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Grounded Wildness
Let's face it. You've been surrounded by messages your entire life telling you to prove your worth through achievement, success, likability, and a million other forms of being "good." Over time, those messages become rules you follow, often without even knowing it. Those rules make you believe everything will fall apart if you slow down. They tell you it’s your job to be responsible for everything and take care of everyone. They make you feel guilty for saying no. They tell you to prove, please, and perfect your way through life. It's time to stop. It's time to break those rules – and start living in grounded wildness. Join speaker, award-winning author of 'An Overachiever's Guide to Breaking the Rules' and 'Grounded Wildness', and recovering perfectionist Heather Whelpley as she shares honest conversations that will empower you to stop performing your life and start LIVING it. If you're tired of burnout, hustle culture, and the weight of “should” and “supposed-to” and want more joy, impact, and freedom in your life, this podcast is for you. Learn more at www.heatherwhelpley.com
Grounded Wildness
EP. 30 - My Recent Perfectionism Breakdown – And What Was Really Behind It
Do you ever have a bigger reaction than the situation calls for? Like your level of emotion is out of proportion with what is actually happening? Or maybe you realize that logic has completely left the building and you're just all reaction and emotion? That happened to me last week. A small error (in an admittedly big thing - my upcoming book, Grounded Wildness), sent me into a tailspin. We're going to dive into all of that on today's episode, including:
- What was REALLY going on behind my perfectionism breakdown – because it was about way more than just an error
- What I did to get through the breakdown – and come out the other side
- What the perfectionism was trying to protect me from
- What to do when you have a big reaction so that you can go through it and let it go – whether related to perfectionism or not
Links:
- Pre-order Grounded Wildness – coming soon!
- Read the introduction to Grounded Wildness
- Learn more about hiring Heather as a speaker