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Most Self-Improved
Most Self-Improved is a personal growth podcast that releases new episodes every other Thursday, or Thersday! Unless that's annoying, then let's just keep moving!
Show hosts Erin Jensen and Bhavana Chilukuri are friends who met in a comedy class in 2019, which they'd enrolled in after being dumped. They quickly bonded over the shared habit of dreaming bold dreams and wanting to go after them. Quite candidly and humorously they'll admit to you that they don't have it allll figured out, but they are certainly trying!
In each episode, Bhavana and Erin will talk to an expert (typically in the wellness space) to help answer questions that they, along with their fellow Millennial women, are curious about: “How do I make friends as a thirty-something?” “Do I really need a 25-step skincare routine?” “How do I truly know if I want kids?”
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‘The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control’: Part 2
Calling all perfectionists: this series is for you! In "The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control,” psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler explains that perfectionists can be great at self-punishment if they don’t meet their expectations. Examples of punishments include critical and negative self talk, self-sabotaging the good in your life, and denying yourself the space and time to experience simple pleasures.
Why would we punish ourselves? What sense does that make? Katherine points to three reasons:
- We’re evaluating our worth on our performance, instead of our existence.
- We’re not understanding how important being compassionate with ourselves is.
- We are incorrectly interpreting self-punishment as personal accountability.
Listen to the episode to learn how you can refrain from beating up on yourself.
More:
Buy the book and read along. The reading schedule is as follows. Read each section prior to listening to the episode.
Nov. 30 episode covers Chapters 1 through 4
Dec. 7 episode covers Chapters 5 through 7
Dec. 14 episode covers Chapters 8 and 9
Find out what type of perfectionist you are with this quick quiz.
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