Getting to Good Enough

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A podcast to help you let go of perfectionism so you can live life with more ease, less stress and a lot more laughter. Your hosts are: Janine Adams, a Certified Professional Organizer, who is naturally good at good enough and Shannon Wilkinson, a Life Coach and recovering perfectionist who is learning to be better at good enough. Together they share tips, techniques and stories from their organizing and coaching practices, as well as their own lives, to help you worry less about perfection and do more of what you love.

Episode Date
When Planning Becomes Procrastination (and What Actually Helps)
May 07, 2026
Financial Perfectionism (and Why It Keeps You Stuck)
Apr 30, 2026
What Is Enough? A Different Way to Decide
Apr 23, 2026
Making Things Easier Isn’t Cheating
Apr 16, 2026
When Things Don’t Go as Planned and How to Get Back on Track
Apr 09, 2026
Rethinking Expectations So Life Feels Better
Apr 02, 2026
Imposter Syndrome: Why It Happens (and What Actually Helps)
Mar 26, 2026
Imperfect Fitness: How Goals Make Exercise Easier
Mar 19, 2026
Stop Tolerating the Little Things: Tiny Fixes That Make Life Easier
Mar 12, 2026
Rest First, Then Do the Thing: Breaking the Postponed-Joy Cycle
Mar 05, 2026
When Your Productivity System Stops Working: Shake It Up
Feb 26, 2026
Small Wins, Big Boost: How Celebrating Helps Us Keep Going
Feb 19, 2026
Keep Hobbies Fun – Even When Perfectionism Shows Up
Feb 12, 2026
Multitasking vs. Single-Tasking: A Simple Way to Feel Less Scattered
Feb 05, 2026
Staying Engaged Without Getting Consumed
Jan 29, 2026
What If You’re Not Behind? (Challenging the Urge to Rush)
Jan 22, 2026
Choose: A Word of the Year for Easier Decision-Making
Jan 15, 2026
Meal Planning Isn’t the Problem—Decision Fatigue Is
Jan 08, 2026
Four Productivity Blocks That Lead to Procrastination (and How to Take Action Anyway)
Jan 01, 2026
The Discomfort Dividend: Small Habits That Make Life Easier
Dec 25, 2025
The Myth of Catching Up: Letting Go of the Endless To-Do List
Dec 18, 2025
Ready or Not: Embracing Imperfect Beginnings
Dec 11, 2025
What We’re Enjoying These Days: Comfort TV, Crafts, Books & Simple Joys
Dec 04, 2025
Saying No Without Guilt: Boundaries That Work
Nov 27, 2025
The Communication Pattern That's Secretly Sabotaging Your Conversations
Nov 20, 2025
Living in the Gap Between Hope and Fear: Navigating Uncertainty with Grace
Nov 13, 2025
When Recovery Means Redefining "Good Enough" Every Single Day
Nov 06, 2025
How to Make a Bad Day Better: 5 Self-Compassion Strategies (Best of GTGE)
Oct 30, 2025
How to Work With Your Natural Energy Rhythms (Not Against Them)
Oct 23, 2025
The Good Enough Host - Hosting Without the Stress
Oct 16, 2025
How to Enjoy Social Media Again
Oct 09, 2025
Creative Freedom and Structure: Finding Your Flow
Oct 02, 2025
Backsliding Happens (And That's Totally Okay)
Sep 25, 2025
Morning Routines That Actually Stick (Even When They Don't)
Sep 18, 2025
Behind the Mic - Our Journey to Good Enough Together
Sep 11, 2025
Two Friends, One Podcast, Zero Pressure - Getting to Good Enough is Back!
Sep 04, 2025
Financial Peace: How Smart Money Strategies and YNAB End Financial Stress (Best of GTGE)
Aug 28, 2025
Closet Curation - How to Build a Wardrobe You Actually Love (Best of GTGE)
Aug 21, 2025
Best of GTGE: Self-Care
Aug 14, 2025
Best of GTGE: Less is More
Aug 07, 2025
Getting to Good Enough Podcast Returns September 4th | Perfectionism Help
Aug 06, 2025
Episode 254: A Good Enough Goodbye
Aug 24, 2023
Episode 253: Better Sleep
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 252: Taking the Win
May 25, 2023
Episode 251: Start Simple
May 18, 2023
Episode 250: Feeling Good About Good Enough (Redux)
May 11, 2023
Episode 249: Less Is More (Redux)
May 04, 2023
Episode 248: Personal Capacity (Redux)
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 247: Make A Bad Day Better (Redux)
Apr 20, 2023
Episode 246: Preventing Pileups (Redux)
Apr 13, 2023
Episode 245: Working Through a Backlog (Redux)
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 244: We're YNAB Budgeting Coaches
Mar 30, 2023
Episode 243: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 242: It's Okay to Be Imperfect
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 241: Building a Buffer
Mar 09, 2023
Episode 240: Low-Hanging Fruit
Mar 02, 2023
Episode 239: Genealogy Redux
Feb 23, 2023
Episode 238: Be Your Own BFF
Feb 16, 2023
Episode 237: Flawless vs Ideal
Feb 09, 2023
Episode 236: How to Start a New Adventure
Feb 02, 2023
Episode 235: Hobbies (2023 Rerun)
Jan 26, 2023
Episode 234: How to Start Finishing
Jan 19, 2023
Episode 233: Embracing an Effortless Wardrobe
Jan 12, 2023
Episode 232: Overcoming Bad Habits (Redux)
Jan 05, 2023
Episode 231: Creating Helpful Habits (Redux)
Dec 29, 2022
Episode 230: Creating a Vision Board
Dec 22, 2022
Episode 229: Self Care (Redux)
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 228: Managing Mistakes
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 227: Making Tough Choices Easier
Dec 01, 2022
Episode 226: Letting the Holidays Be Easy (Redux)
Nov 24, 2022
Episode 225: Cultivating Contentment
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 224: Reinvigorating Habits
Nov 11, 2022
Episode 223: Jen Singer
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 222: Charitable Actions
Oct 27, 2022
Episode 221: Navigating Loss
Oct 20, 2022
Episode 220: A Trip of a Lifetime
Oct 13, 2022
Episode 219: Preparing Imperfectly
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 218: Authenticity (Redux)
Aug 25, 2022
Episode 217: Good Enough Gardening
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 216: Start Where You Are (Redux)
Aug 11, 2022
Episode 215: Positive Persistence
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 214: Hydrate or Die
Jul 28, 2022
Episode 213: Relieving Stress
Jul 21, 2022
Episode 212: A Little at a Time
Jul 14, 2022
Episode 211: Running Early
Jul 07, 2022
Episode 210: Enjoying Reading
Jun 30, 2022
Episode 209: Meal Planning
Jun 23, 2022
Episode 208: A Fourth Pillar for Our Fourth Year
Jun 16, 2022
Episode 207: Everyday Eldercare
Jun 09, 2022
Episode 206: Financial Peace (Redux)
Jun 02, 2022
Episode 205: Prioritizing Self Care
May 26, 2022
Episode 204: Setting Boundaries (Redux)
May 19, 2022
Episode 203: Travel in 2022
May 12, 2022
Episode 202: Acting on Good Impulses (Redux)
May 05, 2022
Episode 201: Relinquishing Control (Redux)
Apr 28, 2022
Episode 200: Our 200th Episode!
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 199: Considering an Electric Car
Apr 14, 2022
Episode 198: Trusting Yourself
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 197: Planning Ahead: The 1950 Census
Mar 31, 2022
Episode 196: Building an Anti-Perfectionist Toolkit
Mar 24, 2022
Episode 195: {GEIP} The Basement of Doom
Mar 17, 2022
Episode 194: Dealing with Distraction (Redux)
Mar 10, 2022
Episode 193: Gentle Accountability
Mar 03, 2022
Episode 192: Letting Go of Judgment
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 191: The Myth of Multitasking
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 190: Feeling Satisfied (Redux)
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 189: Clearing Your Mind
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 188: Bullet Journaling
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 187: Letting Go of Regret
Jan 20, 2022
Episode 186: Word of the Year
Jan 13, 2022
Episode 185: We're Back!
Jan 06, 2022
Episode 184: Good Enough Goal Setting (2021 Rerun)
Dec 30, 2021
Episode 183: Taking a Break
Nov 25, 2021
Episode 182: Gamification
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 181: Slowing Down
Nov 11, 2021
Episode 180: When to Say When
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 179: The Problem with Labels (Redux)
Oct 28, 2021
Episode 178: Venturing Out
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 177: How to Change Your Mind
Oct 14, 2021
Episode 176: Breaking Free from Social Media
Oct 07, 2021
Episode 175: Effectively Helping Others
Sep 30, 2021
Episode 174: Christine Platt
Sep 23, 2021
Episode 173: Keeping Commitments to Yourself
Sep 16, 2021
Episode 172: Happy Creativity
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 171: Next Steps
Sep 02, 2021
Episode 170: Give Yourself Credit
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 169: Make a Bad Day Better
Aug 19, 2021
Episode 168: Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 167: Letting Go (Redux)
Aug 05, 2021
Episode 166: The Problem with Balance
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 165: The Power of Language
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 164: Cut Yourself Some Slack
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 163: How Do You Relax? (Redux)
Jul 08, 2021
Episode 162: Competing Priorities - Part 2
Jul 01, 2021
Episode 161: Competing Priorities - Part 1
Jun 24, 2021
Episode 160: Three Pillars for Three Years
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 159: Relinquishing Control
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 158: Function vs Beauty
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 157: Bright Shiny Object Syndrome (Redux)
May 27, 2021
Episode 156: Feeling Good About Good Enough
May 20, 2021
Episode 155: Financial Wellness
May 13, 2021
Episode 154: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
May 06, 2021
Episode 153: Helping Your Future Self
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 152: Practicing Being Present
Apr 22, 2021
Episode 151: Task Management Revisited
Apr 15, 2021
Episode 150: Creating Helpful Work Boundaries
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 149: Making Thoughtful Choices
Apr 01, 2021
Episode 148: Living with Less
Mar 25, 2021
Episode 147: Post-Pandemic Planning
Mar 18, 2021
Episode 146: Closet Curation (Redux)
Mar 11, 2021
Episode 145: Making Imperfect Commitments
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 144: Stopping Shopping
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 143: Progress Not Perfection
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 142: Getting ZZZZZs
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 141: Daily Ease
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 140: Hobbies (Redux)
Jan 28, 2021
Episode 139: Coping Imperfectly
Jan 21, 2021
Episode 138: Starting a Good Enough Podcast
Jan 14, 2021
Episode 137: Superpowers and Kryptonite
Jan 07, 2021
Episode 136: What's Wrong with Perfectionism (Redux)
Dec 31, 2020
Episode 135: Keeping Challenges Easy
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 134: Pandemic Clothing Quandaries
Dec 17, 2020
Episode 133: Getting Clear on Your Goals
Dec 10, 2020
Episode 132: Quieting Your Mind
Dec 03, 2020
Episode 131: Trying Something New
Nov 26, 2020
Episode 130: Making the Best of the Season
Nov 19, 2020
Episode 129: Know Your Why (Redux)
Nov 12, 2020
Episode 128: What Is Good Enough (Redux)
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 127: Changing Habits
Oct 29, 2020
Episode 126: Choosing Imperfection
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 125: Authenticity
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 124: Incremental Improvement
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 123: Adapt with Ease
Oct 01, 2020
Episode 122: Get Out the Vote
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 121: Productive Preparation
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 120: Sneaky Perfectionism
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 119: Process vs Product
Sep 03, 2020
Episode 118: Trello for Task Management
Aug 27, 2020
Episode 117: Setting Boundaries
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 116: Marginal Value
Aug 13, 2020
Episode 115: Difficult Conversations
Aug 06, 2020
Episode 114: Productivity Blocks
Jul 30, 2020
Episode 113: Good Enough on Zoom
Jul 23, 2020
Episode 112: Mid-Year Refresh
Jul 16, 2020
Episode 111: Perfect Floundering
Jul 09, 2020
Episode 110: {GEIP} Vanessa Foerster
Jul 02, 2020
Episode 109: Just One Thing
Jun 25, 2020
Episode 108: Ready to Vote?
Jun 18, 2020
Episode 107: Balancing Discomfort
Jun 11, 2020
Episode 106: #TheShowMustBePaused
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 105: Enjoying Imperfection
May 28, 2020
Episode 104: Try Compassion
May 21, 2020
Episode 103: Dealing with Imperfectionists
May 14, 2020
Episode 102: The Good Enough Decision
May 07, 2020
Episode 101: Cultivating Friendships
Apr 30, 2020
Episode 100: Our 100th Episode!
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 99: Playing the Long Game
Apr 16, 2020
Episode 98: Stop With the Shoulds
Apr 09, 2020
Episode 97: Trying to Figure This Out
Apr 02, 2020
Episode 96: Adjusting to the New Normal
Mar 26, 2020
Episode 95: Letting Go of Stuff
Mar 19, 2020
Episode 94: Use What You Have
Mar 12, 2020
Episode 93: Preventing Pileups
Mar 05, 2020
Episode 92: Working Through a Backlog
Feb 27, 2020
Episode 91: No Regrets
Feb 20, 2020
Episode 90: Acting on Good Impulses
Feb 13, 2020
Episode 89: Mistakes Aren't Failures
Feb 06, 2020
Episode 88: Less Is More
Jan 30, 2020
Episode 87: Financial Peace
Jan 23, 2020
Episode 86: Anti-perfectionist Hacks
Jan 16, 2020
Episode 85: Doing Good in the World
Jan 09, 2020
Episode 84: Overthinking
Jan 02, 2020
Episode 83: Good Enough Goal Setting (Redux)
Dec 26, 2019
Episode 82: {GEIP} Taking On a Personal Challenge
Dec 19, 2019
Episode 81: Ambivalence
Dec 12, 2019
Episode 80: Expectations of Others
Dec 05, 2019
Episode 79: Getting to the Important Stuff
Nov 28, 2019
Episode 78: Words Matter
Nov 21, 2019
Episode 77: NaNoWriMo in progress
Nov 14, 2019
Episode 76: Letting the Holidays Be Easy (Redux)
Nov 07, 2019
Episode 75: Letting Go of Fear
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 74: Be Kind to Yourself
Oct 24, 2019
Episode 73: Too Many Choices
Oct 17, 2019
Episode 72: NaNoWriMo Preview
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 71: Reframing
Oct 03, 2019
Episode 70: {GEIP} Personal Progress Update
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 69: Social Media
Sep 19, 2019
Episode 68: What's Wrong with Perfectionism?
Sep 12, 2019
Episode 67: Dealing with Distraction
Sep 05, 2019
Episode 66: Daily Habits
Aug 29, 2019
Episode 65: Restarting
Aug 22, 2019
Episode 64: Setting Yourself Up for Success
Aug 15, 2019
Episode 63: Tolerations
Aug 08, 2019
Episode 62: Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
Aug 01, 2019
Episode 61: You're Not Behind
Jul 25, 2019
Episode 60: The Problem with Labels
Jul 18, 2019
Episode 59: Travel
Jul 11, 2019
Episode 58: Geralin Thomas
Jul 04, 2019
Episode 57: The Myth of Right
Jun 27, 2019
Episode 56: Letting Go & Moving Forward
Jun 20, 2019
Episode 55: Letting it be easy
Jun 13, 2019
Episode 54: Aging
Jun 07, 2019
Episode 53: Preventing Overwhelm
May 30, 2019
Episode 52: A Year of Good Enough
May 23, 2019
Episode 51: Daily Action vs Batching
May 16, 2019
Episode 50: Ease Doesn't Mean Easy
May 09, 2019
Episode 49: Getting Started
May 02, 2019
Episode 48: Flexibility
Apr 25, 2019
Episode 47: {GEIP} The Little Things
Apr 18, 2019
Episode 46: How Do You Relax?
Apr 11, 2019
Episode 45: Getting Back on Track
Apr 04, 2019
Episode 44: Permission to Fail
Mar 28, 2019
Episode 43: Money
Mar 21, 2019
Episode 42: Gratitude
Mar 14, 2019
Episode 41: Can It Be Too Easy?
Mar 07, 2019
Episode 40: A/V Club - Podcasts
Feb 28, 2019
Episode 39: Making Work Fun
Feb 21, 2019
Episode 38: Personal Capacity
Feb 14, 2019
Episode 37: Laura Roeder
Feb 07, 2019
Episode 36: Feeling Satisfied
Jan 31, 2019
Episode 35: Hobbies
Jan 24, 2019
Episode 34: Letting Go
Jan 17, 2019
Episode 33: Closet Curation
Jan 10, 2019
Episode 32: Self Care
Jan 03, 2019
Episode 31: Done Is Better Than Perfect (Redux)
Dec 27, 2018
Episode 30: {GEIP} Good Enough Goal Setting
Dec 20, 2018
Episode 29: Bright Shiny Object Syndrome
Dec 14, 2018
Episode 28: Letting the Holidays Be Easy
Dec 06, 2018
Episode 27: The Thrill of Done
Nov 29, 2018
Episode 26: Multitasking
Nov 22, 2018
Episode 25: Q&A 2 - Ease, Unease and Circling Back
Nov 15, 2018
Episode 24: Start Where You Are
Nov 08, 2018
Episode 23: Overcoming Bad Habits
Nov 01, 2018
Episode 22: Creating Helpful Habits
Oct 25, 2018
Episode 21: Know Your Why
Oct 18, 2018
Episode 20: {GEIP} Genealogy
Oct 11, 2018
Episode 19: Alexandra Franzen
Oct 04, 2018
Episode 18: Prioritizing
Sep 27, 2018
Episode 17: Asking for Help
Sep 20, 2018
Episode 16: Decision Making
Sep 13, 2018
Episode 15: Q&A 1 - Prioritizing, Planning & Empowering
Sep 06, 2018
Episode 14: Evening Routines
Aug 30, 2018
Episode 13: Overcommitting
Aug 23, 2018
Episode 12: Procrastination
Aug 16, 2018
Episode 11: Morning Routines
Aug 09, 2018
Episode 10: {GEIP} The Brain Hat
Aug 02, 2018
Episode 9: Luck Favors the Prepared
Jul 26, 2018
Episode 8: You Be You
Jul 19, 2018
Episode 7: What Is Good Enough?
Jul 12, 2018
Episode 6: Task Management
Jul 05, 2018
Episode 5: Good Enough In Practice
Jun 28, 2018
Episode 4: Self-Talk
Jun 21, 2018
Episode 3: Backsliding
Jun 15, 2018
Episode 2: Rewards
Jun 15, 2018
Episode 1: Done Is Better Than Perfect
Jun 14, 2018