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Sep 2025
1h 13m

#764 Social Anxiety & Perfectionism - Dr...

PAUL GILMARTIN
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Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist at Boston University who specializes in perfectionism and anxiety, with a particular focus on social anxiety. She returns to the podcast to talk about her research and share tools for managing these issues. Watch for her new book, How to Be Enough.More about Dr. Ellen Hendriksen:Her website (with links to buy h ... Show More
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