The #1 Reason You're Stuck (and the Simple Shift to Progress)

Dear Gabby

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Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Education, Spirituality, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.8 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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If you’ve been stuck in “not good enough,” “not healed enough,” or “not doing it right,” this episode is for you. In this inspiring re-air from a 2022 Dear Gabby Q&A, Gabrielle Bernstein shares how to break free from the "freeze mode" of perfectionism and self-judgment by embracing the small, meaningful steps that build genuine momentum. Through live coaching sessions with listeners, Gabrielle provides actionable guidance on navigating personal growth without spiraling into unrealistic expectations, teaching you how to stop ruminating on what "should" be happening so you can finally clear the way for creative flow and miracles Try Gabrielle’s FREE magnetic energy meditation to supercharge your attracting powers http://bit.ly/40gOfue Read Gabrielle’s #1 NYT Bestselling books: Self Help: This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life. http://bit.ly/4j1asmA and May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness. https://bit.ly/4akBh3J If you feel you need additional support, please consult this list of safety, recovery, and mental health resources. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended to educate, inspire, and support you on your personal journey towards inner peace. I am not a psychologist or a medical doctor and do not offer any professional health or medical advice. If you are suffering from any psychological or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified health professional. For a limited time only, go to drinkag1.com/GABBY to get a FREE AG1 Flavor Sampler and AGZ Sampler to try all the flavors, plus FREE Vitamin D3+K2 and AG1 Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order! Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/DEARGABBY Shop my favorite bras and underwear at SKIMS.com Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:09.9	Hey there, welcome to Dear Gabby.
0:12.3	I'm your host, Gabby Bernstein.
0:14.1	And if you landed here, it is absolutely no accident.
0:17.9	It means that you're ready to feel good and manifest a life beyond your wildest dreams.
0:23.4	Let's get started. Welcome back to Dear Gabby, my friends. Today I'm sharing a conversation from
0:32.1	the Dear Gabby Archives. It's something very special and very relevant right now. If you've been feeling stuck in self-judgment
0:39.6	or perfectionism or the belief that you should be further along by now, this is your episode.
0:44.8	I was actually just having a conversation about this with a friend of mine. He was like,
0:47.8	I feel like I should be so much further along. And I was like, I'm going to take that episode.
0:51.5	I'm going to re-rear it because you need it. I know my listeners do
0:55.0	too. In this conversation, we explore this practice that has guided me through every single
1:00.4	season of my life. It's choosing progress over perfection. This is something that really was
1:06.0	instilled in me early in my sobriety. It's progress rather than perfection. And this mindset that supported me,
1:13.2	like I said, through 21 years of recovery now, it's helped me build my career. It's helped me really
1:18.7	take my life one step at a time. And it's also helped me really deepen my relationships and
1:24.6	allowed me to keep showing up, even when things felt really messy or
1:29.2	if things felt uncertain or incomplete. And so you're going to hear me share how perfectionism
1:34.8	really quietly shuts us down and how it disconnects us from our creative flow and our confidence
1:39.9	and the momentum that we may be blocking when we're in that place of perfectionism.
1:45.5	And I'm also going to teach you how small, consistent steps can create real lasting change.
1:51.1	And we're going to also take some listener questions and apply this practice to the healing
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