Anger + sadness = a perfectionist’s traffic jam
Update: 2025-10-06
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In this episode, let’s dive into a pattern I see in myself and many other perfectionists: when anger and sadness happen simultaneously and get stuck in the body. I talk about that moment of feeling wronged or unseen - the surge of “I want to act” colliding with shame, grief and the impulse to shrink.
It’s like driving with one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake: so much energy, but no movement.
I share how I’m learning to slow down, sense anger and sadness as separate forces, and give each a clean expression. Not to lash out, not to repress, but to reclaim agency and aliveness. This is an invitation to notice where you’re holding resentment, and to begin releasing it in a way that feels safe and human.
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