Perfectionism’s tight grip on the steering wheel of your life
Description
In this episode, I talk about why letting go can feel almost impossible - especially for perfectionists. Not because we don’t want to relax, but because our whole system has been trained to hold on, grip tighter, and stay in control.
I explore how this contraction shows up in the smallest places: in how we walk, speak, think, write, and relate. It’s not just a behaviour - it’s a survival strategy. And letting go for people like us isn’t about forcing ourselves to relax. It’s about noticing the grip, appreciating why it’s there, then gently inviting something new.
This is an episode about self-trust, aliveness, feeling and discovering more micro-moments where you get to choose whether you tighten or soften. This is for anyone who feels exhausted by the effort of holding everything together.
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