Is Your Teen a Perfectionist? Why Back-to-School Season Can Make It Worse

Is Your Teen a Perfectionist? Why Back-to-School Season Can Make It Worse

When it’s time to go back to school, your teen might be excited about new opportunities and a fresh start. But it can also increase stress and anxiety if they tend to be a perfectionist. On the outside a perfectionist teen typically appears highly motivated, 

Perfectionism + IVF; Are you falling into the trap?

Perfectionism + IVF; Are you falling into the trap?

  If you’re on a fertility journey and you’ve embarked on IVF, chances for perfectionism to show up are abundant. If you’re doing IVF, you know that your mental health and your stress levels are important. AND, you also have likely read so many social 

What’s the difference between being High Functioning and Over Functioning?

What’s the difference between being High Functioning and Over Functioning?

Over functioning can happen in many areas of your life including in relationships, social settings or at work.  But what is it exactly and how is it different from being high functioning?  Let’s talk about some signs, causes and how to address it. People who 

3 Things You Don’t Need to be Responsible for in 2025

3 Things You Don’t Need to be Responsible for in 2025

It’s natural to feel responsible for things you’re not responsible for.  Feeling like everything is on you can be exhausting and can lead to breaking you down physically and/or emotionally.  Let’s talk about 3 things that you can let go of and remind yourself that 

What is Good Girl Conditioning?

What is Good Girl Conditioning?

Asking a child to be  “good” or telling them to be “good” slips out so easily. It’s just so ingrained in us to use these words, and the truth is they are words that carry some really strong conditioning that we don’t even know is 

3 Ways to Create Trust and Connection Without Being Perfect

3 Ways to Create Trust and Connection Without Being Perfect

We have entered the holiday season and perfectionism is something that can come up now more than other times of the year, especially for perfectionists.  However, you can create trust and connection without being perfect. In our last blog post we talked about the cost 

The Cost of Perfectionism 

The Cost of Perfectionism 

The struggles associated with perfectionism are usually hard for others to see and hard for the individual to admit.   Perfectionists usually appear to have it all together, however, under the surface, there is an ongoing battle raging.  People may think being a perfectionist is a