No matter how much our rational brain knows that “perfect” relationships are a mythical unicorn (i.e., they don’t exist 🦄😭), our perfectionist brain inevitably tries to convince us that if we work really hard and do allllllll the right things, we’ll be able to ride that unicorn off into the sunset. But relationships are tough enough. We certainly don’t need toxic perfectionism creeping in and eating away at them.
Failure is such a freaking loaded term, and so many of us recovering perfectionists live in fear of it, desperately trying to avoid it at all costs. But in running from failure, we rob ourselves of so much goodness + joy along the way. Does failure really have to be such a bad thing? Is there a way for us to stop demonizing it...and maybe even start to embrace it? 😱 In this mini episode, we explore the concept of reframing failure (and success) and learning to see it as information, feedback, and maybe even a good thing.
With all the goodness of summer in full swing comes the familiar frenetic energy around bikinis and “beach bodies.” I’m sorry, what?? Ashley + I are so over all of this bikini body BS. It really brings down our summer vibes and completely conflicts with one of our favorite life mottos: Have body, wear bikini (or whatever the eff else you want).
As recovering perfectionists, we’re all too familiar with the other P, procrastination. We often think of procrastination as a bad thing and a major impediment to productivity, but is there such a thing as “healthy procrastination”? In today’s mini episode, we’re talking all about procrastination -- what it is, why we do it, and how it gets in the way of feeling good + getting what we really want in life.
Have you ever felt like you were the only one who didn’t have their sh*t together, or like a complete fraud about the life you were living? Hands raised. If you’ve ever felt like your work isn’t good enough, or doubted your ability to succeed, or felt like you needed to “be someone else” in order to please the people around you, this episode is for you. In today’s episode Naomi Alon walks us through the steps to overcoming Imposter Syndrome so you can show up as yourself and live the life you were meant to live.
You know those moments when you just feel... So. Freaking. Stuck. Frozen by fear of failure and paralyzed by self-doubt. We’ve all been there, and in today’s mini episode, Ashley + I are sharing our most recent stuck stories plus our favorite strategies for getting unstuck even when moving forward feels impossible.
Do you often find yourself living for the weekend and counting down to your next vacation? Does every week inevitably start with the Sunday Scaries followed by the worst case of the Mondays ever? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you probably know that is no way to live. So, let me ask you one other little (HUGE) question: What if you were able to create a life you don’t need a vacation from? A life where vacations are a bonus, not an escape or a necessity in order to function.
Are you and your to do list in a relationship that could best be described as, “It’s complicated?” Or perhaps you’re in a serious LTR…? As recovering perfectionists, it’s so easy for us to fall into the trap of equating our worthiness with how much stuff we can get done in a day. I mean, what could be more rewarding than checking tasks off our lists, right??
Being ourselves can be hard enough in real life, so what hope do we have of pulling off a concept as loaded as authenticity online? In a space where we’re able to construct every aspect of ourselves, how do we resist the pull to smooth out the rough edges, blur the blemishes, and try to look perfect?
Whether revealing a life-long dream to a loved one, launching an important project, or putting yourself out there on social media, sharing ourselves and our work with the world in an authentic (read: imperfect) way can be one of the pants-crappingly scary challenges we face in this life. In this episode, we talk with Kelly Elizabeth Scott, fitness trainer, transformational coach, and eating disorder + autoimmune disease warrior, about how she stepped out of the shadows of perfectionism to create her dream life, business, and passion project, The Wellness Boulevard.
What do you do when you realize that you’re in the wrong life? That your job, your relationship, your daily existence are out of alignment with who you truly are? Well, if you’re today’s guest Shannon Kaiser, you quit your corporate job in graphic design and start traveling the world as an international writer, speaker, and life coach.
Love is in the air, and here at Middle Finger to Perfection, that love is self-love! We could not be more excited to bring you this self-love extravaganza today! Self-love is the prerequisite for truly loving others...and allowing them to love you back. So on this day when everyone is focused on love, let’s take a moment to celebrate the most important love of all, the way we love ourselves.
Can you feel it, babe? The pull of New Year’s energy riiiiiiiight around the corner?? It feels so...seductive. And exciting. There’s just so much possibility in the air. Well, possibility and pressure. And expectation. It can feel like we need to make every life change -- large and small -- that we’ve ever even considered, all at once.
