The Quiet Crisis of the 'New Year, New Me' Pressure: Why It’s the Worst Time for High-Achieving Perfectionists The Cultural Pressure Cooker: Why January Feels Like an Exam You’re a high-achiever. You don't just set goals; you conquer them. But when the calendar flips...
How Undiagnosed ADHD Sabotages Your Success If you are exhausted by the relentless pressure of perfectionism, know that this is not a character flaw—it could be undiagnosed ADHD manifesting as overcompensation. Your struggle is real, your experience is valid, and your...
Trigger warning: This post examines issues of race and economic injustice. Have you ever been told that you have to work twice as hard to get half as far as your white counterparts? I know I have, and if you have as well, like me, you may have spent your...
FAILURE: If reading this word made you feel uneasy, you're not alone! The mere mention of failure can incite deep-seated anxiety in many, and understandably so. Society has conditioned us to view failure as something negative, something to be avoided at...
What Causes Us to Prioritize Others? Stop People-Pleasing & Reclaim Control Imagine it's Friday at 5 p.m. You're at work and you've completed your last task of the day, and suddenly you get a notification from your boss on Slack or Microsoft Teams or whatever...
What does it mean to be perfect? Does striving for perfection make our lives better, or is it a risky path that can have negative effects? These are questions I often explore in my practice with individuals who struggle with perfectionism. From personal experience, I...
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