Many of us suffer from a runaway train-brain. We have good intentions to work on our thoughts and mindset, but it can be so difficult to break long-practiced patterns and start anew.
Nancy Jane Smith is a certified counselor or expert on how to shift your inner critic (she nicknamed it, "the monger") into your "biggest fan." Where she wants you to start? By acknowledging and actually feeling our emotions.
This is the key to everything! Nancy explain why and how you can do this to move forward to a much happier version of your life.
Show Notes
Nancy's website, book, and podcast
Join the Progress Program: SMALL-group GROWTH coaching for women (you can apply now to reserve your slot for January!)
My new Work in Progress T-shirt!!(Use code “PROGRESS” for $5)
 Contact Monica for podcast consultingand Progress Coaching
 Join Monica on Facebookand Instagram
Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" and "Warm Lights" by Nicolai Heidlas
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 132: Controlling Our Inner Critic (+how to start) || with Nancy Jane Smith

All the self-help extremes out there seem to be designed for perfect robots . . . But, you’re a real woman living a real life! About Progress is a podcast and community that is alllllll about progress made practical. Here, Monica will help you embrace the truest model to lasting growth, and teach you how to *do something* to grow in ways that stick.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

Health & Fitness

Mental Health

Self-Improvement

A recent message from a woman who was making her DSL list made me so excited, because it's never the wrong time of year to make yours! She asked me if there is anything I find myself repeating year after year, and I wanted to share that answer with all of you. From the things I repeat, to the reasons things change, consider this an unofficial update on my DSL, and an official invite to get started on yours today.
Episode 582 on Friendship, Episode 517 "Me Day"

Access exclusive supporter benefits

Free DSL Training

Waitlist for the next Sticky Habit Intensive

Full Show Notes


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 591: My DSL Repeats || Growth Spurt

In this candid coaching call with Kate, a stay-at-home mom of two young children, we unravel the layers of perfectionism in parenthood and how we can treat ourselves with self-compassion. 
Kate shares her experiences of navigating the challenges of motherhood amidst major life transitions, including a cross-country move and the transition from working to full-time parenting. I encourage Kate to level with herself about her circumstances and redefine what it means to be a good mom within the context of her reality.
Through practical exercises and reframing techniques, Kate recognizes that being a good mom doesn't mean being perfect—it means showing up with love, kindness, and a willingness to learn and grow.

Access exclusive supporter benefits

Free DSL Training

Waitlist for the next Sticky Habit Intensive

Full Show Notes


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 590:  “How can I stop being a ‘Perfectionist Parent’ and overreacting with my kids?” || Coaching Call with Kate

This is a bite-sized episode focused on ways to increase your progress right away. I want to help you identify your "habit keystone," the one thing that when carefully placed, allows everything else to be strong and held together. In this episode I'll tell you what mine is, and the hard truths I was facing when I discovered it. If you need some support in finding what your #1 habit is, then I'd love to have you join our next Sticky Habit Intensive.

Access exclusive supporter benefits

Free DSL Training

Waitlist for the next Sticky Habit Intensive

Full Show Notes


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 589: What’s your #1 habit? || Growth Spurt

It's okay, and normal, that our romantic relationships change over time. What can be challenging is when we feel disconnected from the change
Emily Nagoski, award-winning author and sex educator, and I discuss the common myths we’re all conditioned to carry around longterm committed relationships, the truth about those myths, and how we can, against all the odds thrown at us, learn to come back to each other, together.
Emily's message of compassion, authenticity, and curiosity underscores the profound significance of prioritizing pleasure and communication in our relationships. Through candid conversations and a willingness to challenge societal norms, she reminds us that we hold the keys to unlocking real intimacy and joy in our lives.

Access exclusive supporter benefits

Free DSL Training

Waitlist up for the next Sticky Habit Intensive

Full Show Notes


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 588: How Couples Can Create Strong Sexual Connections in their Long-Term Relationships || with Emily Nagoski

This monthly series features an episode sharing my recent highs and lows, how my habits are going, a Do Something List update, plus what I'm loving lately and my commitments for the upcoming month. I hope this glimpse into my life, my family, my work, and my own self development encourages you in your own journey.
Around here the goal is never perfection, just to keep trying, even if in very simple ways. I think you'll see that with all of the big changes going on for me, taking the smallest of steps has helped to keep me afloat and feeling like myself. As always, I encourage you to get messy, too!
ASTC passport, Clogs, Book, Skincare use code “PROGRESS”

Access exclusive supporter benefits

Free DSL Training

Waitlist up for the next Sticky Habit Intensive

Full Show Notes


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP 587: Our Spring Break in California, What I Hope to Do with My Garden, The Habit I’m Struggling With, Skincare I’m Currently Loving, Podcast Plans for This Summer || Messy Middle April 2024

AP 132: Controlling Our Inner Critic (+how to start) || with Nancy Jane Smith

Download our free app to listen on your phone