The perfectionist's guide to losing control : a path to peace and power / Katherine Morgan Schafler.
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 325 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Path to peace and power
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023]
- Summary:
- "From psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, an invitation to every "recovering perfectionist" to challenge the way they look at perfectionism, and the way they look at themselves. We've been looking at perfectionism all wrong. As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google Katherine Morgan Schafler argues in The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, you don't have to stop being a perfectionist to be healthy. For women who are sick of being given the generic advice to "find balance," a new approach has arrived. Which of the five types of perfectionist are you? Classic, intense, Parisian, messy, or procrastinator? As you identify your unique perfectionist profile, you'll learn how to manage each form of perfectionism to work for you, not against you. Beyond managing it, you'll learn how to embrace and even enjoy your perfectionism. Yes, enjoy! Full of stories and brimming with humor, empathy, and depth, this book is a love letter to the ambitious, high achieving, full-of-life clients who filled the author's private practice, and who changed her life. It's a clarion call for all women to dare to want more without feeling greedy or ungrateful. Ultimately, this book will show you how to make the single greatest trade you'll ever make in your life, which is to exchange superficial control for real power"-- Provided by publisher.
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. Expect to Be Graded on This
- The Five Types Of Perfectionists
- 2. Celebrating Your Perfectionism
- Reclaiming The Gifts And Advantages Behind Your Insatiable Desire To Excel
- 3. Perfectionism as Disease, Balance as Cure, Women as Patients
- A Model For Pathologizing Women's Expressions Of Power And Ambition
- 4. Perfectionism Up Close
- A Deeper Understanding Of Perfectionism And The Fluidity Of Mental Health
- 5. You've Been Solving for the Wrong Problem
- It's Not That You Approach Your Life With Perfectionism; It's That You Respond To Missteps With Self-Punishment
- 6. You'll Enjoy the Solution about as
- Much as You Enjoy Getting an A-Let go, Fail forward, and be compassionate with yourself no matter what
- 7. New Thoughts to Think to Help You Stop Overthinking It
- Ten Key Perspective Shifts To Help You Find The Success You're Looking For In Everyday Life
- 8. New Things to Do to Help You Stop
- Overdoing It Eight Behavioral Strategies To Help Each Type Of Perfectionist Build Restoration Habits That Enable Long-Term Growth
- 9. Now That You're Free
- Giving Yourself Permission To Enjoy Your Life Today.
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- Place of publication from publisher's website.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- OCLC:
- 1311569427
- Publisher Number:
- 99992755964
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