Recovering perfectionist

I'm a recovering perfectionist. And an aspiring 'good-enoughist'. - Brene Brown

Vulnerable talk here...Is anyone else out there a recovering perfectionist? Through the years, I’ve learned that my perfectionism stems from some childhood trauma. As I raise our kids, I have tried my best to process and tuck away my need for perfection. "Good enough" is our motto over here. Unfortunately, my youngest is a perfectionist. It's meltdown central if he makes an error while coloring. Or can't come up with the "right answer" for a question. Or can't write an "R". Or doesn't know…

Perfection is something that has been prevalent throughout my entire life. As a kid, I trained for perfection as a competitive gymnast. As an adult, I strived for perfection in my corporate job. Like so many others, perfection has played the role of being the benchmark that I measured my success to... and it’s f*cking exhausting. As a recovering perfectionist, I no longer seek perfection. I seek progress. ↑ This is how I avoid burnout and stay present; with my husband, with myself, wi...

Sometimes we are passive and we don't even know it. We speak about empowerment and think it is about knowledge. Nope...here is what it truly is about.

From psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, an invitation to every “recovering perfectionist” to challenge the way they look at perfectionism, and the way they look at themselves.We’ve been looking at perfectionism all wrong. As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google Katherine Morgan Schafler argues in The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, you don’t have to stop being a perfectionist to be healthy. For women who are sick of being given the generic advice to “find…

Officially a recovering perfectionist. 🎉 P.S. If you’re interested in growing your business sustainably while embracing who you’re truly meant to be, comment GROWTH or DM me. You’ll love being able to focus on what you’re great at while I take care of everything else. 🫶🏼

I'm a recovering perfectionist and an aspiring "good enoughist". - Brene Brown quotes about perfectionism // Brene Brown quotes

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