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About Progress
All the self-help extremes out there seem designed for perfect robots. But what if progress doesn’t require perfection? Welcome to your gentle self-development hub: About Progress, a podcast and community devoted to progress made practical. Join host and coach, Monica Packer, and her special guests to get the hug AND kick in the pants you need to do something and grow in ways that stick.
Episodes
About ProgressAP 024: Amy Nash || Daring to Try
“I think that it’s so important to make that effort to try and not to worry so much about the result . . . The real satisfaction comes in the effort, not the…
About ProgressAP 023: Juliana || Being Present in Others' Suffering
“When new clients come in, my job is to see them and to let them know, 'You are seen. I recognize that you have a name. I see that you are hungry, and I will…
About ProgressAP 022: Rachel Gainer || Using Self-Love to Rebuild after Loss
"I had to find a new way. And I had to stop believing that I could do it all by myself, that I could get through everything on my own." Rachel Gainer was a…
About ProgressAP 021: The Power of Goals
The past year, I feel as though I have gone through a metamorphosis. The underlying factor? Goals! I've been an OCD planner and extremely goal-oriented; and…
About ProgressAP 020: Becki and Kyle Jones || Fighting Mental Illness, Together
"This isn't something you chose. This is a disease your body has." Kyle is a physician in Utah who is very open about his long history with anxiety and…
About ProgressAP 019: Matt Davis || Speaking Up Against Stigmas
"Consider yourself a failure, and consider yourself in very good company [of people] who have done the same. But the difference between them and everyone else…
About ProgressAP 018: Sarah Tripp (Sassy Red Lipstick) || Reaching for the Stars
Have you ever wondered what it is really like to be a successful fashion blogger? Meet Sarah Tripp. Sarah, from Sassy Red Lipstick, does her job so well that…
About ProgressAP 017: Anne Cropper || Overcoming Shame with Connection
“The more you spend time with people and are able to communicate with them what you are feeling . . . the more logic and reason come back into your life.” Meet…
About ProgressAP 016: Kaycee Sogard || Deliberately Living a Life of Joy
"I love to be enjoying any situation that I'm in. Obviously that's not always easy . . . but I think if you're having fun in what you're doing, it's way better…
About ProgressAP 015: Katharine Arnold Luce || Confronting External Pressures
"Don't waste time feeling inadequate . . . " Katharine and I have been friends for 18 years. (Side note: Whoa. What scares me most about that fact is that we…
About ProgressAP 014: Amber Brueseke || Pushing for Growth (Biceps After Babies)
“I don’t think that we should be stagnant and not ever want to change ourselves. It doesn’t have to do with not loving ourselves, it has to do with just…
About ProgressAP 013: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife || A Psychotherapist's Take On Perfectionism
Many of you will know today's guest--Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife--as "the Mormon sex therapist." Yes, she is indeed an incredible therapist who deals primarily…
About ProgressAP 012: Jamie Cook || Cultivating a life of rich moments
"I believe we really are a global family . . . We all matter." Jamie is an adventurer. You might already know this if you follow her adventures via her…
About ProgressAP 011: Katie Cheesman || Harnessing the Power of Listening
Katie Cheesman loves old people and clouds. That's at least how she introduces herself! (Don't you love her already?) Katie is also a mother, nurse…
About ProgressAP 009: Danielle Hansen || Pushing back against disordered eating and infertility
"The thing that hurt me the most . . . was all the time I had wasted preoccupied with food, and not being present." Eating disorders are really tricky to talk…
About ProgressAP 008: Revival of Do Something
9 months ago, I tried to start a movement. Annnnnnnd, it failed. I'm not giving up on it yet! In today's mini-episode, I share more behind why I started this…
About ProgressAP 007: Lisa Schader || Running toward fears while battling postpartum anxiety
I'd be hard-pressed to find any one else who is more knowledgeable on all things self-improvement and human development related. Lisa has a wealth of knowledge…
About ProgressAP 006: Aubrey Greenan || Placing your heart in the work that matters most
May I be straight with you? Aubrey Greenan is a female unicorn. She is gorgeous, obviously; she is mega talented as a professionally trained opera singer (and…
About ProgressAP 005: Meg Miles || Owning our gifts and finding true strength comes from balance
If you haven't heard of Meg from MOMSTRONG, then let me introduce you to this rare jewel of a human being. Meg is blessed with an abundance of gifts, from her…
About ProgressAP 004: Courtney Rich || Reaching for success while powering through depression and anxiety
Courtney Rich is so wise. Sure, she is also a major success as a media consultant, blogger, cake queen, entrepreneur, and a mother, too! But I think on top of…
About ProgressAP 003: Jaimee Davis || From amateur athlete to Ironman, one step at a time
Let me tell you something about Jaimee: she is a total rockstar. A few years ago, Jaimee was an amateur athlete who caught the running bug first, and then the…
About ProgressAP 002: Kim Christenson ll Saying Yes to the Right Dreams at the Right Times
Kim Christenson is one of the most talented women I know: she is a passionate writer, journalist, novelist, "namer," actress, voice-over artist, yoga…
About ProgressAP 001: Heather Fujikawa ll Choosing to live joyfully and productively amidst years of health struggles and infertility
I know I could not ask for a better person to be my first guest of my podcast. If you know Heather Fujikawa, then you love, love, love her. Pure and simple…
About ProgressAP 000: Introduction
In this episode our host,Monica Packer, introduces herself and tells some background of her story as a recovering perfectionist, turned apathetic dreamer, and…