Show Notes:

In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett explores perfectionism as a trauma coping strategy and what it truly means to become a recovering perfectionist. Drawing from her lived experience as a trauma survivor and registered nurse, Angie breaks down why perfectionism develops, how it creates an illusion of safety, and why it ultimately keeps survivors stuck in shame and self-criticism.

Angie vulnerably shares a recent professional mistake that triggered an intense shame spiral and reflects on how trauma survivors often hold themselves to impossible standards while extending grace to everyone else. She explains how mistakes can become opportunities for growth rather than proof of failure, and why learning to tolerate discomfort is essential to healing.

Listeners are guided through practical, body-based tools rooted in movement and play including Angie’s signature “octopus on roller skates” exercise designed to gently disrupt rigid patterns, regulate the nervous system, and build resilience without re-traumatization.

This episode offers compassionate reminders to pause, step back, and prioritize safety as needed.

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