Unlocking Your Power: Ditching Pleasing, Proving & Perfectionism with Meredith Vaish

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Have you ever felt like the constant drive to PLEASE others, PROVE yourself, and achieve PERFECTION is wearing you down?

In this episode, I talk with guest, Meredith Vaish, Intuitive Leadership Coach, about how this cycle drains our energy and impedes our ability to live the life we really want.

Meredith shares her compelling story of balancing a demanding career at Stanford University with full-time motherhood. And how taking on too much led her to an injury that became her wake-up call.

She shares how to break free from these cycles by:

• setting boundaries
• embracing progress over perfection
• taking small, yet impactful steps toward positive change

She also shares practical strategies for managing the inner critic and finding fulfillment beyond external validation.

"True transformation starts with listening to your body and honoring your intuition. The journey to self-love is the most important work you'll ever do."
-Meredith Vaish

Highlights
14:32 Perfectionism stems from self-worth issues and demands of achievement.
18:22 Midlife pressures lead to unsustainable strategies and often health crises.
21:37 Success should align with your authentic self, not society.
33:02 Why support is crucial for creating big changes.

About Meredith
Meredith Vaish is an Intuitive Leadership Coach & CEO of Pause Box. She teaches women how pleasing, proving, and perfectionism deplete energy and undermine leadership by blocking access to our intuition. Her burnout experience led her to leave a 16-year career at Stanford University and embark on a year-long 'SOULbatical’. Now, through coaching, courses and retreats, she helps women up level their life, energy, and results by creating a SoulYES life they love.

Guest Links:

Free Self-Love & Success Quiz: https://link.pauseboxco.com/whats-your-self-love-score

Website: https://pauseboxco.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/meredithvaish

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meredith.vaish

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