Forrest explores how we can harness perfectionism’s strengths without getting captured by its vulnerabilities with therapist and author Katherine Morgan Schafler. They talk about perfectionism’s bad branding, and how our relationship with perfectionism can lead to it being either a superpower or a stumbling block. They discuss the different types of perfecti ... Show More
Aug 17
The Psychology of Manipulation: How to Become Manipulation Resistant
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to become more resistant to manipulation, discussing terms like gaslighting, DARVO, and love bombing. They talk about why cynicism doesn’t make you immune to manipulation, and how excessive skepticism and trust can go together. They share the “han ... Show More
1h 10m
Aug 10
What’s The Problem With Therapy Speak? August Mailbag
Terms like boundaries, gaslighting, triggers, trauma, and attachment are everywhere now. Dr. Rick and Forrest answer a listener question about the consequences - good and bad - of clinical language escaping the therapy room. They then answer three more questions: an introverted l ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2020
04 - PERFECTIONISM - 99 Problemz & Perfectionism is one!
In today’s live therapy session Dr Helene and I explore what it means to be a perfectionist. For me, I have never classified myself as one - I always thought that I was too ‘much’ to be a perfectionist. I wasn’t super tidy, nor the perfect homemaker, the perfect partner or the pe ... Show More
37 m
Aug 2022
Perfectionism and Self-Compassion with Rachel Thornton
Rachel Thornton, TRS, CTRS, LCSW specializes in helping people with anxious perfectionism tendencies. In this episode we discuss how to sift out perfectionism and how focusing on plucking this out can actually help people keep relationships, jobs, beliefs they connect with. We ex ... Show More
46m 16s
May 2025
How To Overcome Perfectionism & Self-Criticism w/ Expert Dr. Ellen Hendriksen
If perfectionism is your favorite weakness, this one’s for you. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, clinical psychologist and author of How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists, joins Vic to unpack the roots of perfectionism, how it shows up in everyday life, and w ... Show More
53m 48s