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The Un-Perfected Pod
Hosted by Brooke Jean · EN
Are you a high-achieving, busy AF, perfectionistic working mama on the brink of burnout? Feeling lost, unfulfilled and like no matter what you do, it'll never be enough?
You are in the right place, mama. Welcome to the unperfected pod where you'll be inspired to embrace your messy, shed the shoulds, and find freedom through a life unperfected.
Brooke Jean is a Therapist, Recovering Perfectionist and fellow struggling working Mom on a mission to normalize normal. Following her own mid-life, shall we say awakening, she was thrust into a goosebump-worthy healing journey and life transformation .
Using a blend of real life, sometimes hilarious story telling combined with her mental health expertise, she'll teach you how to have BOTH a thriving family life and a purposeful career while gaining several hours back in your day for YOU and what lights you up!
In solo episodes and interviews with other bad ass mamas and supporting professionals, you'll get a front row to our shit shows and how we overcome some of the toughest working mom struggles. We'll talk everything from asking for help, dealing with crippling resentment, Mom guilt, losing yourself, anxiety, negative thought patterns, shitty boundaries, mediocre relationships and more.
You'll build a toolkit of coping skills, therapeutic techniques, personal development strategies to help you let go of who you think you're supposed to be in order to create the life you've always wanted.
If you're with me, press play, follow and subscribe and…LFG!
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The 4-Step Method I Used to Attract Major Opportunities While I Was Still a Mess
4w ago00:43:07Tap to summarizeWhat if you didn't have to have your life together to start attracting the things you actually want? This week, Brooke gets real. Like, rash-on-her-body, stye-taking-out-half-her-face, fingers-cracking-open, pulling-herself-out-of-a-depressive-rut real. And somehow, in the middle of all of that, two massive opportunities landed in her lap. This episode is about the formula she used to make that happen, and why you don't have to be at your best to receive your best. Brooke walks you through the four-step method she's built from years of studying psychology, neuroscience, nervous system regulation, somatic work, and energetics, and more importantly, from actually living it in the messiest of seasons. In this episode, you'll learn: Step 1: How to cast a vision that actually lands in your body (not just your head), and what to do when the vision goes dark Step 2: The real meaning of "energetically aligned action" and why your pace looks different in a valley than a peak Step 3: What surrender actually is (hint: it's not passivity), why you might think you're surrendered but still walking around with a clenched butthole, and how to soften even more Step 4: The one skill that separates the women who make it from the women who quit, and why running back into the fire doesn't mean something is wrong with you Brooke also gets into the nuanced, important conversation she's been having about the line between acknowledging what's real (mental health conditions, diagnoses, hard seasons) and handing so much power to it that it becomes bigger than you. This one hits different when you're in the middle of hard. Save the date: Brooke's 90s Hip Hop Dance Party Soiree is August 30th, 2026 in Erie, Colorado. To grab your spot, email brooke@liveunperfected.com or DM her on Instagram. 💃 Legend Mastermind's next cohort drops fall 2026. Stay tuned. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke/ team one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →5 Ways Therapists Can Find Their Voice, Fill Their Practice, and Make More Money
Apr 2700:44:54Tap to summarizeThe old school therapist archetype? It's stale. The stiff posture, the only-nodding, the "tell me how that makes you feel" energy? We are so far past that, and if you're listening to this, you already know it. Brooke Jean is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a 10-year private pay practice she built from scratch by doing one thing really, really well: being exactly who she is, unapologetically, in every room she walks into. In this episode, she's pulling back the curtain on what it actually takes to carve out a niche, attract the clients you're obsessed with, and build a practice that pays you well for the deeply important work you do. This one is for the therapists, coaches, service providers, and leaders who know they're meant for more and are ready to stop playing small. In this episode, Brooke covers: Why comparing yourself to other therapists is costing you your most important asset (and what to do instead) The inner work required BEFORE you can find your voice and build your brand How to connect to your bigger "why" so you can keep showing up even when motivation disappears Why your most "inappropriate," unfiltered self is actually your biggest business asset How to build offers, programs, and funnels that genuinely light you up Notable moments: Brooke shares the personal story behind leaving Target and how a decade of corporate leadership shaped the way she built her practice Why she never took insurance, never started in community mental health, and had clients from day one The ethical filter she runs everything through, and why she believes the old school rules were written by old white men and hold up the patriarchy Her take on why AI will weed out the therapists who aren't showing up fully, and why good therapists have nothing to worry about "Selling is serving." A reframe that will change how you think about marketing your practice forever. Free Resource Mentioned: Join Brooke's email list at liveunperfected.com to be the first to know about her FREE fall masterclass: Finding Your Voice and Niche as a Private Practice Owner. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke or Team one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →What Justin Bieber's Coachella Comeback Actually Taught Me About Healing (And Why I Cried)
Apr 2000:37:45Tap to summarizeOkay, I know what you're thinking. "Brooke... a Justin Bieber episode?" Hear me out. Because when I sat with my coffee rewatching Coachella clips and felt something move through me at a bone level, I knew this was worth unpacking. And as a psychotherapist who studies human behavior for a living? Honey, there is SO much here. This episode is your permission slip to care about pop culture AND your mental health at the same time. Because sometimes, a full circle moment on the world's biggest stage is exactly what we needed to feel something again. In this episode, Brooke gets into: What Justin Bieber's Coachella performance revealed about how starved our nervous systems are for something that actually feels GOOD right now, and why that matters more than you think. Why raw, imperfect, unproduced realness is about to become the most powerful currency in business, leadership, and life (and what that means for how you show up). The inner child healing moment that millions of people witnessed without even realizing it, and why a therapist is genuinely giddy about how many people are now googling those two words. How to stop being a passive consumer of the internet's garbage and start choosing where your attention flows, without spiritual bypassing the real stuff. Why your messy, wobbly, cringe-worthy beginning deserves flowers instead of your contempt. The five takeaways from Brooke's Coachella debrief: We are desperate for feel-good things on the internet right now. Our nervous systems are cooked, and this delivered. Justin Bieber is exactly who he thinks he is. Talent is talent, and raw is real. With the rise of AI, the ability to make people FEEL something is the currency. Full stop. Inner child healing just got its biggest mainstream moment ever, and this therapist is here for it. Stop believing everything you read online. Narratives are built for clicks. You get to choose what you feed. Notable Brooke moment: "AI will never replace the feeling that you feel when you are with other human beings. That's gonna be the real currency going forward." 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: BrookeJeanUnperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke or Meghan one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →Stop Thinking About Your Feelings: How to Actually Process Emotions in the Body
Apr 500:35:08Tap to summarizeYou've been trying to think your way out of your feelings your whole life. And it's not working. Here's why. In this episode, Brooke gets back to basics with one of the most important concepts she teaches, and it's blowing her clients' minds: feelings aren't thoughts. They're physical sensations happening in your body right now, and the more you mentally spin on them, the more stuck you get. Brooke breaks down exactly what happens in your body when you have a thought, why 80% of your 60,000 daily thoughts are negative and fear-based, what adrenaline and cortisol actually feel like from the inside, and why your emotional backlog is the real reason you flew off the handle over that one email. She also walks you through a simple, practical body-based exercise you can use the next time you feel triggered, so you can start metabolizing emotions instead of recycling them on loop. This one goes in the "I needed this 20 years ago" category. In this episode: Why feelings are physical, not mental, and what that actually means for you The thought-to-hormone-to-feeling pipeline your body runs without your permission Why mentally spinning on your emotions makes them 10x worse What "window of tolerance" means and why yours might be slammed shut The antelope story that will change how you think about trauma responses forever A body-based breathing exercise to metabolize emotions in real time Why breathwork and dance are Brooke's current go-to tools for flushing stuck emotion What "declutter the gutter" means and why it's the key to not blowing up over small things An update on Dance Alchemy and the new virtual offer coming soon Resources + Links Mentioned: Dance Alchemy April 12th (bring your daughter for free!) and May 10th in Lafayette, CO -- $33 Register via Venmo @Brooke-Jean-1 or DM @brookejeanunperfected 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →4 Things Every Mom Needs to Hear Before Her Kid Graduates High School
Mar 3100:37:06Tap to summarizeYou're crying out of nowhere. You're questioning every decision you ever made as a mom. You're running 472 errands to avoid sitting in the grief. And somehow, you're also the proudest you've ever been in your entire life. Welcome to graduation season, mama. This one's for you. In this episode, Brooke gets real about the massive emotional transition that happens when your child graduates high school. Not the highlight reel version. The raw, messy, biologically disorienting version that nobody warns you about. If you've got a senior crossing the stage soon (or a junior who's not far behind), this episode is your permission slip to feel ALL of it, without shame, without rushing it, and without making it mean something's wrong with you. Brooke covers the 4 things to normalize right now: The emotional roller coaster is REAL. Crying one minute, checking things off a list the next, exploding with pride, then crying again. That's not instability. That's grief and love colliding in the most human way possible. Questioning whether you did enough is part of the grieving process. That backward spiral of "did I teach them enough, love them enough, show up enough?" It's bargaining. And Brooke's here to tell you: you did enough. With what you had. Your experience is unique. Stop subscribing to everyone else's narrative about what this is supposed to look like. Your kid isn't a statistic. Your family isn't a cliche. Assume the best, and watch what happens. The best is still ahead. Not a platitude. Brooke's living proof. Less hardcore parenting, more real connection. Less managing their life, more actually knowing them. It shifts. And it's beautiful. This episode is a love letter. Come get it. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →I've Hit My Threshold: 5 Things I'm Done Pretending to Care About
Mar 2300:32:06Tap to summarizeYou ever have a thought that you KNOW everyone around you is having, but nobody will just say it out loud? Yeah. This episode is that. Brooke is back on her bullshit in the best possible way, calling out five things that are perpetually dry humping her last nerve right now. From wellness culture spiraling out of control to spirit week being a part-time job nobody signed up for, this one is equal parts rant, permission slip, and group therapy for the working mom who is hanging on by a thread and done pretending otherwise. In this episode, Brooke covers: The microplastics spiral and why she's officially tapping out of wellness panic culture Why spirit week, dress-up days, and the leprechaun trap need to be abolished immediately Radical acceptance over getting to the bottom of every symptom when you're a 45-year-old working mom running on fumes Why she's done getting ready every day and what she's telling herself instead The Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos rant that had to be said The bottom line? The stress of keeping up is going to kill you faster than the seed oils, the microplastics, or the fact that you forgot to leave leprechaun coins last night. You're doing an incredible job. You don't need to do more. You need to give yourself permission to care about less. This might become a series. Let Brooke know if you want more. Dance Alchemy is happening the second Sunday of every month, 4-5 PM in Lafayette, Colorado. Next one is 4/12 DM "Damce" on Instagram or email Brooke to grab your spot. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →Bonus Episode: Your Fear of Being Seen Isn't a Flaw. It's a Part.
Mar 1800:24:06Tap to summarizeThat big scary thing you know you need to do? The pitch. The post. The ask. The conversation you keep putting off? You're not lazy. You're not broken. You're not "just not ready." You're protected. In this bonus episode, Brooke Jean breaks down the fear of visibility through the lens of IFS (Internal Family Systems) and gives you a real, tangible framework to stop letting your protective parts run the show in your life, leadership, and business. In this episode: What IFS is and why it matters for women who keep getting in their own way The difference between your Inner CEO (Self with a capital S) and the protective parts that talk you out of every bold move Why willpower and "just push through it" advice keeps failing you (hint: it's ignoring 95% of your operating system) The one question that unlocks everything: what feeling are you actually avoiding? Why shame is underneath almost all of it, and what it looks like to stop running from it How our collective trauma response got dressed up as leadership, and why that's costing us everything If you've ever felt frozen before a big move or talked yourself out of something you knew was right, this one is for you. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →Who's Running Your Life Right Now? Parts Work, Nervous System Regulation, and the World on Fire with Meghan Olson, LCSW
Mar 1501:07:26Tap to summarizeYou've adapted to the chaos. The panic has settled. And somehow, almost without noticing, you've snapped right back to impossible standards, a packed schedule, and that familiar grind that runs you into the ground. But here's the real question: is that resilience? Or is that your armor back on? In this episode, Brooke sits down with integrative therapist, brain health coach, and Team Unperfected's own Megan Olson to get radically honest about what is actually happening beneath the surface for high-achieving women right now. These are two therapists, completely unfiltered, talking about the stuff most people won't say out loud. They unpack the difference between genuine resilience and the protective patterns of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and high-functioning overdrive. They break down what survivor's guilt looks like in everyday life, why your brain literally adapted these coping mechanisms to keep you safe, and what it means to stop being at war with the parts of yourself you've been most ashamed of. Plus, Megan walks through her signature EMDR and brainspotting combo method. A process that goes below the surface of talk therapy to help your brain and body release what's been stuck. They cover negative cognitions, the subcortical brain, why your processing doesn't need to make sense to work, and why building neurobiology around your vision for your life is not woo. It's science. They close with real, practical nervous system tools you can use right now, including the minimum viable day concept that your body has been begging you to try. In this episode you'll hear: Why high-achieving women are the first to snap back to impossible standards even when the world is still on fire How to tell if you're in genuine resilience or back in protective survival mode What survivor's guilt looks and feels like for women who are "doing fine" while others aren't How Megan uses EMDR's questioning process to uncover the brain adaptations and deep beliefs driving your patterns What actually happens during a brainspotting session and why the more random it feels, the better it's working Why shaming your protective parts keeps you stuck and what it means to bring all of you to the table The minimum viable day and how to use it to retrain your nervous system toward safety How expansion brainspotting builds neurobiology around your manifestation Why choosing slow is not laziness right now. It is an act of resistance. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke or Meghan one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com F 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- first to know about Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →You're Triggered for a Reason: The Neuroscience Behind It and the Body-Based Work That Finally Frees You
Mar 900:42:49Tap to summarizeYou've done the work. You've talked about it. You've journaled. You've cried in your car. And yet something still gets activated. Your chest tightens when your boss uses that tone. You blow up at your kids over something small. You wake up at 3am for no reason. This isn't weakness. This is neuroscience. In this episode, Brooke breaks down exactly what happens inside your brain and nervous system when you experience trauma -- and why real, lasting freedom requires getting into the body, not just the mind. If you've ever wondered why you react the way you do, why certain things feel way bigger than they should, or why you're still carrying stuff you thought you dealt with years ago, this one is for you. In this episode: -- The neurobiology of trauma from lowercase t to capital T -- what's actually happening from the moment a threat enters through your eyes to the moment your amygdala fires up your entire system -- Why your brain fragments traumatic memories and why that's actually your brain protecting you -- The antelope analogy -- why every other animal on earth discharges trauma responses, and why we absorbed ours instead -- What "trauma files" are and why the news cycle, the Epstein files, and your boss's tone might all be unlocking the same wound -- Why reactions that feel out of proportion are not you overreacting -- they're you responding from the age you were when the original wound happened -- Why talk therapy and body-based work are not opposites -- they're partners, and why trauma healing needs both -- Brainspotting, EMDR, somatic experiencing, breathwork, and Dance Alchemy -- Brooke's top modalities for getting trauma out of the body -- Why shutting off the pain also shuts off your pleasure, your intuition, and your magic -- A personal share: Brooke's marriage, the world feeling like it's unraveling, and why she believes it's all part of the rebuild Mentioned in this episode: -- Brainspotting and EMDR with Megan at the Unperfected Practice -- Dance Alchemy classes in Lafayette, CO -- second Sunday of every month, 4--5 PM -- Upcoming Mother's Day Dance Alchemy event -- Next episode: Megan joins the pod to break down her combined Brainspotting + EMDR method 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com Free Guide: Get Unstuck - 5 Therapeutic Steps to Take Aligned Action 👉 https://www.brookejeanllc.com/get-unstuck 💃 Join Brooke Jean's Dance Crew (private WhatsApp -- be the first to know about upcoming Dance Alchemy classes!) 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jhp2VYLfZ0D8kQHwggSQ5c?mode=gi_t
Transcribe →The Inner Child Work That's Secretly Blocking Your Leadership
Mar 200:25:37Tap to summarizeYou're doing all the things — the business, the kids, the aging parents, the partner — and yet. There's this invisible wall you keep hitting every time you try to advocate for yourself, set a boundary, or push toward your bigger vision. It doesn't feel like a strategy problem. And it's not. In this episode, Brooke walks you through a real, live coaching session she did with a client who was struggling to ask for what she needed — in her business AND her life. What they uncovered together? A childhood moment that quietly convinced this woman that using her voice, having a strong opinion, or taking up space... meant losing the people she loved most. Sound familiar? Brooke breaks down the exact inner child process she used to identify where this block came from, how it got wired into this client's nervous system as default behavior, and — most powerfully — how to start the reparenting process that actually rewrites the story. This one is DEEP. And worth every minute. In this episode you'll learn: Why being called "bossy" as a little girl is still costing you in your business right now The neuroscience behind why conflict feels like a threat to your literal survival How to connect to your inner child to identify (and start dismantling) your biggest blocks The step-by-step reparenting process Brooke guides clients through in session Why visualization during inner child work isn't woo — it's neuroscience How to step into your Inner CEO and make decisions from that higher place If you've ever held back from asking for what you need because you were afraid of what it would cost you in your relationships... this episode is for you. 🔗 Connect with Brooke: Instagram: @brookejeanunperfected TikTok: Brooke Jean Unperfected 🔗 Work with Brooke one-to-one: www.liveunperfected.com Free Guide: Get Unstuck - 5 Therapeutic Steps to Take Aligned Action 👉 https://www.brookejeanllc.com/get-unstuck
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