You Don't Have To Be Perfect Podcast with Vanessa Luu

Inside today’s episode, I have with me Heather Lobe Johnson. She works as a full-time fundraiser in higher education, and spends her free time with her sweet son's and husband.  She is passionate about helping women find freedom and healing in their brokenness through the power of Jesus Christ and does so through /recovery meetings, writing, worship and enjoying the mountains of Virginia.  Bio: He...

Inside today’s podcast I have with me someone who I consider a friend even though we’ve never met. Julie Holmquist is a Wife, Mother, and Podcaster. We haven’t even had too many one on one conversations but I absolutely love her perspectives on life as well as her podcast, Kairos Moments. Every episode I have listened to I have related to and agreed with wholeheartedly. As an author, Bible teacher...

The title of today’s episode, Don’t Let Fear Stop You, is one from my very own workbook, Truth and Tools- Practical Applications rooted in scripture to help you live in truth. It also makes a great companion to my first book, You Don’t Have to Be Perfect.   My guest, Emily PIerite share's how perfectionism was causing stress in her life and stealing her joy. Emily is a former high school English t...

This episode turned into something better than what was planned.  I was so blessed and I know you will be too! My guest today is the lovely Rachel St. Germain. She is a full-time writer and works on her blog www.rachaelstgermain.com and social media spaces to help her readers (Perfectionistic, highly motivated women) overcome self-doubt, insecurity, and fear so they can give up all the strivi...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Ronne Rock. She is a professional writer and author of One Woman Can Change The World. She keeps herself busy traveling globally for her Orphan Outreach while using her creative talents.  (This episode was originally titled, Does God Require Perfection, and we do discuss that, but the bulk of the contents is more about Ronne's book, One Woman Can Chan...

Inside today’s podcast I have with me Angela Olinghouse. She is a wife and mother who often struggles with finding time to write.  In this episode, we discuss unblocking the fears that are holding us back from achieving the goals that God has put on our hearts. For those of you brand new here today, perfectionism is a destructive habit that plays a negative role in our lives. Perfectionism ho...

How do we juggle life's demands and still have time for things that nourish and sustain us? I’ll give you a hint, striving for perfection is not part of it.  Inside today’s podcast I have with me Emily Sue Allen. She is a writer, podcaster, and homeschool mom of 7 kids! If she can learn to embrace the messy and let go of the perfect I’m sure we all can. More about Emily: Emily Sue Allen is the fou...

Forget Perfect-Today’s episode title is taken straight from the pages of my Truth and Tools workbook. Inside today’s podcast I have with me, Sandi Rae. She is a pediatric occupational therapist, Parent Coach, a writer, and a big-time reader. Today she will share with us some of the ways that perfectionism has held her back from fulfilling the desires God has placed in her heart. She has shared wit...

Jazmin N. Frank is an author, teacher, and speaker on all things Bible. With a focus on building relationship with God, Jazmin equips and encourages ordinary people to love God, love His story, and live devoted. She is the author of Name Above All Names: An Invitation to Remember Who Jesus Really Is and the creator of the Devoted Scripture Journal. Jazmin loves creating Bible studies that help peo...

Inside today’s podcast I have with me Elisabeth Sammons, a Mother and Grandmother extraordinaire, and uses the rest of her time doing side jobs and volunteer work. She has been so gracious to come on the show and discuss with me the possible role the church has played in our struggles with perfectionism. For those of you brand new here today, perfectionism is a destructive habit that plays a negat...

Inside today’s podcast I have with me Kelly Walsh. She is a writer and lover of authentic living. Today we will explore how it’s possible to be worthy and imperfect at the same time. The truth is, in ourselves we could never be worthy the way we crave to be, but in Christ we are made worthy the moment we accept God’s gift of salvation and we remain worthy until our last breath. cid:832A8E20-F66B-4...

This first episode is a welcome to the You Don't Have to Be Perfect Podcast, and informs the listeners on what they can expect.