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When did we suddenly have to become perfect at everything?
The perfect mother, partner, colleague, business owner? When did this happen, and how do we allow ourselves permission, to not be perfect and just be good enough. And, can we actually be ok with that?
To answer all these questions is this week’s guest, Ali Pember.
Ali is a Psychotherapist and Coach specialising in Perinatal Mental Health and Matrescence (the transition to motherhood). She works mainly with mothers, encouraging them to trust their own judgement in raising their children, with a strong emphasis on 'good enough' parenting.
Ali brings tools and perspectives from her background in Cognitive Psychology and Mindful Self Compassion to this work. She also situates individual distress within a social context: dismantling the guilt, shame, stress, and anxiety ...
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