Perfectionism: Healing the Shadow Side

On Health

As we transition into autumn, with to-do lists piling up and the pressure of getting back "on track," it's an important time to revisit an age-old and perenially resonant topic: Perfectionism. It's part of how we end up overwhelmed, doing it all, and never feel like we're doing enough. i know that feeling, too!

Perfectionism, that relentless inner sense of 'not-enoughness; that far too many women know far too well, is a form of what's known as high-functioning anxiety, it's a sign that you might be stuck in the adrenal-stress response - survival mode, and it's also something that can have downstream impacts on your sleep, hormones, focus, immune system, digestion, mood, weight, cardiovascular health, and more.

In this episode, I invite you to reframe perfectionism, along with being a "Good Girl" and other signs of survival mode that can be causing you more stress than you even realize, and welcome you to join me in taking a deep breath as we move into a new season together, with a deeper understanding of how we can calm and quiet Perfectionism by cultivating a quieter inner life, and how you can learn to recognize the difference between the Superpowers you have and when - and why - their Shadow Sides are showing you up and driving you too hard.

Join me as I share:

• My personal journey with Perfectionism
• How one of my patients shifted my perspective on Perfectionism forever
• What I mean by hungry ghosts and how to stop feeding them
• The potential health consequences of Perfectionism
• Symptoms suggesting that you may be struggling with Perfectionism
• Seven simple practices to help shift out of Perfectionism starting today!

Also listen in for a special announcement about my Women's Integrative Medicine Training Program and a new Autumn podcast schedule!

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