Karen Castilon and I connected over two years ago through the common experience of losing our sons to Fentanyl poisoning. She was a guest in Episode 17 where she shared Josh’s story, and the power of art and creativity in healing. She’s the first guest I’ve brought back for a second time, and our intention is that this conversation will open your curiosity about the role perfectionism plays in our lives, and our healing.

• The new relationship she has with her son in Spirit
• The way many of us are traveling similar, but different, paths through grief and life
• What Karen “knew” from the very first day of her grief journey
• How the Type A personality molds us in grief and healing
• The Enjoli perfume commercial (watch it here) that shaped so many of us back in the 1970s (I referenced this in Episode 6 so be sure to listen to that episode for more reference and insights)
• The role society and social media have played in creating this idea of women having to do it all
• Questions we should all ask ourselves about the ideal standard we’re all trying to achieve
• A powerful question to ask when looking at taking on anything new in life
• How loss can shift your perfectionism and allow you to do things you might not have done in the past
• The perspective shift that can come from traumatic loss
• Why it’s important to look at where we are, and where someone else is, on our healing journeys and release expectations of ourselves and others
• The parallel Karen sees in her own grieving and healing process and letting go of perfectionism
• The danger of suppressing our feelings and acting as if you’re fine - when you’re not
• Why everyone’s timeline for grief and healing is different
• The reason it’s crucial to be true to you on your healing journey
• Where some of our people pleasing, perfectionistic traits originate from

You can join the Be True To You virtual summit happening October 10-14, 2022 with Karen, myself, and a group of 25 amazing speakers - at no cost.

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