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High Achievers at High Risk: How to Release Stress and Reclaim Joy

Leave a Comment / Emotional, Occupational, Psychological / Jean Voice Dart

High achievers often learn early how to hide their stress behind a practiced smile. Whether they are athletes under stadium lights, caregivers working through the night, firefighters running into danger, or musicians performing through trembling hands, they carry a lifetime of pressure that rarely shows on their faces. The smile becomes a shield—a way to […]

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How to Love Yourself

Leave a Comment / Emotional / Cindy D. Whitmer

I guess I didn’t start out very well with this. I remember being twelve years old, sitting in a small-town cafe with my maternal grandmother, having a little lunch. One of her friends had joined us. The friend (I think her name was Vivian) said, “My, you are such a pretty girl!” I froze, looked

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Love Yourself Happy: Stop Trying to Be Perfect

Articles, Emotional, The Wellness Universe Blog / Shari Alyse

When I first met you, I admired how you looked at life and figured out how to follow your dream even though it was hard, even though you had fears, even though there were challenges all around you. After reading your book and watching your launch, I am in-spired. Inspired by your love and compassion

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Is Perfectionism Possible? Finding the Balance

Articles, Emotional, The Wellness Universe Blog / Elizabeth Kipp

This idea of perfectionism these days can be a confusing one. I often hear the phrase “progress not perfection.” Good enough. But every time I heard it, a bell went off somewhere up in my mind. For a while, I paid no attention to it. I was busy trying to take in the knowledge of

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5 Tips to Help You Break Up with Perfectionism

Articles, Intellectual, The Wellness Universe Blog / Laura Sharon

Meriam Webster dictionary defines perfection as “flawlessness, or having no defects or faults,” and perfectionism as “the disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable.” As the meaning of these words and phrases sinks in, my reaction to this language is visceral. I have a heavy feeling in my belly and my jaw locks down.

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