Parenting in the Middle

How to Overcome Perfectionism with Monica Packer


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Monica was the ideal teen…until she wasn't. Her shield of perfectionism had made her unknowable, unreachable, and unseeable. She couldn't let people see her weaknesses and had created an image for herself that she could no longer uphold. That is when everything came crashing down.

Monica Packer from the About Progress podcast joins me on this episode to talk about how life is about progress, not perfection. She shares her story of how she recovered from being a burnt-out perfectionist. We talk about the high expectations that many teens deal with, how to help them break through their all-or-nothing mentality, and how to help them discover who they are.

Here's what you can expect to learn from this episode:

  • How to know if your teen is struggling with perfectionism
  • What questions you can ask to get out of all-or-nothing thinking
  • What a do something list is and how to use it
  • Expectation vs. Exploration
  • How you and your teen can rediscover who you are
  • How to get out of the "should" mindset

Of course, it feels good to have a high-achieving teen, but you also want to help them to find fulfillment beyond the external expectations of what the world says you "should" be doing. Listen to this episode to learn how.

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Parenting in the MiddleBy Kristen Goodman

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