62. How to handle unhelpful perfectionism
(*) Receive weekly science-based, compassionate and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe: subscribe to the Playing-it-safe Newsletter: https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-newsletter/Are you an overachiever?Some perfectionistic traits - e.g., being hardworking or paying attention to details - can be extremely handy. But what happens when you don’t do things in moderation and feel compelled to do more and more, do everything right, and avoid mistakes?In this episode, I chat with Clarissa Ong, Ph.D., about her work on perfectionism.We discussed in detail:The coherence trapMeta-awareness: awareness about awarenessExposure exercises as awareness exercisesMotivational flexibility Uncertainty workoutsSelf-compassion practices(*) Receive weekly science-based, compassionate and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe: subscribe to the Playing-it-safe Newsletter: https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-newsletter/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.