Why Habit Consistency Looks Different for Women | Monica Packer (EP453)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips
Diane Boden
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
What if consistency has less to do with perfection and more to do with learning how to keep showing up in sustainable ways?
In this episode, I’m joined again by Monica Packer, habits and identity coach and host of About Progress, to discuss habits, procrastination, and why women often need a more flexible approach to personal growth.
We talk about mental load, all-or-nothing thinking, and the importance of creating “baseline habits” for hard days. Monica also shares practical strategies for overcoming procrastination, building momentum through small actions, and creating habits that support the life and identity you actually want to cultivate.
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- Previous Episode: Finally Get Control of Those Unwanted Habits: Understanding the Roots of Bad Habits (EP324)
- Previous Episode: Small Shifts (& A More Effective) Approach to Bad Habits (EP255)
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- Monica Can't Stop Talking About: Project Hail Mary | Violette Lip Stain
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- Book: Sticky Habits: A Woman's Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits that Last
About Monica|
Monica Packer is a recovering perfectionist who uncovered the truest model to lasting growth: it's progress made practical. As a writer, podcaster, and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica’s popular podcast, About Progress is a top-rated show with millions of downloads. She has served thousands of women online as a certified habits and identity coach. Her book, Sticky Habits: A Woman’s Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits That Last, will be traditionally published Fall of 2026. Monica is a mom of 5, former middle school teacher, sourdough obsessor, and beginning gardener.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | One of the things we fall into very easily with habit formation is that we fall for the prescriptions |
| 0:05.0 | that are just in the ether about habits that we should have. And the ways are supposed to like exercise |
| 0:09.9 | is one of those. I find predominantly for women that they right away are like, oh, here are all the ways |
| 0:14.8 | I'm supposed to exercise. And this is the only kind of exercise that counts. And this is the only |
| 0:18.6 | frequency that counts. And I want you to really |
| 0:20.9 | think of if habits are supposed to be helpers, if their only purpose is to support me. And if I really |
| 0:26.7 | do want to exercise, how can I do that in a way that it actually does help me? What would actually |
| 0:31.5 | meet that qualification? So we can make your own prescriptions, which is really, really important. |
| 0:35.9 | Instead of following the prescriptions |
| 0:37.5 | of others, you get to make your own. And that will help a habit be far stickier than if you're |
| 0:42.4 | just following whatever you think you are supposed to do. This is Diane Bowden, and you're listening |
| 0:47.0 | to the minimalist moms podcast. What if consistency has less to do with perfection and more to do |
| 0:53.2 | with learning how to keep showing up in sustainable |
| 0:55.5 | ways. In today's episode, I'm joined again by Monica Packer, Habits and Identity Coach and host of |
| 1:01.7 | About Progressive to discuss habits, procrastination, and why women often need a more flexible |
| 1:07.6 | approach to personal growth. We talk about the mental load, all or nothing |
| 1:11.2 | thinking, and the importance of creating baseline habits for hard days. If you're looking to shift |
| 1:16.6 | your habits this summer, or if you'd like to start thinking about the habits you'd like to |
| 1:20.5 | implement once the new school year begins, this episode is definitely for you. But quickly before |
| 1:25.6 | we get there, I want to share a minimalist resource with all of you. |
| 1:28.5 | I know I keep sharing content from Instagram, but sometimes these insights are super powerful |
| 1:32.7 | and worth sharing here. |
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