Mar 27 2025 10 mins
Are you constantly pushing yourself to the max, yet feeling exhausted and on edge?
Doing less could actually help you achieve more.
In this episode you’ll discover:
1. Why striving for perfection might be holding you back.
2. Two powerful midlife coping skills that make relaxation actually work for you.
3. How shifting to an 80% effort mindset can prevent burnout and improve productivity.
Press play now to unlock the secrets to managing anxiety and perfectionism boosting efficiency, and finally enjoying your success—without guilt.
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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.