Shine Bright School

This class really connected the dots for me between perfectionism and white supremacy and social hierarchies based on race, gender, sexual orientation, class, ability, etc. — something I had never thought about previously. It’s so important to understand the ways oppressive systems are upheld, but it’s not always obvious. I’m thankful Monique shined a light on perfectionism as a mechanism for oppression & marginalization! The class also gave me things to think about in my own life - how perfectionism harms me and others, and how to divest from it and replace it with sustainable values / words / actions rooted in love & humanity.

As I write and rewrite sentences for this review trying to find the "perfect" way, I realize even more how this class was necessary for me. Monique dissected in an easy and tangible way all different ways perfectionism shows up in life and harms us and those around us. I'm very grateful for all the learnings and feel ready to continue to work in practicing those learnings!

Hi Monique, This replay took me a while to get to, and after listening to the class, I have a few sneaking suspicions as to why. Yet, once again, I took page after page of notes and was reminded of the ways in which I harm myself and others by subscribing to certain standards. It will take time to unlearn, but as you said, we were once taught all of our beliefs and conditionings, so we will be able to challenge them and unlearn them as well. Thank you for your time.

It brought light to so many things and Monique makes it so easy to understand and breaks it down. She's so fun and such a calming voice to listen to. There was so much impactful information in this class and eye-opening knowledge, you need to take this class.