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16. Pressing Through Being Stuck
Episode 167th May 2026 • The Resilience and Grit Podcast • Kathleen DuBois
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Oof! This episode took me four hours to record. Not because it was long… but because I kept stopping. Starting. Stopping again. Distracting myself.

Chicken soup.

Gourmet marshmallows from a gift box my friend Amanda sent me.

A walk for fresh air.

And somewhere in all of that, I realized…

This is resilience and grit. Not the polished moments. Not when everything flows. But showing up again and again when it’s not working. Stuck. Coming back after you’ve avoided. Choosing done over perfect.

In this episode:

  • Why perfectionism keeps us stuck
  • What avoidance really looks like
  • How resilience happens in real time

A question for you:

Where are you stuck trying to get it just right?

What would one imperfect step look like today?

Oh, and that amazing gift box I mentioned from my friend Amanda? Here's the link to the company (again, no benefit coming back to me for sharing...I just love giving props to things I love): https://wildgirlgifts.com/

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