No Alcohol Needed: The Podcast

155 | The Hidden Link Between Perfectionism and Addiction


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We’re bringing back one of our most popular episodes this week while we get ready to launch brand new content. This conversation about perfectionism and recovery struck a chord with so many of you, and for good reason - it’s real, relatable, and packed with wisdom. Enjoy this re-release, and we’ll be back next week with fresh episodes you won’t want to miss.

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In this powerful episode, our group dives deep into the connection between perfectionism and addiction and how striving to be flawless can sabotage sobriety, self-worth, and emotional healing. Jessica, Sarah, Erica, Hope, Julie, and Steve share raw and honest stories of how perfectionism shaped their drinking, and what it looks like to work through those tendencies in recovery.

From redefining success and learning to sit with mistakes, to practicing self-compassion and choosing authenticity over image, this conversation is full of insight, laughter, and “me too” moments for anyone struggling with not feeling good enough.

Key Topics in this Episode:

  • Defining our own standards of “good enough”
  • Authentic connection requires allowing others to see our imperfection
  • How perfectionism and overachieving go hand in hand to sabotage your mental wellbeing and sobriety
  • The intertwined journeys of recovery and how they all affect one another
  • Perfectionism as a sense of control
  • Recovering from perfectionism is an ebb and flow – some days are easier than others
  • The tools of sobriety also support recovering from perfectionism
  • Being a perfectionist can stop you from self reflecting, not wanting to admit your flaws and shortcomings – and therefore stopping you from ever working on them.
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