Validation is not permission to then stay stuck. I think what it actually does is give you the

compassion you need to work through it better. All the research shows, compassion is a way to change, not shame. Yes. Just don't let perfection be the enemy of the good.

Self-love is really about self-respect and acceptance.

Welcome to a special two-part episode of the whole view. I'm Stacy Toth of Real Everything,

and I'm here each week to dive deeper into how we can find happiness and health inside and out through self-love body positivity and discovering new ways to be our best selves.

Before we get started, a reminder this podcast is for general educational purposes and not intended to diagnose,

advise, or treat any physical or mental illness, and we always recommend that you see at least

in health professional accordingly.

I want to introduce you listeners to Monica Packer who is a self-described normal

but I think there is no such thing as normal we're all just part of that same collective club of recovering perfectionists who

uncover the truest model to lasting growth. It's progress made practical.

As a podcaster and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection and Monica is a mom of five,

former middle school teacher, sourdough,

obsesseder, and beginning gardener.

You can find more about Monica at about progress.com.

I'm excited for us to have a conversation today because we have a

creepy amount of things in common that we learned by preparing for the show we

want to talk about both of us have this mind

thought about letting go of perfectionism, figuring out what progress is, and I

think in a world especially around the, as all the things are happening in the world,

overwhelmed burnout, all these kinds of things build up so quickly and easily.

I want to share some practical tips. But for listeners of both of our shows, if you love me, you're

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