Posts tagged over-achieving
#32: The ebbs and flows of burnout: a visit from my shadow companion

When the body says no go-go-go, no more. In 2020, I experienced a radical, debilitating burnout. It changed my understanding of what was physically and mentally possible for me to achieve. The 'how to' of my doing and being. Though the work I've engaged in over the years since, I've come to understand my deep-rooted conditioning. A mix of perfectionism, productivity addition and high achiever programming.

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#9: Overcoming perfectionism and burnout: 4 approaches that allowed me to heal (eventually)

Perfectionism and burnout live in the same burning house. Perfectionism is on the rise. We're fed over-achieving behaviours as normal ways to function in society every day. We're conditioned to strive for the perfect life, career and even appearance. It can have us going to extreme lengths to achieve unrealistic goals.

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