Imperfection in Progress

<div>Welcome to Imperfection in Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people-pleasers, perfectionists or procrastinators. <br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Maybe you’re still a people-pleaser, perfectionist or procrastinator or maybe you are recovering from the 3 p’s. Wherever you are in your journey you’ll find less stress and more joy here.<br><br>I’ll be interviewing women like you on their journey away from the 3 p’s and into a more fulfilled and purposeful life. We’ll learn how to stress less, lower the bar and truly be our authentic selves.<br><br>As a recovering people pleaser, perfectionist and procrastinator who now coaches other women in lowering the stress these roles cause and increase the joy in life I’m here to get answers from our guests and maybe offer some too.Let’s pursue progress no matter how imperfectly!</div>

How ADHD Affects Daily Life with Sophie Riley

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.” - Sophie Riley Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or p...

05-29
30:47

Monday Moment with Sophie Riley

Send us a textThe 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 always on purpose and how we can live more in harmony with others when we accept this fact. I hope you will come back on Wednesday to ...

05-27
04:55

ADHD as a Superpower with Stacy Ramsey

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 to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to feel...

05-22
31:37

Monday Moment with Stacy Ramsey

Send us a textThe 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 productive despite being diagnosed with ADHD. I hope you will come back on Wednesday to hear the full episode in order to hear Stacy’s j...

05-20
05:23

How Can An ADHD Diagnosis Help with Talia Gutierrez

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 procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti. T...

05-15
32:37

Monday Moment with Talia Gutierrez

Send us a textThe 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 diagnosed presents in the same way and how her story may look different than yours. I hope you will come back on Wednesday to hear ...

05-13
06:12

ADHD in Adults with Dr Carol Perlman

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 procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti. Dr. Ca...

05-08
41:14

Monday Moment with Dr Carol Perlman

Send us a textThe 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 years of experience in the field of psychology. Today we are discussing the importance of a morning routine, not just for those diagnos...

05-06
04:58

Mental Health Awareness Month with Dawn Calvinisti

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 years for most of them to get treatment.” - Dawn Calvinisti Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are peo...

05-01
22:51

Monday Moment with Dawn Calvinisti

Send us a textThe 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 be focusing on ADHD diagnosed in adult women. I hope you will come back on Wednesday to hear the full episode about why I am ch...

04-29
03:01

Managing Anxiety with Leslie Kuny

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 less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti. As an award-winning choreographer ...

04-24
34:27

Monday Moment with Leslie Kuny

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 around how to take in this episode if it feels triggering for you.I hope you will come back on Wednesday to hear the full episode ...

04-22
03:06

Ways to Ease Anxiety with Dawn Calvinisti

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 Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast for ambitious women who are people pleasers, perfectionists, or procrastinators. Want to...

04-17
30:57

Monday Moment with Dawn Calvinisti

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 anxiety. But today I’m speaking a bit about how the need to control can also feed into anxiety. I hope you will come back on W...

04-15
03:40

Types of Anxiety with Noelle McWard Aquino

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 everyone deserves to live a more peaceful and self assured life.” - Noelle McWard Aquino Welcome to Imperfection In Progress, a podcast f...

04-10
43:07

Monday Moment with Noelle McWard Aquino

Send us a textThe 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? We’ll be hearing more from Noelle about anxiety disorder and the 3 types of anxiety on the full episode Wednesday.I hope you will come ba...

04-08
06:50

Overcoming Anxiety with Dawn Calvinisti

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, or procrastinators. Want to feel less stressed and more joy in your life? Then this is for you. I'm your host, Dawn Calvinisti. O...

04-03
27:42

Monday Moment with Dawn Calvinisti

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 sharing my journey with anxiety. I’m looking forward to speaking about this as someone who recognizes how people-pleasing and perfecti...

04-01
03:10

Monday Moment with Crystal Oakes

Send us a textThe 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 stuckCome back on Wednesday to hear a full episode with Crystal Oakes, owner & creative director of Oakes Creative House.CONNECT WITH CRYSTAL:Website: https://www.oakescreativehouse.comConnect with Dawn.Website/Email/IG/T...

03-25
04:26

Parenting Intentionally with Sara Rose Whaley

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 WhaleyWelcome 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 host, Dawn Calvinisti.Sara Joy Whaley joins me on this ep...

03-20
28:12

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