Monica Packer is passionate about teaching practical-but-deep transformation. As a podcaster and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica is a former middle school teacher, a forever Oprah fangirl, a perpetual cookie dough maker, and an ambitious walker (the last one is a joke . . . sort of). She is also the Shameless Mom to 4 awesome kiddos, with a 5th on the way! 

This is Monica’s second time on the show and I just love how we were able to dig deep so quickly. This is a juicy conversation that you might want to listen to more than once. Prepare to take some notes! 

Listen in to hear Monica share:

• The most important thing for women to know about progress and personal growth
• The lie that women fall for over and over again
• The uncomfortable truth that growth is supposed to be slow
• The magic of time and compassion and how to use compassion to give yourself permission in hard moments and seasons
• The very specific process she uses to help women work toward any goal
• How to reconcile that your identity is formed by behavior and habits 
• How men miss the mark when talking about women and their habits
• What successful consistency actually (surprisingly) looks like for women

Links mentioned:

• Connect with Monica: https://aboutprogress.com/
• Past SMA interview with Sara and Monica: Prioritizing Progress Over Perfection
• Monica’s Podcast: About Progress
• Get Monica’s Habit Class: aboutprogess.com/habitclass
• Monica on IG

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