more of what does and pursuing intention in every area of our everyday lives.

0:16.2

We talk about a realistic version of minimalism that fits your family.

0:20.3

We talk about motherhood, family life,

0:22.4

work, decluttering, intentional finances, and everything in between. Listen to minimalish on

0:27.9

the IHeart app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:36.1

I never would have thought that I was a perfectionist because I have doom piles, I have clutter,

0:46.9

I have this like constant running list of things that I want to get done.

0:52.6

And then I somehow just don't do it. I don't know how to

0:57.1

explain it. But after reading one of your posts, Charlotte, I felt like it really resonated with me

1:03.4

because I'm someone that overthinks things and then I procrastinate because I feel like I can't do it. If I can't do it perfectly, like how I have it in my head, then I procrastinate because I feel like I can't do it.

1:11.2

If I can't do it perfectly, like how I have it in my head, then I just shouldn't even

1:15.5

start.

1:16.4

So that's one of my toxic traits, I'm one of many.

1:19.6

And we're working on it.

1:20.8

But I feel like it's important to highlight that perfectionism doesn't look the same for

1:25.8

everyone.

1:26.3

I think that when I think perfectionism,

1:28.3

I think she's like type A and organized and has her life together and has all the, like,

1:34.7

thinking from a mom's perspective, like all the lunches are made. They have stickers in their

1:39.1

lunchbox. Like it's all these things. And I don't feel that I'm that way. I want to be in my brain, but I feel like

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