How to Stop Being a Perfectionist Without Lowering Your Standards
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How to Stop Being a Perfectionist Without Lowering Your Standards
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About this listen
Perfectionism isn’t making you better. It’s keeping you stuck.
In this episode, we unpack the real reason you’re holding yourself back from the things you care about most and why perfectionism is often rooted in fear, control, and your nervous system trying to keep you safe. Through a powerful story and neuroscience-backed insights, you’ll start to see perfectionism differently and feel safe enough to finally move forward.
Key Takeaways:
- Perfectionism is often a trauma response, not a personality trait.
- Your nervous system reads avoidance as danger, not safety.
- Criticism isn’t a threat. It’s data.
- There is no failure. Only learning new skills.
- “Done is better than perfect” isn’t lazy. It’s rewiring your brain.
You don’t need to feel ready. You need to show your brain that you’re safe. Action creates that safety.
Think about something that is very close to your heart that you care about deeply doing, creating, or expressing and do that now!
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