For today's entry in the Friday Five interview series, we catch up with Amanda Jenkins.

Amanda Jenkins is author ofConfessions of a Raging Perfectionist: Learning to be Free. Amanda is also a blogger at Confessions of a Raging Perfectionist.

Today we chat with Amanda about sweat pits, "chasing perfect," and transparency.

What prompted you to write this book now?

God. He'd been convicting me for a number of years. Specifically tapping me on the shoulder about my obsession with beauty, my insecurity, and my unwillingness to let people see the real me. I ignored him for months. I didn't know what NOT pursuing beauty would look like. Then one day I ran into a friend in the parking lot of our children's school, and we chatted for a while. When I got back in my car, I realized I had a giant sweat pit coming through my clothes, obvious to anyone who may have glanced my way that morning. I was horrified and embarrassed, but God's voice cut through in that moment and he said, "You can continue to fight ...