So many of us struggle with perfectionism. Women in particular are socialized to believe that being perfect makes us worthy. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent years trying to be perfect in all the ways you could think of (academically, professionally, in friendships, in romantic relationships, etc.). After pursuing perfectionism for long enough we are left exhausted and disconnected from the things that used to bring joy into our life.

I want to encourage you, one recovering perfectionist to another, that there is another way. That’s exactly what my guest on this episode of the Unconditionally Worthy podcast and I are talking about. I’m joined by Dr. Rebecca Hubard a licensed clinical psychologist, Kemetic Yoga instructor, former student athlete, and recovering perfectionist.

Listen in as Dr. Rebecca shares about her one self-worth journey, how she is releasing perfectionism and how both of us are avoiding the traps of pursuing perfection as new moms.

This is a very special episode… I recently co-authored a book (launching this May!) called “Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health: What Practitioners Should Know and Do” with Dr. Donna Baptiste. To celebrate our book launch, I invited Dr. Baptiste on The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast to talk all about it!

Listen in to this episode as I welcome Dr. Donna Baptiste, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and leader of the Counseling graduate degree program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. In this episode, we talk about our goals and experiences writing the book as well as the impact we hope it has on Black women’s mental health and the world at large.