The Bluff of “Have To”
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
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Unwinding Your Unhelpful Perfectionist Habits One Step at a Time
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
How to Raise a Healthy Striver Instead of a Perfectionist
September 7, 2016
by Ann Marie Dobosz, MA, MFT It’s the start of a new school year. For healthy strivers—kids with big goals and high standards—this is a time of excitement, anticipating the… READ MORE
How to Deal with Perfectionistic Coworkers, Controlling Spouses, and Other Incredibly Critical People
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A Letter from Neil Lavender, Phd, and Dr. Alan Cavaiola, PhD After we wrote Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job, we had the opportunity to… READ MORE
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