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Never Perfect
by Dr. Beth
As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
Episodes
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How a Navy Veteran Turned Addiction and a 12-Day Coma Into Redemption
What happens when the very thing meant to heal you nearly takes your life? Quincy was a reliable, hardworking 1st class Petty officer in the Navy with everything under control, until a routine dental procedure on deployment opened the door to an addiction and a cold turkey attempt at sobriety put...
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ADHD Parenting Struggles and Strategies: Dr. Beth’s Mistakes and Revelations
Parenting is hard, and ADHD parents like Dr. Beth have unique challenges and strengths. Most parents with ADHD are aware of how it hinders them, but have you ever thought about the ways it benefits your kids? Revealing examples: Ever found a rotting sandwich in your kid's lunchbox weeks after…
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How Much Do You Need from Relationships: Understanding Introversion, Energy, and How We Connect with Dr. Beth’s daughter
Are you an introvert or an extrovert or, like most of us, somewhere in the messy, wonderful middle? We love to sort ourselves into neat personality boxes, but what if the truth is far more fluid, changing with the day, the people, and the moment we're in? In this warm and unscripted episode, Dr....
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When the Confident Ones Are Struggling Too: How High-Functioning Anxiety Hides Behind Confidence
What if the most outgoing, confident person in the room is also the most anxious? We tend to picture anxiety as someone visibly shrinking back but for many people, it wears a smile, works the room, and never lets on how hard it's fighting underneath. In this episode, Dr. Beth Capecchi sits down...
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Why People Don't Initiate: 10 Reasons It's Almost Never About You
Have you ever felt that quiet ache when a friend never calls first, a sibling doesn't plan, or someone forgets your birthday year after year? It's so easy to read that silence as rejection, to decide you're forgotten, boring, or not worth the effort. But what if the story you're telling yourself...
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When to Push and When to Protect: Making Brave Decisions Without Fear
Have you ever stood at a crossroads, unsure whether to push yourself forward or pull back and protect your peace? We make these calls every day, go to the gathering or rest, ask for support or stay silent, face the hard thing or avoid it. But how do you know which choice will help you grow and...
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The Man Everyone Thought Was Fine: PTSD, Addiction, and an Unlikely Redemption
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide, trauma, PTSD, and addiction. If you're struggling, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7 in the U.S. What if the person who seems most "put together" is quietly falling apart? Craig looked like he had it all, a successful...
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Behind the "Normal" Life: Why the People Who Look Fine Are Often Struggling Most
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and suicide attempts, including a teen's overdose, as well as depression and addiction. If you're struggling, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7. What do a lonely thirty-seven-year-old, a courageous teenage girl, and a...
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Dr. Beth's Unfiltered Family Discussion About Conflict and Assertiveness (in a Messy Kitchen)
Where do you fall on the assertiveness scale — doormat, brutally honest, or somewhere in between? In this completely unscripted episode, Dr. Beth turns the microphone on her own household… and her family does not hold back. What starts as a Saturday-morning kitchen cleanup becomes a hilariously...
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The Beauty of Doing Things Alone: A Client's Real-Time Breakthrough from Spotlight Syndrome to Self-Confidence
Have you ever skipped a coffee shop, a walk in the park, or even church, just because you'd have to go alone? For so many of us, the fear of being watched, judged, or talked about keeps us from living the life we actually want. But what if the thoughts we imagine others having about us are the…
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Baby Steps to Big Impact: How to Stop Waiting for "Someday" and Start Living Your Mission with Deb Drummond
Have you ever felt like your dreams are just out of reach, like you're doing all the right things but somehow still scattered, stretched thin, and unsure if it's working? What if the secret isn't doing more, but learning how to do what you already know? In this episode, Dr. Beth sits down with...
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The Second Spring: Reframing Menopause as a Season of Renewal, Wisdom, and Power with Dr. Suz Bozzone
What if menopause isn't an ending, but the beginning of your finest self? In Japan, the transition is called Konenki — the season of renewal and regeneration, a "second spring" that elevates women into a higher stature of wisdom and influence. Yet here in the West, nearly a third of women…
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Hidden Addictions and Heartaches: Jody Allen on Faith, Forgiveness, and Finding Hope after Divorce
Hidden heartaches and secret struggles with addiction are everywhere, including in the church. What if the family that looks the most "put together" on Sunday morning is the one quietly falling apart by Monday night? Behind matching pajamas, anniversary posts, and small-group Bible studies, so…
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From Burnout to Breaking Bread: A Teacher's Journey Through Shadow, Silence, and Renewal with David Cook
What happens when the version of you that worked so hard in the morning of life no longer fits the afternoon? When the criticism becomes too heavy, the certainty starts to crack, and your body quietly tells you it's time to listen differently? For David Cook, a beloved teacher, longtime…
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Pulling the Hell Out of Humanity: How One Man Traded His Empire for a Calling with Paul Hutchinson
What if the very things that made you successful were quietly destroying you from the inside out? Paul Hutchinson built a $50 billion empire, married an NFL cheerleader, and rescued thousands of children from trafficking — yet found himself emptier than ever. In this raw and remarkable...
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Grief to Gold: Finding Purpose, Faith, and Healing in Life’s Hardest Chapters with Pearly Montagu
What if the pain you've been carrying isn't actually yours to keep? What if your body — every ache, every heaviness, every story it whispers — is asking you for something different than what you've been giving it? In this conversation, Dr. Beth sits down with trauma release practitioner Pearly...
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Addiction and Shame: When Accountability Meets Grace
The majority of individuals struggling with addiction experience a mix of shame and self-hatred, but does this improve their chances for getting healthy and sober? Accountability is essential, but self understanding and self compassion are as well. What if the path to healing isn’t choosing…
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Healing Beyond Medicine: Through Awareness, Energy, and Gratitude with Dr. Lisa Piper & Wendy Cohn-Osborne
What if healing isn’t about fixing yourself—but learning how to come back into balance? So many of us push through stress, pain, and overwhelm, searching for quick solutions… but what if real transformation begins when we slow down, listen, and reconnect with what truly matters? In this powerful...
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When You Fall Behind in College: ADHD, Anxiety, and the Power of Speaking Up
What happens when college becomes overwhelming… and avoidance takes over? If you’ve ever felt behind, anxious, or unsure how to get back on track—this conversation will remind you that you’re not alone, and it’s not too late. In this honest and encouraging episode, Dr. Beth sits down with Holden…
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Two Inspiring Stories of Resilience, Awareness and Growth
About our Guests: Elena is a mother of a young adult son with autism spectrum disorder . She shares their journey of diagnosis, adapting, and advocating with patience and love. Rylee is an 18-year-old who shares her own experience of being diagnosed with autism, offering insight into the inner...
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The Power of Your Voice: Transforming Obstacles into Confidence and Purpose with John Di Domenico
What if the very thing you’ve struggled with most could become your greatest strength? What if your obstacles weren’t holding you back—but actually preparing you for your purpose? In this powerful and inspiring episode of the Never Perfect Podcast, Dr. Beth Capecchi sits down with keynote speaker...
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Nutrient Focused Living: Nourishing Mind , Body and Soul with Neil Smith
What if the way we grow and choose our food could change not only our physical health—but our mental well-being too? Many of us feel disconnected from where our food comes from, yet the journey from soil to plate has a profound impact on our bodies, our communities, and even our emotional health....
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Escaping a Religious Cult: Faith, Freedom, and Reclaiming Truth in Christ with Peter Young
What happens when faith is manipulated, truth is twisted, and the people you love most are turned against you? In this powerful episode, author and former sports broadcaster Peter Young shares the deeply personal story of how he unknowingly became entangled in a destructive religious cult—and how...
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Inspired by Women: Empowering Women with Brad Walsh
In this episode of Never Perfect, Dr. Beth sits down with Brad Walsh—best-selling author and host of the top-rated podcast Empowerography—to explore how purpose often unfolds in unexpected ways. Together, they discuss how childhood experiences, life’s challenges, and career detours can merge to...
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NASA Scientist to Monk: Is Your Achievement Drive Making You Sick? with Dr. Mamta Bhatt
What happens when a world-class macromolecular scientist—who engineered innovations for NASA and the US Army—reaches the breaking point of burnout? You don’t just heal; you decode the biology of joy. In this powerhouse episode of Never Perfect, Dr. Beth sits down with Dr. Mamta Bhatt, a scientist...
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Healing From the Inside Out: Natural and Complementary Approaches with Lawrence Ellyard
What is “wellness,” really—and how do we know who’s credible in a world full of modalities, certifications, and strong opinions? In this episode, Dr. Beth sits down with Lawrence Ellyard, founder of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT) and the International Institute…
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Money and the Inner Work: Enneagram, Attachment Theory, and Healing Our Relationship With Finances with Doug Lynam
What if we used money like a mirror in order to discover what your spending, saving, or your avoidance of financial matters reveals? What if the way you handle money isn’t about discipline or intelligence—but about what you learned growing up? In this episode of Never Perfect, Dr. Beth sits down...
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Against All Odds: Climbing Everest with One Lung and Finding Purpose When Life Feels Over with Sean Swarner
What do you do when life tells you there’s no future left to plan for? In this powerful episode of Never Perfect, Dr. Beth sits down with Sean Swarner, a two-time terminal cancer survivor who was once given just days to live—and went on to redefine what’s possible. With one lung, Sean became the...
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Managing Expectations and Disappointment in College (and in Life): Life Struggles No One Talks About
Why does college feel so much harder than you expected it to be? This episode is about the struggles associated with adjusting to college, but many of the themes are universal and apply to other life stages and transitions as well. Some of the biggest challenges in life involve managing...
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Navigating Relationship Differences: Competing Needs, Agendas and Personalities
In this solo episode, Dr. Beth dives into a topic that touches every relationship we have—navigating differences, competing needs, and the tension between togetherness and independence. From dating to long-term marriage, friendships to family life, differences are inevitable—but how we think…
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When Keeping the Peace Hurts: Why Peacemakers Should Speak Up
In this episode, Dr. Beth tackles a topic she’s deeply passionate about—but has taken time to approach thoughtfully: conflict avoidance and peacemaking. While peacemakers often value kindness, harmony, and sensitivity, avoiding hard conversations can quietly erode relationships over time. Using...
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Everyday Differences, Compatibility, and Making Love Last with Dr. Carol Stoney
Today Dr. Beth sits down again with relationship expert Dr. Carol Stoney to explore one of the most common phrases couples use to describe their relationship: “We’re just not compatible.” Instead of couples seeing their differences as signs of failure, they unpack what actually lies beneath that...
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Getting Started Is the Hardest Part: ADHD-Friendly Tools to Beat Procrastination
Why is it so hard to start the things we know we need to do? In this quick, solo, and spontaneous episode, Dr. Beth shares practical ADHD-friendly strategies to break through procrastination without shaming yourself or waiting for perfect motivation. Using real-life examples from her own school...
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How and When to Talk Diagnosis with Reluctant Clients
In this episode, Dr. Beth sits down with her friends Amanda (a business owner) and Stephanie (a therapist) to tackle a tough, real-world question: How do you talk about a diagnosis with someone who doesn’t want one—especially when daily weed, anger outbursts, or past substance use are in the mix?...
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Dr. Beth’s Turn in the Hot Seat: ADHD, Parenting and Values
In this special role-reversal episode, Beth hands the mic to her longtime friend of 40+ years, OB-GYN Dr. Patricia “Tricia” McClelland—a familiar voice on the podcast from past episodes on hormones and menopause. This time, Tricia interviews Beth, asking the questions Beth usually asks everyone...
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Unpacking Our Pain: How Threat, Safety & Meaning Shape it with Dr. Matt McClanahan & Joe Timberlake
What if your pain is real—and also not the whole story? In this episode, Dr. Beth sits down with two “pain whisperers” who bridge medicine and recovery: Dr. Matt McClanahan, an osteopathic physician (Neuromusculoskeletal & Family Medicine; Center for Insight Medicine), and Joe Timberlake, a…
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Parenting Teens with Presence, Tough Love, and Vulnerability with Randi Crawford
Parenting teens isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence, honesty, and learning to let go. In this conversation, Beth welcomes Randi Crawford, a straight-talking parenting coach who brings humor, vulnerability, and decades of life experience to the table. From co-founding a women’s health…
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Am I Secure in my Relationship and Good enough for my partner? With Figs O'Sullivan, LMFT
Figs o’Sullivan and his wife Teale are marriage therapists and relationship experts who developed the Empathi method. They are the architects of the Empathi Method and they think of themselves as “wounded healers and fellow strugglers.” Figs takes a casual approach in his work with couples and…
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Why did you get married? An essential question with Dr. Carol Stoney
Today Dr. Carol Stoney, Beth’s most frequent (and very likely one of the most popular ) podcast guests returns to the show to talk about marriage. She likes to encourage married couples to ask themselves the question regularly: “ Why did we get married?” Like when things get hard or when...
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Unconditional Love and Healthy Parenting/Relationships
What is the difference between unconditional love and conditional love? Does healthy love have to include approval of all choices? Are we showing love to our children or our loved ones even when we don’t approve of their choices, or when we grieve their choices? Is our love for them more selfish…
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The Power in the Middle: Navigating your Midlife with Confidence with Elizabeth O’Brien, Ph. D.
What do we need to know about midlife and how to navigate it? How does wellness intersect with women’s experiences of midlife? Today Beth discusses these topics with counselor Elizabeth O’Brien, the author of “The Power in the Middle”. Check out links to her book at sign up for her monthly...
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Big Asian Energy with John Wang
John Wang, a leadership coach, corporate speaker, Podcast host and book author, is on a mission to empower Asian Americans to break through external and internal limitations in order to reach their full potential professionally and personally. Many of them get overlooked for leadership positions…
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Successfully in Love with Katarina Polonska, M.St
Before becoming a high performance relationship coach and gender dynamics social scientist Katarina Polonska struggled in her own relationship journey, calling off her first engagement. And today, this Oxford, trained therapist and relationship coach specializes in helping people figure out when…
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Marriage - Unfiltered with Julie Baumgardner
Julie Baumgardner has spent 35 years helping guide people to create healthy vibrant marriage relationships. Almost 28 years ago, she helped launch First Things First, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to helping people have healthy relationships. In this episode, she addresses some common…
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How Enneagram Coaching Can Help your Marriage
Today Dr. Beth and her husband Remo experience the benefits of Enneagram coaching with Kat Smith, certified Enneagram teacher and co-host of the Enneagram + Yoga podcast. Kat gives an overview of the Enneagram test and how it helps us in our journey of self discovery and understanding our loved...
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Nonverbal communication and Social Habits
Today Dr. Beth and one of her clients (a man in his 70’s) spontaneously record their conversation about nonverbal communication and its impact on relationships. Researchers suggest that nonverbal communication is more important than verbal communication, and comprises 70 to 93% of communication....
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Discussing Nutrition and Body image without Fat Shaming (with 3 therapists and one registered dietitian)
This is what happens when 3 therapists get together for coffee, and spontaneously invite Beth’s dietician friend Ellie Paulauskaite to join them. Today’s episode is a recording of this fun and informative discussion about body image, fat shaming, and nutrition. Things include societal perceptions...
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Relationships: Breaking Free from Perfectionistic Delusions with Jordanne Sculler, LMHC
Today Dr. Beth interviews Jordanne Sculler, a therapist who specializes in relationships, approaching her clients with a “ tough yet compassionate style”. She challenges her clients to look in the mirror at themselves rather than pointing their finger at others in an effort to “bring the work…
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Everyday Conflict: Common Mistakes and Helpful Strategies
In relationships, conflict is universal and unavoidable because we all have different viewpoints, opinions, needs and irritable moods and poor affect regulation often exacerbate these issues. Conflict itself is not the problem, but how we manage it can cause the problems. Today Dr. Beth shares...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Improving Your Mental Health with Judith Belmont, MS
Judith Belmont, best selling author of the TIPS series, has been practicing as a psychotherapist for more than 40 years, has recently published her favorite book with 110 cognitive behavioral therapy tips. It’s called 110 CBT Tips and Tools. Cognitive behavioral therapy is an empirically…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
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Dr. Beth
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As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As...
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