Category: Perfection

Here’s what happens when we look outward for approval

Well, it’s starting. My second child, who has been so fiercely independent up to this point, has begun making decisions based off of her big sister’s actions. Is Dorothy wearing socks to bed? Did Dorothy brush her teeth before or after she got in her pjs?   Some of this is normal and natural, of […]

Are you abandoning yourself? Here’s how to know (and how to stop)

We often think of abandonment in terms of a physical or emotional separation from another person, an act they do to us. She gave up on me. He left me high and dry. But I’ve recently started thinking about abandonment as something we seem to do to ourselves, too. I see clients do it, and […]

‘She just let go’

If you consider yourself to be a woman with drive, then you’ve likely held onto many goals and milestones throughout your life. Perhaps you’ve clung to the idea of a certain job title, a number in your bank account, a relationship, a family. I know I’ve gripped tightly to many of these things at one […]

Reclaim Your Time by Overcoming the Disease to Please

This article originally published on heymama on May 20, 2019 Meet Regan Walsh, an executive and life coach who helps women shed the “shoulds” and live their best lives. She shared one key exercise she uses to help clients bring their priorities into perspective and opened up about lessons she learned through her own personal experience.  […]

Lessons from Vacay: Overcoming Perfection Paralysis

I just returned home from a week in northern Minnesota. And while the time spent digging in the sand and paddle boarding on Lake Superior was amazing, I wanted to share something my mother-in-law said to me that made my heart skip a beat (and not in a good way). We were at the playground […]