This episode is all about what happens when you combine years of working with people navigating eating disorders, a healthy dose of sarcasm, and way too many personal run-ins with perfectionism. I'm unpacking the idea I'm calling The Perfectionist Paradox—where striving for perfection actually gets in the way of the thing you're trying to do well in the first place. Neat trick, right?

Tweetable Quotes

"Thinking about what you're afraid of can help us open the door to what is driving your perfectionism." - Rachelle Heinemann

"The perfectionism target is always moving, which means that you will never be able to attain it, and that's kind of frustrating." - Rachelle Heinemann

"The idea of striving for perfection in some ways is trying to avoid imperfection, and that any sort of mistakes or flaws are just unacceptable." - Rachelle Heinemann

"One of the most important parts to understand about perfectionism is the illusion of control." - Rachelle Heinemann

"We are too busy focusing on how our body ends up looking... that we don't focus on what it is like to actually get there." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Vulnerability is not only about sharing deep, dark secrets." - Rachelle Heinemann

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