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Perfection HangoverAuthor: perfectionhangover
Have you ever wanted more for your life, then caught yourself thinking, Women like me dont live like that? Perfection Hangover is for the woman who grew up with little money, little support, or both. Maybe youve built a good life since then. Maybe youre still working toward it. Either way, those early years can follow you into how you work, spend, love, parent, and decide whats possible for you. Im Melissa Blevins. I grew up poor in a blended family of nine in a three-bedroom trailer, started in banking at 7.93 an hour, and built a six-figure career in tech without a college degree. Im proud of how far Ive come, and I still struggle with feeling like I have something to prove. Im still figuring a lot of this out. Each week, I share honest stories about money, work, motherhood, relationships, and faith, and we look at the perfectionism patterns underneath them: proving, achieving, fixing, keeping the peace, performing, and trying to control everything. Youll leave each episode with one realistic question or step to try this week. Want to put words to your own pattern? Take the free Perfection Hangover Archetype Quiz at perfectionhangover.com/quiz. Language: en Genres: Education, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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021: Why I Don’t Feel Financially Safe (Even Earning Six Figures)
Episode 23
Saturday, 7 November, 2026
I earn six figures, and right now I’m on a beans and rice budget. In the same couple of months, a used Jeep threw a rod five days after I bought it ($21,000 later), a certified letter brought $11,000 in back child support and a court date, and a client opt-out meant paying back $10,000 in commission. Some of this is just math. Your budget is tight because your budget is tight. But the fear underneath it started long before there was a paycheck at all. In this episode I talk about the money story I grew up with, the escrow letter that made me sell my kids’ home, how the Controller pattern shows up with money, and one thing to try this week: naming what “safe” would actually look like for you. Find the leaks in your budget with the 30-Minute Money Leak Finder: https://perfectionhangover.com/money-leak-finder/ Take the free Perfection Hangover Archetype Quiz: https://perfectionhangover.com/quiz
