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About Progress

Why Perfectionism Steals the Joy of Growth || H&K Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife and Carolyn Bever

About Progress

Cloud10

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

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

What if becoming your best self didn’t require perfection? In this personal growth podcast clip, Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife and Carolyn Bever explore how to feel happier and more fulfilled by leaning into the process, not the outcome. Their conversation touches on self-compassion and the kind of personal development that actually lasts. If you’ve been trying to stop being a perfectionist or looking for self-help podcasts that feel uplifting instead of overwhelming, this moment is for you. It’s thoughtful, relatable, and full of practical self-improvement ideas for women. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.aboutprogress.com/blog/how-to-strive-for-excellence 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 use code “LISTENER” for $20 off 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

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0:40.5

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0:42.4

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1:00.6

Hi, I'm Monica Packer from About Progress, and this is a hug and a kick, a series where I share

1:07.4

a short excerpt from my extensive podcast archives, one carefully selected to give

1:12.9

you the validation and or motivation you need for the weekend.

1:23.0

You know, when people are coming in to talk to me or I'm teaching a class, you know,

1:29.3

I just finished teaching an online course and I'm giving people sort of both an

1:34.4

awareness of what they're not doing, right, or what they're doing that's getting in their way,

1:39.9

as well as a vision of where they can go.

1:43.0

And for a lot of people, it can be overwhelming because of that very human perfectionistic

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