Petra Kolber: The Perfection Detox

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, How To, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2016

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What if you had to live your life in the spotlight. With thousands of people watching not just your every move, but the things you said, the way you looked, the state of your body and life?

And, what if earning your living depended on it?

That's the place today's guest, Petra Kolber, found herself in. A renowned teacher, speaker, athlete and spokesperson in the fitness industry for decades, she lived nearly every waking minute in the public's eye.

It was an extraordinary experience, but it also came with a cost. An obsession with perfection, setting the bar at a level that was persistently emotionally and physically unattainable. And, that led to an inner life that was a very different place than her outer life. Her awakening to this led to a heroine's journey that's left her in a very different place, one of renewal, positivity and a willingness to forgive her own humanity.

Moving into a new season in her life, Petra remains "exposed," but now she's speaking directly to the issue, and to the near-maniacal and destructive push for perfection that seems to be fueling so much of life today. She has presented in over 30 countries and spoken at TEDx. Her mission is to help others stretch their dreams, kick fear to the curb, strengthen their courage muscle and build a life filled with joy and purpose.

In today's episode, we dive deep into her remarkable journey.

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0:00.0	So imagine stepping out of your day-to-day life and just dropping yourself into a gorgeous
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0:15.9	your body and calming your brain and just reconnecting with people who see the world the
0:20.7	same way that you do and just accept you as you are.
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1:19.6	I had so many women come to me oh my gosh it's such a relief for me to know that someone like you
1:25.5	has struggled with this as I have it gives us permission to be human.
1:32.6	There's this really interesting thing that tends to happen to people who move into the public
1:37.3	eye especially in the health and fitness world there's the expectation of perfection that you know
1:44.6	what you see the perfect body the perfect looks the always up positive upbeat energy that that's
1:50.8	what you have to be and in fact that's the facade that so many people wear when entering and
1:56.2	becoming a leader in that industry but all too often what's happening behind the scenes under
2:02.2	the skin in the heart and soul is a profoundly different and upsetting story and that's part of
2:08.3	this story that our guest today Petra Colberg who for many many years was an incredible star in
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