3 Things We Dive Into In This Episode:

1. What is "perfectionism" - really? And what are the sneaky ways that it might be holding you back in relationships, work, and other areas of your life?

2. The importance of setting and maintaining boundaries and how to repair relationships when boundaries cause friction

3. How to let go of perfectionism in relationship to our bodies as they change and adapt throughout our lives

 

📘Resources

▪️Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (one of Noni's favorite therapeutic modalities)

▪️The Vanishing Half (book)

▪️Safe Word podcast (Noni's favorite podcast)

▪️Alison Roman (chef)

⭐️ About Noni

Noni Vaughn-Pollard is a mental health counselor and psychotherapist in New York City. She studied nutrition at NYU as an undergrad, then pivoted to mental health counseling and got a master’s degree in mental health. Noni specializes in working with people who struggle with perfectionism and is passionate about helping people cope with the fear of disappointing others. In switching from nutrition to mental health counseling Noni had to grapple with her own perfectionism and let go of her expectations of herself and others to go after what she really wanted.

 

You can learn more about Noni and her work on her website and instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/afroandappetite/

https://afroandappetite.wordpress.com/

 

Thanks for listening! 💖 Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.