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Perfectionism Promised Safety. It Lied.

Perfectionism doesn’t always look like striving or overachieving. Sometimes it looks like hesitation. Overthinking. Waiting. The quiet belief that once everything is just right, you’ll finally feel safe.

Guess what? Perfectionism lied. It felt like safety but, in reality, it's a gilded cage.

In this episode, we explore perfectionism not as a flaw to fix, but as a protective pattern — one that often formed early as a way to manage uncertainty, avoid harm, or stay connected. We talk about what perfectionism feels like in the body, how it sounds in the mind, and why releasing it can feel deeply…

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