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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.
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Apr 11, 2022 • 29min
AP 391: 3 Steps to Fix Your Biggest Issue with Habits
You know I never shy away from sharing the imperfect parts of progress, so in today's episode I'm being totally transparent about my own recent habit fails. There are two new things I've been wanting to start doing, so I set a small goal and was determined to implement these habits. Then time went by and I never even got started...tell me I'm not alone?? I call these situations dangling habits, because they are not attached to anything that you're already doing. In this episode I explain more about how to anchor your habits in 3 steps. I'll even provide prompts so you can start to work on constructing a new habit while you listen. Together we'll practice consistency and find success with our newfound habits. Full Show Notes NEW!! Habits Course Presale Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 7, 2022 • 19min
AP 390: Home Reno Progress, My Relationship with Exercise, a Change in Journaling, and the Best New Salads
Don't forget about the big, huge, bonsues you can't get right now with my latest course!! Introducing a new monthly series on the podcast where I update you on my real life, the messy middle of a woman striving for growth and remembering that progress is better than perfection. In this short episode you'll get a look into my recent life: the ups and downs, a habit check-in, my Do Something List, and things I love. Tune in, see what resonates, and let me know how you're doing, too! After so many years of being fearful of this place, I now embrace the messy middle of progress and hope to show you that it's okay if you're here as well. Full Show Notes NEW!! Habits Course Presale Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 4, 2022 • 43min
AP 389: Simple Solutions to Rock Spring Cleaning || with Carly Adams
I remember growing up, spring cleaning was a major all-hands-on-deck production. Now as THE adult in charge, I get so overwhelmed by alllllll that spring cleaning should entail. Is that just me? I didn’t think so. That’s why I invited Carly Adams on the podcast, a professional organizer who believes in progress over perfection at Tidy Home Revival on Instagram. Today, Carly will teach you how to narrow in on what YOUR needs are for spring cleaning and offer up simple solutions to help you create a plan that will help you get clean without becoming mean. The Better Homes and Gardens article mentioned in the episode. Full Show Notes + Transcript NEW!! Habits Course Presale Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 2022 • 14min
AP 388: "Dear Progressor," || March 2022
Tune in to one of our most popular episodes, where Progressors (just like you!) call in to share what they'e learned or how they've personally grown over the past few months and weeks. P.S. If you're looking for the usual life update from me, that's coming next Thursday! But I do share in this episode one major thing that I have learned recently, and truthfully, continue to work on and learn. Full Show Notes Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 2022 • 46min
AP 387: "How do I support myself through massive burnout?" || Coaching Call with Sharon
No matter what your career is, or season of life that you are in, you likely know what burnout feels like. In this coaching call, I navigate how to deal with burnout, including feeling all of the emotions involved and choosing a path that is fully in alignment with your unique values. Sharon is a Progressor, just like you, and a special needs educator for over 25 years. She finds herself burned out in the classroom, feeling the mental and emotional stress from teaching through a pandemic and not feeling very fulfilled. While you listen to this coaching call, you can consider what might be your own question, and then use the steps we take to breakdown your particular issue. Your takeaways will include physical, emotional, and mental tools to combat burnout. Full Show Notes Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2022 • 40min
AP 386: How do you go to law school as a busy mom? || with Katy Bastow
How does a busy mom go back to law school? In this interview with one of our progressors, Katy Bastow, you'll hear from a real mom who did just that! She shares how long she thought about doing this, what propelled her to finally move forward, and what it's really like to be juggling motherhood and law school student life.Enjoy the first episode in this new monthly series, "How do you..." and let me know on Instagram what you think!
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Mar 21, 2022 • 43min
AP 385: How to Still Live your Best Life with a New ADHD Diagnosis || with Ceri Payne
Have you noticed a friend or loved one sharing more about a new ADHD diagnosis? Or maybe it's you, putting a new name to long standing struggles. Ceri Payne is a breath of fresh air with her approach to the mindset around ADHD and how women can actually thrive within their diagnosis. Using her special education background, and current coaching certifications, as well as firsthand experience with family members with ADHD, Ceri is on a mission to empower you and the women you know. First, she is clear, you are the same person as you've always been, just with a new awareness and the capability to learn new tools to support yourself. Then, she expounds upon the importance of strengths and weaknesses, habits and routines, and the emotions surrounding all of it. And if you don't have ADHD, or know someone who does, don't count yourself out of this one! The lessons she shares can benefit each of us in our own growth journeys towards living full lives. Full Show Notes Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 2022 • 12min
AP 384: Overnight Success is a Lie || Growth Spurt
Before you give up on yourself yet again, I want to dispel a very popular lie. Growth, change, and achievement, are possible, but they will not come overnight. Even Muhammad Ali said, "It took me 19 years to become an overnight success." If that was true for him, then we are in good company. Tune in to this super short episode for some hard truths, a little pep talk, and the simple phrase that can help you reframe. You can become who you want to become if you set yourself up for longterm success and celebrate small wins that build, and build. Full Show Notes Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2022 • 32min
AP 383: 5 Tips to Create Momentum When You Feel Stuck
One of my happy places is a nice, warm shower. I enjoy it so much that I hate to ever step out, can you relate? But since I can't live my life from there...or the couch, or my cozy bed...I've had to master the art of creating momentum. In this episode I give you a very simple physics lesson, not to confuse you but to help you realize that the reasons you're feeling stuck are literally science! Our goal is to create the tiniest bit of momentum that will truly carry us through our tasks and days in ways that fulfill us and don't deplete us. But what if you already know this about momentum, and you likely do, but still find yourself stuck at certain points of your day and your life? I have five very straightforward tips to create just enough energy in the moments you need it most. Rest assured you do not need to use every one, every time. Take only what you need from these tips, and see how they really apply to me from cleaning, to work emails, to exercise and, of course, showering, as well as a Progressor call-in that we can all relate to. Full Show Notes + Transcript Podcast Sponsor Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2022 • 10min
AP 382: Two Questions You Need to Ask Yourself When Making a Tough Decision || Growth Spurt
I am no stranger to tough decisions, many I have shared here on the podcast and others I have kept private. In this episode I'm opening up about experiences in my life when I have felt so torn about making a decision. I learned something early on, however, that has really helped. And despite knowing this truth, that sometimes there is no right answer, I still grapple with decision-making often. So if you're like me, what are we to do? There are two questions I want you to ask yourself, to help steer your decision-making in the best direction for you. In this very short episode I will guide you through those questions with my own experiences and helpful tips for you. Let's work together to find fulfillment in making tough choices and feel good about those choices by keeping your identity a top priority. Full Show Notes Finding Me Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices