In pR꩜cess
The 4-week group program summer camp for creatives ready to reclaim their creative process, self-expression, and visibility from the chokehold of perfectionism.
Hosted live June 1-26
$148 (waitlist gets $50 off!)
The first step to making your perfectionism utterly irrelevant starts here 🫧
Hi, recovering perfectionist here :)
I'm a Virgo eldest daughter. You bet your ass perfectionism is a HUGE part of my lore.
This is so cringey to admit but I literally used to Facetune every single picture before I'd post on Instagram to smooth my complexion, make my teeth whiter, tending to every perceived imperfection before posting.
I'd have so many ideas for creative writing projects, but I'd barely get a sentence out before throwing my hands up in frustration because I thought it was already “bad” and not exactly how I envisioned it, abandoning it altogether.
I could honestly write a tome listing out the ways I let perfectionism sabotage me throughout my life.
But I, like you, probably, finally reached a point where I was fucking sick of it. I realized how much time and energy it was siphoning from me. How so many of my desires were on the other side of this block named perfectionism. That the quality of my life would significantly improve if this bitch ass wasn't on my internal board of directors.
So I made it my mission to make my perfectionism irrelevant. And it actually worked.
Now I post and create whatever the fuck I want, without caring anymore about doing my make up to film a reel or whether or not my fanfic sounds like shit.
And now, I'm gonna take you through the activities + frameworks that worked for me, because I'm hellbent on FREEING yall from the chokehold of your perfectionism so you can live your LIFE (and bring your creative ideas to life!!)
Have FUN while dethroning your perfectionism from its seat of influence in your life
I designed IN PROCESS intentionally to have fun FIRST—with the glorious and intended side effect of slowly exiling your perfectionism to a place where it doesn't get a say in how you show up.
Because when you're having fun, YOU ARE PRESENT. And that is one of the best ways to tell your perfectionism to eff off.
When you can be present [and have fun] in process, you make your perfectionism irrelevant.
It kinda is that easy. And you'll see for yourself inside IN PROCESS
Check out the activity schedule ↓
WEEK 1
MEET YOUR PERFECTIONISm
This week, you'll build a relationship with your perfectionism via narrative storytelling—and then break up with it. Give it boundaries. Give it a place to exist where it doesn't have access to you anymore. We'll be doing lots of writing + storytelling this week!
Live call on Monday, June 1: Kick-off and story time!
WEEK 2
decentering outcomes // centering process
This week, we'll learn how to be present in process via zine-making!! We'll also be redefining how you relate to concepts like visibility, vulnerability, and consistency.
Live call on Monday, June 8: Zine-making!
WEEK 3
LIve astrology SUPPORT
This week, I'm offering live astrology support for any blocks or questions you have around your perfectionism, visibility, vulnerability, or creativity. Bring your birth time and get live astro support from me in the group!
Live call on Wednesday, June 17: Live Astrology Hot Seats!
WEEK 4
being seen in process
This week is focused on taking messy, imperfect action. There will be prompts that everyone in the group will be participating in—but more importantly, we will all be celebrating each other as we stretch into these new shapes where perfectionism is slowly becoming more and more irrelevant.
Live closing call on Friday, June 26: Superlatives + Closing call!
I MEANNNN DOES THAT NOT SOUND LIKE SUCH A DREAMY WAY TO KICK OFF YOUR SUMMER?!
YOU GET TO DO ALL OF THAT AND TELL YOUR PERFECTIONISM TO F*CK OFF?!
$148 for the whole program
(or $98 for the waitlist baddies!)
THE IN PROCESS METHOD
aka the blueprint you will learn and take with you and keep building on long after we end
Create a relationship with your perfectionism (and therefore neutralize its charge)
Orient yourself around being present in process INSTEAD OF hyperfixating on your desired outcomes
Your vulnerability = your superpower: Your willingness to be vulnerable not only makes your life better but transforms the people around you
Microdose discomfort (and build some strong-ass self-trust)
Your support system for this 4-week journey:
A community of fellow recovering perfectionists (including me) cheering you on, there to offer words of encouragement and (solicited) advice when you need it. This piece is SO important because there is only so much healing of this wound we can do on our own
Your birth chart—seriously! Any time you run into blocks or questions, use me as your astrologer guide to help you navigate whatever is coming up for you
FUN. Yes, let your sense of fun and play and joy be something that actually supports and nourishes you in this process. I designed this program very intentionally with fun as part of what's supporting your growth
Your creativity: So much of this month together is centered on your creativity—so turn to it when you feel yourself stretching. Journal, verbally process in a voicenote, make some art, dance or sing.
Personalized EFT, created by Gabby of Cosmically Aligned: I'm SO excited about this one!! Gabby has so thoughtfully crafted an EFT sequence for the specific work we'll be doing together. You can turn to it in our Notion dash ANY TIME you need help moving through feelings that come up for you during the month
So, are you really gonna become someone who just never gives a f*ck about being perfect after just four weeks together?
Uhh, no.
Because I personally don't believe that our perfectionism will ever truly leave us alone.
You can't dissolve or melt it or make it completely go away.
And idk if that's because of how we are conditioned inside of this white supremacist patriarchal hellscape or what.
You will absolutely run into your perfectionism after (and probably during) our time together.
You are going to fail, flop, and look dumb at some point in your life (and like, me too)
But what you ARE gonna do inside of IN PROCESS is start to become the person who can actually HANDLE failing, flopping, and looking dumb.
You are going to start becoming the person who actually has a relationship with your perfectionism instead of defaulting to letting it run the show.
You are going to start becoming the person who doesn't let their FEAR stop them from living their fullest, messiest, most fulfilling life.
Must I remind you exactly how your perfectionism is holding you back from living your damn life?
→ Spending longer than you care to admit taking pictures of yourself to post online only to throw your phone in frustration because I don't like how I look in any of these.
→ Sitting down to write your book but not even letting yourself start because you're scared it's gonna be *looks around* bad.
→ Creative ideas for projects, social media content, emails, essays, etc. never seeing the light of day because does anyone really care what I have to say?
→ And perhaps the worst offense: Avoiding risk like your shitty ex because you're afraid to fail, flop, look stupid, be seen trying, get rejected, or piss someone off.
My sweet angel baby. Are you not tired? Because that^ sounds exhausting. And like a total waste of your talents, energy, and POWER.
During IN PROCESS, you're gonna learn how to take back the energy your perfectionism siphons from you (while making some cool sh*t and meeting some cool humans)
IM SO
EXCITED
TO SPEND
FOUR WEEKS
WITH YOU!!!!
HI GORGEOUS HUMAN!
I’m Ayu, astrologer + guide for multi-passionate creatives. Formerly a magazine editor, my work centers on galvanizing creatives to LIVE from their boldest, most honest creative expression (perfectionism be damned) and actually execute + finish the work they care about most. During the few occasions I gets some alone time (MILF probz) I enjoy writing smutty fanfic and making zines about void walking.
I channeled this entire offering one evening while I was putting my toddler to sleep. It was like my years of work making my OWN perfectionism irrelevant just beautifully distilled into this cycle breaking offering, and I cannot WAIT to support you in your own journey with perfectionism.