by [email protected] | Aug 31, 2017 | Brene Brown, Emily Conrad, Overcoming Perfectionism One Blog Post at a Time, perfectionism, The Gifts of Imperfection, the pitfalls of people pleasing
by Emily ConradI killed a blog post today, and not in a good way.I had a first draft written before 10 AM, but then the self-doubt kicked in. I talked the post through with someone and then tried to apply some ideas from our conversation. And then I tweaked some more....
by [email protected] | Nov 15, 2016 | Emily Conrad, faith, People Pleasing and Galatians, the pitfalls of people pleasing
by Emily ConradI read the book of Galatians in one sitting. I didn’t start off meaning to go through the entire thing, but verse 1:10 sunk a hook deep in my people-pleasing heart that pulled me all the way through:Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of...
by emilyco[email protected] | Oct 25, 2016 | Chosen and Approved, Identity in Christ, Jeanne Takenaka, the pitfalls of people pleasing, When our efforts go unnoticed
Have you ever thought much about cuttlefish? Probably not. I had to Google it to find out what they look like. And when I did, I was really surprised. Nope, doesn’t look familiar at all. (Hint: the image at the top of this blog is not a...
by [email protected] | Oct 4, 2016 | Chosen and Approved, encouragement, Identity in Christ, Jeanne Takenaka, perfectionism, the pitfalls of people pleasing
“Peer-rejection does crooked things to a young girl’s heart.”As I read this line from Jeanne Takenaka, I sit at my dining room table, nodding. It sure does.I’m 33, but after enduring a few rounds of peer-rejection as a child, I’m still...
by [email protected] | Sep 1, 2016 | dealing with shame, Emily Conrad, Emily P Freeman, encouragement, faith, Grace for the Good Girl, Mary and Martha, perfectionism, Resting in God's love, the pitfalls of people pleasing
by Emily ConradWhen fellow blogger Allie Crume messaged me to recommend the book Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman, it didn’t take much more than the title to convince me that the book was written for me. Add to that how much I enjoy Allie’s...
by [email protected] | Aug 25, 2016 | Emily Conrad, encouragement, perfectionism, Permission to be different granted, the pitfalls of people pleasing
by Emily ConradAs a (slowly recovering) perfectionist, somewhere in the twists of my brain lurks a belief that I must do everything the best possible way. Take chocolate chip cookies, for example. I need the best recipe. The one that yields soft centers and edges just...
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