Overcoming Perfectionism by Failing Forward with Brittny King

10/12/23 • 67 min

This week I’m hosting my first guest! She’s a mentor, mother, wife, friend, entrepreneur, mindset coach, spin instructor, podcast host and walking living breathing ray of sunshine, Brittny King. Brittny helps high achieving women lean into their careers, work less, play more, and celebrate success along the way. She herself has felt stuck, uninspired, and devitalized but through self-reflection and inner work has made it to the other side. Now, she’s here to remind others of their own worth and potential and guide them to becoming the most fulfilled versions of themselves.

In this episode we discuss:

Perfectionism: what it means and what it can look like to be a perfectionist
How to start understanding and recognizing patterns within oneself
Imposter syndrome
The relationship between shame, fear, procrastination and perfectionism
The importance of holding boundaries
How to be a high achiever while also letting go of perfectionism tendencies
Finding balance and harmony between our body and nervous system

Mentioned in this episode:

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Connect with Brittny King:

www.brittnyking.com

https://www.instagram.com/brittnyking_/

https://www.brittnyking.com/podcast

Want to share your story of personal growth, healing, and turning your pain into power? Send an email to [email protected]

Connect with Tessa on Instagram @tessakahoun and join a community that helps lift one another up through honest storytelling and connection!

In this episode we discuss:

Perfectionism: what it means and what it can look like to be a perfectionist
How to start understanding and recognizing patterns within oneself
Imposter syndrome
The relationship between shame, fear, procrastination and perfectionism
The importance of holding boundaries
How to be a high achiever while also letting go of perfectionism tendencies
Finding balance and harmony between our body and nervous system

Mentioned in this episode:

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Connect with Brittny King:

www.brittnyking.com

https://www.instagram.com/brittnyking_/

https://www.brittnyking.com/podcast

Want to share your story of personal growth, healing, and turning your pain into power? Send an email to [email protected]

Connect with Tessa on Instagram @tessakahoun and join a community that helps lift one another up through honest storytelling and connection!

Previous Episode

Realigning with Reality and Healing After A Toxic Relationship

Welcome back to the Dear Sunny Podcast!

In this episode Tessa is sharing all about the dark world of toxic relationships as well as how to recognize, understand, and begin to heal from them. She dives deeper into her personal journey with toxic relationships in hopes that if you are or have experienced a toxic relationship(s) you can hopefully feel less alone and be positively impacted in your own healing and recovery.

Tessa candidly discusses:

The signs, symptoms and not-so-subtle red flags of a toxic relationship
The cyclical pattern that most toxic relationships follow: The repetitive nature of toxic dynamics and why it can be so difficult to break free
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)
The profound impact of narcissistic behavior on victims and strategies to reclaim your life
Traits that make people more vulnerable: Exploring the qualities that may make some individuals more susceptible to toxic relationships
Codependency, manipulation, and trauma bonds: The complex interplays that often keep people trapped in toxic cycles
Her “3 Stages of Healing”: Surviving, Transformation, and Thriving

Mentioned in this episode:

Why Can't I Just Leave: A Guide to Waking Up and Walking Out of a Pathological Love Relationship by Kristen Milstead PH.D.

How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed: Journal for Grief by Megan Devine

Want to share your story of personal growth, healing, and turning your pain into power? Send an email to [email protected]

Connect with Tessa on Instagram @tessakahoun and join a community that helps lift one another up through honest storytelling and connection!

Want to share your story of personal growth, healing, and turning your pain into power? Send an email to [email protected]

Connect with Tessa on Instagram @tessakahoun and join a community that helps lift one another up through honest storytelling and connection!

Next Episode

Breaking Patterns, Impactful Storytelling and the Power of Self-Discovery with Carly Gilleland

This week on Dear Sunny, I share a captivating conversation with Carly Gilleland. Carly is an inspiring storyteller and founder of The Good Vibe Media as well as a mother, daughter, sister, and community builder just to name a few of her titles. After graduating from CSU Long Beach in 2011 with a degree in Film and Media Studies and Minors in Marketing and Journalism, Carly knew she wanted to build a business telling stories that inspire - but her own story wasn’t full of sunshine and positivity upon graduating. Since then, she’s spent years doing the inner work required to break down patterns, get uncomfortable and reach a new level of self-awareness that’s empowered her to make positive changes in her own life and many others.

Carly and I discuss:

Carly’s experiences growing up as the oldest child and the first grandchild in her family and how these early roles shaped her perspective on responsibility and leadership
Having a sibling with special needs and how it guided her journey into storytelling and film making at a young age, making her first documentary at the age of 15
Family dynamics and challenges: Carly discusses her family dynamics, being a child of divorce and the the impact of her dad's suicide
How family tragedy gave her an increased sense of awareness on mental health and empathy for others
Becoming a mother, young and unexpectedly: Carly shares her experience of getting pregnant with her daughter during her last semester of college at the age of 22 and the unique challenges and opportunities that were presented
Breaking patterns: the significance of accountability and having uncomfortable conversations with people who would challenge her and other tools that fostered her personal growth.

Storytelling through video has been a passion of Carly’s since the first video she produced in high school about her special needs sister. Seeing the impact the video had on her classmates gave her the drive to create a career telling stories that motivate, inspire and shed light on different perspectives. This is the foundation of her video production agency she started in 2016, the good vibe media. In the last decade, she and her team have produced high quality video for over 500 clients in a variety of industries. In 2021, her team set a goal to raise $100k in 60 days to start the build out of their dream studios. They surpassed their goal in July 2021, and officially opened the doors to the good vibe studios May 2022. More info can be found here: thegoodvibestudios.com & thegoodvibemedia.com

Connect with Carly:

https://thegoodvibemedia.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thegoodvibemedia

https://www.instagram.com/carlygilleland/

Want to share your story of personal growth, healing, and turning your pain into power? Send an email to [email protected]

Connect with Tessa on Instagram @tessakahoun and join a community that helps lift one another up through honest storytelling and connection!