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Nov 2022
54m 42s

Digging Deeper on Perfectionism

Morra Aarons-Mele
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Many high performers go through their working lives struggling with perfectionism and not even realizing it - or not understanding why they have such a need to achieve. In this episode, we continue the conversation around the roots of perfectionism, how to know if it is a problem, and what we can do about it.  Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with licensed psyc ... Show More
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