July 26, 2022
By Juliana Negreiros, PhD, and Katherine Martinez, PsyD, coauthors of Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty for Teens If you’re looking for a comedy this summer, check out Red Notice with Ryan… READ MORE
March 21, 2022
By Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, MSW, LCSW, author of When Anxiety Makes You Angry Have you ever gotten in trouble for something that’s not actually your fault? It’s probably happened to… READ MORE
March 7, 2022
By Clarissa W. Ong, PhD, coauthor of The Anxious Perfectionist We tend to think that we don’t have choices, that we have to do certain things. I have to work… READ MORE
January 19, 2022
By Sheva Rajaee, MFT, author of Relationship OCD Hear me out—I know this idea may seem shocking if not downright offensive to your romantic sensibilities, but I’m here to say… READ MORE
December 13, 2021
By Jennifer Kemp, MPsych, author of The ACT Workbook for Perfectionism Do you set very high standards for yourself? If so, you might call yourself a perfectionist and have perfectionist… READ MORE
July 26, 2021
By Jennifer Shannon, LMFT, author of The Monkey Mind Workout for Perfectionism “I’m a procrastinator,” Andi said. “I put off exercise, house cleaning, paying bills, everything! I don’t know what’s… READ MORE
June 10, 2019
By Elliot D. Cohen, PhD, author of Making Peace with Imperfection Perfectionism has been touted as an admirable and productive philosophy of life by many who live it. But before proudly proclaiming… READ MORE
April 9, 2019
By Sharon Martin, MSW, LCSW Self-criticism, or being overly hard on yourself, is usually based on cognitive distortions—rigid, all-or-nothing, perfectionist thinking. And it isn’t helpful or healthy. We can assist our… READ MORE
November 28, 2018
By Jennifer Shannon, LMFT The two most common reasons teens procrastinate are: 1) lack of motivation, and 2) feeling anxious and overwhelmed. With lack of motivation, the teen will tell herself… READ MORE
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