SE2: SE53 Breaking Through Perfectionism

11/23/21 • 34 min

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My guest this week, Margaret Ghielmetti, always dreamed of being a writer.

But before she could actually write that book she had to learn to stop trying to be the perfect person she thought everyone wanted her to be.

It's a journey many women are familiar with especially as we enter our menopausal years.

In the conversation Margaret shares how at forty, she quit her sales job to follow her husband's hotel career across 4 continents

She shares her coming to terms with childlessness

Conquering her alcoholism

And finally discovering how to go beyond the mentally engrained Davis Family Handbook of Rules to Live By to step into her own life and creative destiny

The full journey is outlined in her new book, Brave(ish) A Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist.

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My guest this week, Margaret Ghielmetti, always dreamed of being a writer.

But before she could actually write that book she had to learn to stop trying to be the perfect person she thought everyone wanted her to be.

It's a journey many women are familiar with especially as we enter our menopausal years.

In the conversation Margaret shares how at forty, she quit her sales job to follow her husband's hotel career across 4 continents

She shares her coming to terms with childlessness

Conquering her alcoholism

And finally discovering how to go beyond the mentally engrained Davis Family Handbook of Rules to Live By to step into her own life and creative destiny

The full journey is outlined in her new book, Brave(ish) A Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist.

Previous Episode

SE2:52 The Heart of Menopause

How can we use the rhythms of nature as a model for women’s wellbeing?

My guest this week is author, speaker, and self-care mentor Barbara Hannelore, who has studied and worked with many holistic practices and sacred traditions throughout her life.

Barbara has a strong belief that nature can be our guide which she explores in great depth in her award-winning book, The Moon and You, a Woman's Guide to an Easier Monthly Cycle.

In our conversation, we explore

A refreshing, POSITIVE view of the peri to the post-menopause phase of life, for women in any stage of menopause.
Why “symptoms” may signal a need for change in many areas of your life!
How to create rituals for the passages of life, review your life with love, release what is leaving, and celebrate!

And so much more!

So if you are out for a walk or closing up with a cuppa get ready to be uplifted and inspired.