🗒️ How to Plan Without Becoming a Perfectionist — with Lauren of Nine to Kind

About this episode

Lauren Ruth Martin discusses anti-perfectionist planners and therapeutic approaches to planning.

This is probably my fave conversation I’ve ever had with a therapist. Today Lauren Ruth Martin, LPC-MHSP is here to talk about the anti-perfectionist planners she created for her company Nine to Kind . We discuss: Why most planners force us into a productivity mindset How gentle scaffolding can help us plan without perfectionism The therapeutic exercises Lauren included in her planners Why we prefer DBT to CBT personally How to redistribute your f*cks — instead of trying to care less If you enjoy our conversation, make sure to explore Nine to Kind planners ! Get 50% off digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid RESOURCES + LINKS 👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit 🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community 💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails 💫 RSVP for the 2026 Astro & Biz Planning Summit ✨ Ready to finally figure out relationship marketing? Join my friend, Janna Carlson, on Monday, June 22 from 12:30–1:30pm EDT for: Your 2026 Referral Partner Playbook: Strategies that Work NOW . FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK ❊ 7-Day…

People in this episode

Host: Softer Sounds

Guest: Lauren Ruth Martin

Topics covered

• anti-perfectionism
• planning
• therapy
• DBT
• productivity mindset
• gentle scaffolding

Keywords

• anti-perfectionism
• planners
• DBT
• therapy
• productivity
• Nine to Kind
• gentle scaffolding

Sponsors

Nine to Kind, Nine to Kind

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nine to Kind

Products: Leaving Social Media Toolkit

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