Good Moms on Paper

S2E4: L'Oreal Thompton Payton on perfectionism, jealousy, and rest as resistance

January 25, 2023 Annie Hartnett, Tessa Fontaine & Ellen O'Connell Whittet Season 2 Episode 4
Good Moms on Paper
S2E4: L'Oreal Thompton Payton on perfectionism, jealousy, and rest as resistance
Show Notes

Hi dear friends--

This week, we talked about Leora's Moana costume and also Halloween (even though, yes, it's January....) and then we had a wonderful conversation with the writer L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a health and wellness writer at Fortune magazine, and author of the forthcoming STOP WAITING FOR PERFECT.  We discuss perfectionism as a writer and a parent, IVF, sleep regressions, publishing as a debut Black woman author, managing professional jealousy, and rest as resistance for Black women.  And a magical moment where she sees her preorder link for the first time!

Writers and articles mentioned:
My Daughter Wanted to Be Elsa, I Made Her Go as a Dumpy Owl
Jen Sincero - How to Be A Badass
Jen's Non-Fiction Book Proposal Course
Fortune magazine articles
Jasmine Guillory
Inner Workout - Taylor E. Morrison
Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons
Tracee Ellis Ross
How I  Learned About the Power of Rest for Black Women

L'Oreal's book & preorder link!
STOP WAITING FOR PERFECT: Step out of your comfort zone and into your power

Until next time, we want you to know: You're doing a good job.