Why Fun Isn’t Frivolous: Reclaim Joy Amid Busyness || H&K with Catherine Price

About Progress

Cloud10

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

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this personal growth podcast episode, host Monica Packer and author Catherine Price dive deep into how to be happier through the science and practice of true fun. They explore what gets in the way of joy, like perfectionism, guilt, and endless responsibilities and share small, practical steps to rediscover your spark. Whether you’re seeking personal development, curious about daily habits that actually improve your life, or searching for the best podcasts for self improvement, this conversation will leave you inspired to bring more playfulness and self-compassion into your days. Perfect for moms craving self care for mothers and anyone learning how to stop being a perfectionist, this self help podcast reminds you that personal growth and development don’t have to be serious, they can start with a little fun. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.aboutprogress.com/blog/you-need-to-have-more-fun Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Joe Wix is on a mission.
0:02.0	I want to make this and sell it.
0:04.0	He's creating a protein bar.
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0:08.0	I want the maximum amount of each harmful ingredient while staying within the legal limit.
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0:52.3	Hi, I'm Monica Packer from About Progress. and this is a hug and a kick, a series where I share a short excerpt from my extensive podcast archives, one carefully selected to give you the validation and or motivation you need for the weekend.
1:14.8	Thank you. you need for the weekend. I think one of the things that it gets in the way of us fully embracing this is just life,
1:21.3	just adult life full of responsibilities, like you said, even the good kinds,
1:25.5	getting the way of us actually feeling like living,
1:28.4	breathing humans, you know, with souls and interests and knowing who we are, all that.
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