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Welcome to Imperfection in Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people-pleasers, perfectionists or procrastinators. Whether you are busy getting chores done, taking a walk, or on the road, I’d like to invite you to come relax and be imperfect with me. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti and my intention with the podcast is to create a community of imperfect women who are willing to admit it and ditch the mask in order to get unstuck and take action to reach their goals. Maybe you’re st ...
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Send us a text “You don't have to feel it the way that I feel it. But there's definitely ways that as you learn about it, and as you learn more about yourself, there's definitely ways that, I don't want to say that we can improve because I think that we are all absolutely perfect just the way that we are made, but make our life easier for sure.” - …
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment, I’m speaking with Sophie Riley, CO-Founder and CEO of The VIP Hub. Today, Sophie shares a bit about how things that others do are not al…
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Send us a text “There was a real reason for what was going on in my life, and also, there was a solution. I didn't have to give up. I could become more productive if I owned it as part of my story and said well because of this I need to be intentional to do this. And I knew I could be successful, and that felt really good.” - Stacy Ramsey Welcome t…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment I’m speaking with Stacy Ramsey, Licensed Psychotherapist and Inner Transformation Life Coach. Stacy shares how she has learned to be prod…
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Send us a text “And that's what I wish I could tell people, that nothing is wrong with you. It is just the way your mind works and your brain works and you just have to figure out how to make it work best for you.” - Talia Gutierrez Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procra…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment I’m speaking with Talia Gutierrez, a multi-passionate entrepreneur, who was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. She shares how not everyone…
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Send us a text “Would you believe that there are a lot of gifts that go along with ADHD? The ADHD brain can be super creative, expansive. It can be really great for problem solving and so we want to capitalize on that.” - Dr Carol Perlman Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or …
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment I’m speaking with Dr Carol Perlman, Licensed Psychologist and habit coach specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with nearly 25 yea…
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Send us a text “This is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental illness is more prevalent than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease in the world and behavioral health disorders are the number one cause of disability worldwide. One in four people suffer from a mental disorder. 50 percent of people show signs by the age of 14, but it takes more than 10 y…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment it’s me, Dawn, sharing what you can expect on the podcast for the month of May. This month is Mental Health Awareness Month and we will b…
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Send us a text On catching the thoughts that lead to anxiety.“I'm really working towards proactively getting in front of that but that takes a lot of practice. That I think is the trickiest bit.” - Leslie Kuny Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment I’m speaking with Leslie Kuny, award-winning choreographer and dance educator, who deals with anxiety disorder. Leslie shares some advice…
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Send us a text “If you are taking care of you and truly looking to overcome anxiety, then I think we are willing to try whatever is available that will work and support us. It's a good thing to be able to have that bucket of tools, that tool set to be able to go to and know that some of them are going to operate really well.” - Dawn Calvinisti Welc…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment it’s just me since Wednesday’s episode is part two of my anxiety journey which focuses more on tools and strategies to help lessen anxiet…
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Send us a text “I just want to stress again how painful I know that anxiety is and how much distress it can create in a person's life and that you really can help people develop freedom from it. That it is something that can get better. And I just hope that anybody who is suffering with it will try to find help for themselves in some form because e…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment I’m speaking with Noelle McWard Aquino, psychotherapist, about why we become anxious. What is the process that is going on in the brain? …
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Send us a text “I definitely see this in other people who are very type A, very control oriented, very black and white thinking, all or nothing. And so maybe if you are some of these things, anxiety is part of your picture.” - Dawn Calvinisti Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists,…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment it’s just me since Wednesday’s episode is a solo one. I talk about what’s coming up on this week’s full podcast episode where I’ll be sha…
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Send us a text “Sometimes you need to take tomorrow to think about where life stands right now and making decisions on where your time goes.” - Crystal Oakes Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this …
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Crystal shares some tips on taking action instead of staying stuck Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Crystal Oakes, owne…
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Send us a text “There's just so much magic in the toddler stage of watching them explore the world and figure stuff out and they just are so fascinated by like the most random things that we don't care about.” - Sara Rose Whaley Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastin…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Sara shares with us what it means to be intentional in your parenting and in your life. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode wit…
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Send us a text “I am not feeling good. I'm cranky all the time. Maybe you're feeling less inspired some days. You're checking out of life. You're checking out of the relationship. Those are all signs of burnout that I think we need to learn to recognize as soon as possible so we can make those adjustments and not wait until that glass ball is compl…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Martine and I discuss whether work/life balance exists and the option of cultivating harmony. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episo…
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Send us a text “So when we take full accountability for our own selves, there is that reward of being empowered and being confident in knowing that I'm living life on my terms in the best way that I can, and hopefully others around me notice and pick up on that, but if they don't, I still get to feel good about how I'm going about day to day stuff.…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Kim and I discuss how asking for what you need in a relationship is absolutely crucial, but often as women we struggle with this. Come ba…
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Send us a text “A relationship is a gift that keeps on giving and yeah, there may not be a one on one return of investment there, but you don't you don't know if you don't try and build that deeper connection first.” - Jamie Chapman Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procra…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Jamie and I talk about the difference between kindness and people pleasing. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Jamie Chap…
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Send us a text “Throughout the day, for example, just checking. Asking yourself how are you feeling right now at this moment. Even just taking a minute to do that can make all the difference. If you're not feeling that great, then ask yourself, okay, what can I do right now to make myself feel a little bit better, even just a little bit, and change…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Pamela and I talk about what resilience is and why it's so importance to develop resilience for our lives. Come back on Wednesday to hear…
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Send us a text “Fortunately or unfortunately, your parents or the people around you are your relationship teachers. So you don't always get all the right tools in your toolbox in order to have a healthy and loving relationship.” - Gina Daniels Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Gina and I talk about being a perfectionist when looking for a relationship. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Gina Dani…
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Send us a text “There's so much that goes to overthinking and then overthinking in and of itself is because you're either mulling over the past too much, or you're worrying about the future too much. And the goal is, let's focus on the present.” - Anna Zschuppe Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people please…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Anna and I talk about some of the signs and symptoms of being a perfectionist. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Anna Zc…
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Send us a text “There's certain times during the month where it is totally normal for you to be up, or your brain decides to review your to-do list at four in the morning. I think it really allows us to bring some compassion in and be like, hey, oh, wait, this is how my body is supposed to be right now. Or here's what I can do to nurture it.” - Tan…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Tanessa breaks some popular myths about sleep. Come back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Tanessa Shears, health consultant and h…
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Send us a text “Take a look at what you are tolerating? And what are you telling yourself that you need to tolerate to get to your end goal?” - Dr Kelly Kessler Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then th…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Kelly gets really vulnerable about why being in the present moment really matters to her. And we discuss why looking outside ourselves fo…
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Send us a text “I think that progress over perfection is really what we're trying to strive for and help our clients navigate and also feel good about the progress they're making, regardless if the numbers still don't look great because it does take time to turn things around.” - Carla Titus Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambiti…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. On this moment Carla and I talk about the importance of financial health in your business and how it can impact your joy. Come back on Wednesday to hear…
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Send us a text “Every day is a new opportunity to do something. It doesn't have to be the beginning of the year. And so I think, just acknowledging - What do you want? What do you need? And what are you willing to do to make it happen? - can be really powerful.” - Melissa Rohlfs Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who…
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Send us a text The Monday Moment of Imperfection in Progress Podcast is just a few moments where this week's upcoming guest and I discuss one aspect of what will be coming on the podcast Wednesday. This week Melissa and I discuss more deeply the problem with making a new year's resolution around the idea of dieting or losing weight. Come back on We…
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Send us a text “We're all a work in progress and our imperfection is what allows us to relate to each other with grace and empathy.” - Dawn Calvinisti Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for …
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Send us a text “We pick the goal without figuring out what it's actually gonna mean to get there. And then it gets hard and maybe it isn't actually in alignment with what we really want or what our core values are and what's important to us outside of that.” - Emily Reuschel Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are…
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Send us a text “Resilience, I think, is one of those things that is a bit misconstrued, especially amongst high achievers. We're so used to pushing, pushing, pushing without stopping to consider the impact it's actually having on our mental, emotional, and physical health.” - Violetta Znorkowski Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for am…
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Send us a text “How many things do you have to do, quote unquote, and you literally aren't. And what would happen if you just let that go? How much more time and energy would you have for the things that you actually are going to do?” - Cristina Roman Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfec…
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Send us a text “I truly believe that it's very important that we bring our attention to what went well, what didn't really and especially what we can do to change the habits or our patterns so that we can change the story, we can change our life.” - Elisa Palma-Hancock Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are peopl…
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Send us a text “Get comfortable with fear. It's gonna be with us for the rest of our lives, and it's not this terrible thing that shows up. It's actually helpful and protective, and it's there to make you think about your choices. Am I making smart ones? Am I planning accordingly? And here's a great exercise to show your fear and say, I am planning…
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Send us a text “How do you anchor yourself in your day to create starting your day with calm, being able to anchor those things throughout the day as well, and then ending your day so that you have this kind of calm when approached with all the chaos that tends to happen in daily life.” - Jenna Hermans Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast…
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Send us a text “What if I don't say no? What if I say yes to everything, but I do it by connecting those people to others?” - Sara Mayer Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your …
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