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Leaning into the Joy of JOMO

9/23/2019
Today, we’re talking about a very specific kind of joy, the Joy Of Missing Out or JOMO. The opposite of FOMO, JOMO refers to the gratifying feeling you get when you break away from the real or virtual activities of your social group and spend time doing exactly what you most want to do.

Duration:00:25:18

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Finding and Living Your Purpose

9/16/2019
On today’s episode, we’re exploring the tiny little topic of finding and living your purpose, and even though that sounds overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be.

Duration:00:36:43

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Creating Ritual and Routine

9/9/2019
With fall just around the corner and back to school season upon us, we’re feeling ourselves pulled out of those less structured summer days into the routine of fall.

Duration:00:21:21

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Say Yes to Rejection with Tiffany Han

9/2/2019
If the idea of stepping toward rejection, saying yes to it, elicits a slight queasiness and a strong desire to bolt in the opposite direction, then you need today’s guest in your life.

Duration:00:55:54

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Don’t Need No Motihation

8/26/2019
During an Instagram live last week, Ashley accidentally said “motihation” instead of motivation, and just like that, this episode was born!

Duration:00:28:07

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Doing Big Things

8/19/2019
The big dreams. You know the ones. Those goals or projects that have been on your aspirational to-do list for years.

Duration:00:38:07

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Big Little Wins

8/12/2019
The idea for today’s episode came directly from a member of the Eff Perfect Fam, Haili, on Instagram. Haili said that she wanted to hear about “how to celebrate little wins throughout your day...cause it’s not gonna be perfect.”

Duration:00:26:59

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Making Massive Changes with Peter Krogh

7/29/2019
Have you ever considered making a life change so massive that you didn’t even know where to begin? Today’s guest, lawyer turned lecturer Peter Krogh, found himself in that position seven years ago when he decided to leave his law career and his comfy life in Atlanta to pursue teaching at a university in China. Say what??

Duration:00:41:27

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Not Today, Overwhelm

7/22/2019
When we learned that one of the definitions of overwhelm is “to drown beneath a large mass,” we didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. All we knew was that the feeling is way too familiar.

Duration:00:25:06

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Body Love

7/15/2019
Embodiment means inhabiting your physical body. Not feeling like you need to fix anything about it. Just owning the shape and state in which your body is right now in this moment. Not anticipating how it might change in the future. Not dreaming or fantasizing about what it was like in the past. But accepting it as it is right now.

Duration:00:47:17

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Choosing Happiness

7/8/2019
Is happiness really a choice? Could it be that simple? From our perspective, happiness is multi-determined and more complex than a single choice, but it’s also more within our control than we might think.

Duration:00:32:47

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The No Normal

7/1/2019
The concept for today’s episode was brought to us by Eff Perfect Fam member, Nadine, on Instagram. Nadine said, “I would love to hear something about the word ‘normal,’ why this word can cause so much pain for so many, why we have to categorize everything, and why we are often not able to see and like people/things just the way they are.”

Duration:00:43:59

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Happy Anniversary!

6/24/2019
Well fam, today we are taking a trip back in time because this month marks our two-year Eff Perfect anniversary! We’re chatting all about where we’ve been, where we are now, and where this community is headed in the future.

Duration:00:32:57

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Speak Up

6/17/2019
For us recovering perfectionists, finding and using our voices can be a lifelong journey. The rawness, realness, and authenticity involved in speaking up can be effing scary, and compassion is the best antidote and balm for that fear.

Duration:00:54:36

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Loud, Proud, and Unapologetic

6/10/2019
For us recovering perfectionists and people pleasers, pride can be a sticky subject that tends to stir up allllll the feelings. How can we own and celebrate all aspects of who we are and how we show up in the world without tripping over our own fears, worries, and insecurities?

Duration:00:32:26

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The Transformative Power of Dignity with Nya Abernathy

6/3/2019
Before meeting today’s guest, we frankly hadn’t given much thought or exploration to the concept of dignity and its relationship to perfectionism. As we soon learned, the links between dignity and perfectionism are powerful, and hearing our guest, Nya Abernathy, explain them truly blew our minds.

Duration:00:52:42

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Future Summer Self

5/27/2019
Summer is a season full of possibility, and it’s right around the corner. So much potential — for adventure, joy, relaxation, connection, expansion, and growth.

Duration:00:29:49

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Wanna play? ‍♀️

5/20/2019
This time of year has us reminiscing about the summers of our childhoods punctuated by an endless loop of knocking on our neighbor BFFs’ doors and asking their parents if they could come out to play.

Duration:00:46:51

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No Limits

5/13/2019
Pop quiz, fam! True or false: The only limits on our potential are the ones we place on ourselves. Mark me down for a big ol’ TRUE over here! ‍♀️✅

Duration:00:31:49

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The Language of Love

5/6/2019
What makes you feel the most loved? Are you all about a sentimental card filled with kind words? The best hug? The sweetest gesture? The most thoughtful gift? Or simply spending quality time with the ones you love?

Duration:00:34:27