Rachel tells NK about the pain of her perfectionism, then NK talks to somatics practitioner B. Stepp and artist Yumi Sakugawa about rewriting internal narratives of shame and punishment.

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WITH:

+ B. Stepp: www.haveheartsomatics.com 

+ Yumi Sakugawa: @yumisakugawa

 

AND INFORMED BY:

 

The dangerous downsides of perfectionism - BBC

 

“Multidimensional Perfectionism And DSM-5 Personality Traits” by Joachim Stoeber

 

Contemplating the Infinite with Annie Dillard - Literary Hub

 

Silent All These Years: On Annie Dillard - The Millions

 

Annie Dillard on Creativity and What It Takes to Be a Writer - The Marginalian 

 

Generative Somatics

 

Want to Fix Your Mind? Let Your Body Talk. - The New York Times

 

What Your Body Has to Do With Social Change - YES! Magazine 

 

Brené Brown: Can We Gain Strength From Shame? - NPR 

 

The Hidden Stress of Growing Up a Child of Immigrants - VICE 

 

How to Be Less Self-Critical When Perfectionism Is a Trap - The New York Times

 

I Finally Accepted Nothing Can Be Perfect - VICE 

 

Yumi Sakugawa on shame, hiding, paralysis, and making bad art. 

 

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