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In this episode of the Unperfected Pod, Brooke discusses navigating motherhood and the messiest moments while ditching perfectionism. She talks about her experience of transitioning from being a retail manager to becoming a therapist. After experiencing a community crisis in their store, she realized her passion for helping people and decided to pursue a career in counseling psychology. After graduating, she launched her private practice and started to focus on supporting moms, who are often expected to do too much and face high pressure. She encourages others to take a step back and realize that it is "OK" to not be perfect and to take care of their mental health.

[00:01 - 01:02] Introduction

• Brooke talks about navigating motherhood and the messiest moments
• Her passion for mommy's mental health

[01:03 - 14:30] The Expectations Of Modern Moms

• Corporate work and climbing the ladder
• Marriage and honeymoon
• Early childhood trauma memories
• Escaping the success & achievements
• Launching a private practice and business
• Wanting to prove that you can grow a business and family at the same time
• Her experience with postpartum depression and anxiety
• The rise in expectations of modern moms and the rise in mental health conditions

[14:31 - 20:22] Investing Energy Into Yourself And Your Well-Being

• Comparing ourselves to others and striving for perfectionism
• Start investing energy into ourselves instead of trying to be perfect
• Investing in our own healing and coming together as a community to collaborate, problem-solve, and create solutions
• Shedding the "Shoulds" and claiming space for our wellbeing
• Normalizing "normal" to remove shame
• Investing in mental health, and creating a life we want to participate in

[20:23 - 24:08] Closing Segment

• Brooke invites listeners to join her private Facebook group called, "Mommy's Mental Health Matters" to continue the conversation
• To learn more about Brooke and her work, listeners can visit Brooke Jean LLC!

Tweetable Quotes:

"We used to have to keep up with the Joneses and now we have to keep up with the Kardashians and in trying to achieve this ever-elusive perfectionism. The perfect body, the perfect parenting, the perfect marriage, the perfect leader. We are just drowning in feelings of "not enoughness" drowning in depressive episodes and anxiety attacks and shame spirals, and mom guilt, and resentment. So, mama, it is time to stop investing all of us into everyone else and start pouring into ourselves." – Brooke Jean

"I made the really scary decision to leave that steady corporate career and took six months off to heal. This transition unlocked my curiosity about mommy's mental health and the lack of resources and the lack of talking about it." - Brooke Jean

You can connect with Brooke Jean through her:

Website: Brooke Jean LLC

Facebook: Brooke Jean

LinkedIn: Brooke Jean

Twitter: Brooke Jean

Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected

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Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brookejeanunperfected/

Facebook private group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLALTL

Website: https://www.brookejeanllc.com/