Mr. Rogers said, “Even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what’s unique about us to life . . . in a redeeming way.” But for some that’s easier said than done.

On this show, a woman’s search for perfectionism leads to a battle with anorexia; and we sit down with Claire Mysko, the CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association and author of You’re Amazing!: A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self.

Join J.R. and Kelsey as they discuss Dying to be Perfect.

Stories

• More Than a Vase
  ReNae’s story as told to Alyssa Witbeck from Facing Depression in Cache Valley, Utah. Performed by Melinda.

Music Used in This Episode

• “Smiles Throughout the Sky” by Kai Engel
  Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.
  From the Free Music Archive.

Original air date: Mar. 28, 2020