Edit Your Life Ep. 119: Modeling Imperfection

Last week’s episode on coping with parenting and work overwhelm clearly touched a nerve for many listeners; part of the overwhelm being related to persistent, nagging anxiety about not being able to do things “right.” But there’s a lot of power in periodic stumbles and falls, and, often, positive surprises as a result. In Episode 119 of Edit Your Life, Christine and I rebroadcast 8 tips for modeling imperfection, and share how our respective journeys embracing and modeling imperfection have gone in the two years since the original broadcast.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

Minimalist Parenting (our book)
Edit Your Life Episode 118: Coping With Parenting + Work Overwhelm (interview with Jonathan Baxter)
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
Why kids can benefit from your bad days (because bad days are perfectly imperfect and normal)

Related episodes

Episode 21: Saying Yes To Saying No
Episode 45: Letting Go of the Hero Role
Episode 77: Parenting Do-Overs
Edit Your Life Episode 79: The Joy of Tweens and Teens
Episode 97: Moving Forward Under Stress
Episode 116: Tackling Challenges + Insecurities

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