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Getting to Good Enough
A podcast to help you let go of perfectionism so you can live life with more ease, less stress and a lot more laughter. Your hosts are: Janine Adams, a Certified Professional Organizer, who is naturally good at good enough and Shannon Wilkinson, a Life Coach and recovering perfectionist who is learning to be better at good enough. Together they share tips, techniques and stories from their organizing and coaching practices, as well as their own lives, to help you worry less about perfection and…
Episodes
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Best of GTGE: Less is More
This episode is part of our "Best of Getting to Good Enough" series, featuring favorite conversations from our archives as we prepare to relaunch the podcast…
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Getting to Good Enough Podcast Returns September 4th | Perfectionism Help
We're BACK! After thinking we were done forever, Getting to Good Enough returns September 4, 2025 with new episodes every week. What Makes Us Different: Unlike…
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Episode 254: A Good Enough Goodbye
Janine and Shannon have made the difficult decision to stop recording the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how we came to that decision and how…
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Episode 253: Better Sleep
Getting a great night's sleep can be elusive, especially as we get older. Shannon and Janine have tried a lot of things to improve the quality of their sleep…
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Episode 252: Taking the Win
Why is it so hard to acknowledge our small victories? In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss taking the win and how it's good for our productivity (and…
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Episode 251: Start Simple
Shannon's back from Italy and we're running some episodes we recorded before she left. This week, Shannon and Janine are talking about the beauty of taking a…
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Episode 250: Feeling Good About Good Enough (Redux)
It's our 250th episode! This week we're re-running an episode from May 2021, almost exactly two years ago. Next week, keep an eye out for a new episode…
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Episode 249: Less Is More (Redux)
This week we're offering a repeat from January 2020. Shannon and Janine are living the "less is more" mantra this year as Shannon makes it a focus of her 2020…
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Episode 248: Personal Capacity (Redux)
We first published this episode back in February 2019. It feels more relevant than ever in our post-pandemic world. If you feel you should be running at 100…
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Episode 247: Make A Bad Day Better (Redux)
Shannon's on vacation, so we're rerunning some favorite episodes for the next month or so. This week, we're revisiting Janine's bad day in 2021 and how Shannon…
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Episode 246: Preventing Pileups (Redux)
Bothered by an overabundance of paper and email? This episode is for you. Last week, Shannon and Janine discussed working through backlogs and this week we…
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Episode 245: Working Through a Backlog (Redux)
We published this episode back in February 2020 and unfortunately backlogs are not a thing of the past! We thought we'd rerun it for those who are still…
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Episode 244: We're YNAB Budgeting Coaches
Squee! Janine and Shannon have exciting news to share: We've both completed a training program to earn the certification YNAB Certified Budgeting Coaches…
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Episode 243: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Having fun is important! In this laughter-infused episode, Shannon and Janine have fun discussing how to prioritize fun and adding fun to every day life…
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Episode 242: It's Okay to Be Imperfect
One of the hardest parts about perfectionism is that it can mess with your feelings of self worth. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss how your value…
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Episode 241: Building a Buffer
Life can get so frazzled when you don't build in buffers. In this episode Shannon and Janine discuss the value of buffers and some different ways you can build…
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Episode 240: Low-Hanging Fruit
Doing the easiest thing first (the low-hanging fruit) gets a bad rap. But it can actually make everything easier. In this episode Janine and Shannon discuss…
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Episode 239: Genealogy Redux
In honor of next week's big in-person and virtual genealogy conference, RootsTech, we are re-running a 2018 episode about applying a good-enough mentality to…
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Episode 238: Be Your Own BFF
Why are we so hard on ourselves? It's not a rhetorical question. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss self-compassion and treating ourselves as nicely as we…
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Episode 237: Flawless vs Ideal
Prior to recording this episode, Shannon and Janine listened to a podcast discussing the new book "The Perfectionist's Guide To Losing Control: A Path To Peace…
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Episode 236: How to Start a New Adventure
The anticipation and anxiety around starting a new adventure can be even more intense when you're dealing with perfectionism. In this episode, Janine and…
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Episode 235: Hobbies (2023 Rerun)
In what appears to be a new tradition, every other January we run this episode on Hobbies, one of our favorites. It first appeared in January 2019. Enjoy!…
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Episode 234: How to Start Finishing
Sometimes finishing up a project that you've put down can feel daunting, especially if you're concerned about doing it perfectly. But finishing can be so…
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Episode 233: Embracing an Effortless Wardrobe
Getting dressed doesn't have to be hard. Embracing an effortless wardrobe can make everything easier. In this episode Shannon and Janine talk about the…
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Episode 232: Overcoming Bad Habits (Redux)
Just in time for the new year, we're re-running the second part of our 2018 short series on habits. We hope you find it helpful! Last week Janine and Shannon…
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Episode 231: Creating Helpful Habits (Redux)
The new year is a great time to think about creating habits that will make your life easier. Shannon and Janine discussed habits early on in the podcast--way…
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Episode 230: Creating a Vision Board
A vision board is a great way to get clear on what's important to you and keep it in sight year-round. The good news is that it doesn't have to be difficult!…
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Episode 229: Self Care (Redux)
Self care never goes out of style. When we originally recorded this episode in January of 2019, we had no idea how important self care was going to become…
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Episode 228: Managing Mistakes
We all make mistakes. And sometimes it can be hard to figure out how to mitigate those mistake, especially if you let perfectionism get in the way. This week…
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Episode 227: Making Tough Choices Easier
We make so many choices each and every day and some are way more important than others. In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss saving your brain power for…
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Episode 226: Letting the Holidays Be Easy (Redux)
It's officially winter holiday season, which can be stressful for many people. We want to help our listeners let it be easy! This week, we're re-running…
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Episode 225: Cultivating Contentment
Being content with your life is something most of us strive for. And it's so within our reach. This week Shannon and Janine discuss ways to be cultivate…
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Episode 224: Reinvigorating Habits
It is so easy for even the most ingrained habits to go by the wayside when you have a change in routine or other disruption. This week, Janine and Shannon…
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Episode 223: Jen Singer
Being sick is hard. And perfectionism can make it even harder. In this episode Shannon and Janine talk with Jen Singer medical writer and author of the Just…
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Episode 222: Charitable Actions
It can be so rewarding to volunteer for a deserving organization. But it can difficult to find the right place. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss…
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Episode 221: Navigating Loss
Janine's father, Gene, passed away in August and she was the beneficiary of much help and kindness from her friends, including Shannon. This week, we discuss…
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Episode 220: A Trip of a Lifetime
We're back! After an absence of six weeks, Janine and Shannon are happy to be back at our microphones! This week we're discussing Shannon's trip of a lifetime…
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Episode 219: Preparing Imperfectly
It can be really helpful to let go of perfectionism when preparing for big things. Shannon is embracing imperfection in her preparations for her…
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Episode 218: Authenticity (Redux)
Being authentic can be hard, especially if you want to project a perfect image. Back in October 2020, we talked all about authenticity and we wanted to share…
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Episode 217: Good Enough Gardening
Shannon is an avid gardener (Janine actively avoids it) and this year her gardening efforts got a very late start. In this episode Shannon and Janine discuss…
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Episode 216: Start Where You Are (Redux)
Perfectionists tend to want to have all their ducks in a row before getting started on a new project. That tendency can be paralyzing. And it's so unnecessary…
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Episode 215: Positive Persistence
Sometimes we have to be persistent in order to settle disputes that arise. And that can be a source of stress. In this week's episode, Shannon and Janine…
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Episode 214: Hydrate or Die
We have all heard how important it is to stay hydrated. But for some of us, taking in the water our bodies need can feel challenging. This week, Janine and…
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Episode 213: Relieving Stress
We all get stressed from time to time, and some times are worse than others. In this episode Shannon and Janine discuss some stress-relief techniques, as well…
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Episode 212: A Little at a Time
Shannon's robust meal-planning and food inventorying system that she shared in Episode 209 wasn't created in one fell swoop. In this episode we discuss how…
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Episode 211: Running Early
Do you have a tendency to run late? Shannon and Janine used to run perpetually late, but no more. This week we discuss the strategies we've used to go from…
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Episode 210: Enjoying Reading
Janine and Shannon love reading novels for pleasure and we have found ways to fit it into our busy lives. If you like to read but don't seem to have time to…
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Episode 209: Meal Planning
What's for dinner? Wouldn't you like to have a ready answer for that question? Shannon is living the meal planning dream and in this episode she and Janine…
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Episode 208: A Fourth Pillar for Our Fourth Year
It's the podcast's fourth anniversary! We published our first three episodes on June 15, 2018. On our third anniversary, we published a post called Three…
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Episode 207: Everyday Eldercare
Shannon and Janine have experienced first-hand the challenges (and rewards) of caring for elderly parents. In this episode (recorded right after Janine…
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Episode 206: Financial Peace (Redux)
Back in 2020, Janine and Shannon had a robust conversation about our passion for the budgeting software You Need a Budget (YNAB). Our enthusiasm has not dimmed…
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Episode 205: Prioritizing Self Care
Taking care of ourselves is always important. But it's especially important during stressful times. This week Shannon and Janine discuss prioritizing self care…
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Episode 204: Setting Boundaries (Redux)
Janine is in Walla Walla moving her dad into assisted living, so she didn't have a spare moment to record an episode. So we're re-running an episode from…
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Episode 203: Travel in 2022
Travel in 2022 feels very different from travel in 2020 (or 2019, for that matter). In this episode Janine and Shannon discuss planning travel in this time and…
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Episode 202: Acting on Good Impulses (Redux)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we're not able to publish a new episode this week. Instead, we're rerunning this episode, which we originally…
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Episode 201: Relinquishing Control (Redux)
Shannon and Janine were so tired from celebrating our 200th anniversary last week we decided to take a week off and re-run an episode from June 2021. Enjoy! It…
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Episode 200: Our 200th Episode!
This is our 200th episode and we're so proud! This week Janine and Shannon celebrate our 200th episode and discuss some of the benefits of talking about (and…
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Episode 199: Considering an Electric Car
Both Shannon and Janine drive a Nissan LEAF, the SL Plus trim. It's a 100 percent electric vehicle (EV) and we think it's 100 percent awesome. It's not a…
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Episode 198: Trusting Yourself
Think of how much time we'd save if we trusted our intuition, rather than agonized over decisions. In this episode, brought to you by Wordle (kidding!), Janine…
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Episode 197: Planning Ahead: The 1950 Census
Genealogists in the U.S. are excited about the release of the 1950 U.S. census, which happens at midnight tomorrow. Janine is eagerly awaiting it (it's been on…