This one is for our fellow perfectionists. Those of us who were raised as girls and women, know how easy it is to fall into perfectionism, constantly equating our worth with how “perfect” we can appear to be. This is Part 2 of our conversation with Somatic Life Coach María-Victoria Albina who will help us break through these perfectionistic thinking and recl ... Show More
Oct 29
The Mindset Shift That Helps Me Stop Comparing Myself to Other Women
Comparing yourself to other women can make it feel like their success is proof that you're falling behind. In this episode of Mary’s Cup of Tea, Mary explores envy, comparison, jealousy, and the pressure women feel to hit life milestones on an invisible timeline. Through her expe ... Show More
31m 35s
Oct 22
If You’re Feeling Uninspired, Listen To This.
What do you do when you feel uninspired, creatively stuck, or disconnected from the person you want to be? Let’s chit chat about how to find inspiration again, reconnect with your creativity, and feel more motivated in your everyday life. If you’ve been feeling stuck in a rut or ... Show More
31m 53s
Aug 2021
Training Your Nervous System To Release Anxiety – With Victoria Albina
// R E A D Y • S E T • R E S E T This episode is all about codependency, perfectionism, and anxiety. Plus, we talk about moving ourselves out of fight or flight and the differences between venting and complaining. Victoria Albina (she/her) is a Certified Life Coach, UCSF-trained ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2025
EP 505: Unhooking from Perfectionism with Mary
<p>In this session, Christine coaches Mary, a high-achieving working mom who feels stuck in an anxious loop of striving, self-pressure, and "never-enoughness." Underneath her drive for excellence is a deep fear of falling behind or being seen as "not good enough."</p> <p>Together ... Show More
38m 28s
Nov 2021
212. Codependency, Coaching, and Your Nervous System: A Conversation with Victoria Albina
Many women have the sense that they’re not good enough or worthy enough unless other people think they are. Why? Because society has taught us that we need to put everyone else’s needs before our own, and so we develop some codependent thought patterns to evaluate our worth. Inst ... Show More
40m 13s
Oct 2025
Heal Perfectionism, Codependence, & Emotional Outsourcing: Somatic Therapy and Polyvagal Theory 101, with Beatriz Victoria Albina
<p>Are you exhausted from constantly trying to make everyone else happy, and losing yourself in the process? Today, we’re talking about breaking free from the burnout of <strong>people-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional outsourcing</strong>, and how to <strong>regulate your n ... Show More
56m 51s
Mar 2023
283. Wellness Perfectionism
Perfectionism is everywhere, it’s sneaky. And this week I want to talk about a little thing I like to call wellness perfectionism. No matter what tips, tools, and tricks we know for regulating our minds (and nervous systems) there’s no way for us to avoid having the human experie ... Show More
20m 3s
Feb 2022
24. If You're a Perfectionist or an Overachiever, This One's for You
<p>If you ever feel like you're always trying to be smart enough, accomplished enough, and like you have to do things perfectly in order to feel worthy – this episode is for you.</p>
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<p>My perfectionist tendencies started from such a young age when I was in middle sch ... Show More
17m 57s