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Sep 28 2015

Finding grace on the broken road

by Marilyn McKenna

As a recovering perfectionist, I try to practice self-compassion as I stumble along the path of my life. Learning to do so has had repercussions beyond my imagining. I was raised to believe that being a perfectionist meant you had high standards, both for yourself and for others. When other people (or I) didn’t meet […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Brene Brown, Failure, Judgment, Perfectionism, Rising Strong, Self-Compassion, Self-forgiveness

Nov 18 2014

Entertaining imperfection

by Marilyn McKenna

Turkeys, eyeing farmer with cleaver headed toward them: “If we work together, I think we can take him.” Excerpted from “Holiday Horror” blog (original post November 29, 2012) My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that he can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the onset of my nervous breakdown. Haha! Funny […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Healthy Thanksgiving, Perfectionism

Nov 29 2012

Holiday Horror (or “Mom’s Gone Wild”)

by Marilyn McKenna

Posted November 29, 2012 My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that you can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the arrival of my nervous breakdown.   Haha! Funny guy! He can afford to make light of such situations because it’s not his keister on the line.  Cooks across America know […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Holiday Entertaining, Perfectionism, Thanksgiving

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