253 // Building Sticky Habits That Work for Your Busy Mom Life - with Monica Packer from About Progress

You tell yourself that you’re going to get your life together - drink more water, journal, exercise, declutter. You do great for a few days and then your kid gets sick, or there’s an emergency at work. You feel like a failure and wonder if you can ever create habits that will actually stick.

If this sounds familiar, don’t despair. Traditional habits wisdom, largely created by men, fails women because it ignores invisible labor and praises consistency that relies on perfection.

Monica Packer is a mom of five and the founder of About Progress, a top-rated podcast about adopting progress over perfection. She has served thousands of women online as a certified habits and identity coach.

In this episode, we dive into her new book Sticky Habits: A Woman’s Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits That Last.

We chat about:

why women feel like failures when trying to follow traditional habits advice

a different definition of consistency that takes the unpredictability of womens’ lives into account

the 4 S’s that make habits sticky

why tying identity with habits is an integral piece many habits experts miss

...and much more!

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You can grab Monica’s new book Sticky Habits (and learn about the pre-order bonuses) here.