Perfectionism is a highly misunderstood concept. This mindset and lifestyle is often pursued in an attempt to save ourselves from negative life experiences such as awkwardness, embarrassment, and shame.
This podcast delves into the negative impacts of perfectionism and how and why it damages individuals, relationships, and families.
With 10 years of perfectionism research and a couple decades of life experience, co-hosts Anna and Alysha take you through the different ways you can recognize, cope with, and heal from perfectionism through their mindset of connectionism. @poppingperfectionism
4:8 BONUS EPISODE Featuring: Dr. Kyle Reyes
Dr. Kyle Reyes joins us today to talk about his new book, Lenses of Humanity and how perfectionism can disrupt those lenses and our connection from others.
Kyle is one of our most esteemed, respected mentors and we've packed this episode with all of the insights he has to offer. Tune in!
7/25/2024 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 40 seconds
4:7 WORKPLACE: Does Perfect Leadership Exist?
When we think of great leaders, we usually think of the people who check all the boxes: Inspiring, organized, well-liked, charming, influential, etc. What we don't think about are how these checkboxes can actually get in the way of a great leader doing their job well.
5/1/2024 • 58 minutes, 13 seconds
4:6 WORKPLACE: How to Fail to Succeed
Failure is inevitable. Flaw is unavoidable. Success? Never guaranteed, but especially hard to achieve when perfect is the only path there - or so perfectionism would like us to believe. In this episode, we talk about how to achieve workplace success ADMIST failure, not while avoiding it.
4/15/2024 • 41 minutes, 41 seconds
4:5 Can Creativity and Perfectionism Co-Exist?
Failure is an unavoidable part of creativity. Flaw is an inevitable part of creativity. Messiness, chaos, and doubt are all part of the creative process.
So how can we be perfectionists and keep being creative? Tune in.
3/26/2024 • 1 hour, 36 minutes
4:4 WORKPLACE: Professional Development
If you want to advance in your career, perfectionism is gonna get in your way. If you want to develop professionally, perfectionism is gonna hold you back. Trying to be perfect and develop yourself at the same time cannot co-exist. Tune in to hear more!
3/7/2024 • 1 hour, 36 minutes
4:3 WORKPLACE: Workplace Boundaries ft. Maria Blevins, PhD.
Join us for an episode with Maria Blevins, Ph.D and research extraordinaire on the real-life negative impacts of perfectionism in the workplace, including on our nation's rivers!
2/28/2024 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 51 seconds
4:2 WORKPLACE: The Perfectionist's Work-Life Balance Pipe Dream
If you think you can be a perfectionist and have work-life balance, think again.
In this episode, we dive into modern research on the impossibility of having a healthy split between your work and your life while still aiming for perfection.
Think you can do the impossible? Tune in and find out.
2/22/2024 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 48 seconds
4:1 WORKPLACE: Now Perfectionism Wants My Career Too??
Perfectionism demands it all - the relationship with yourself, with romantic partners, with spirituality, and now, you're about to learn how it demands your professional relationships as well.
From work-life balance to imposter syndrome to just getting through the full-time grind, this season has it all. We can't wait for you to listen!
2/13/2024 • 58 minutes, 24 seconds
3:10 Final Thoughts
The long-awaited season finale of our romantic relationships series is HERE! In this episode, we gather all of our best thoughts, research, and insights about perfectionism and romantic relationships to give you the ultimate recap to our 3rd season.
You also get a sneak peek at how our own romantic lives have been the last few months. Brace yourselves.
11/14/2023 • 48 minutes, 41 seconds
3:9 ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: Comparison and expectations tainting the reality of love
Perfectionism loves to pollute many things, including our romantic relationships. All three forms of perfectionism fuel comparison and unrealistic expectations, resulting in shattered fantasies of relationships and loneliness. Tune in to hear Alysha and Anna dig into how comparison and expectations taint connection and cultivate romantic relationships.
View our Instagram for more details @poppingperfectionism.
2/15/2023 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
1:1 - Perfectionism and Connectionism
In this episode, we explore the "what" behind perfectionism, Connectionism, and how this podcast came to be. The world has perfectionism all wrong: it's not a virtue - it's a vice. We talk about ways to recognize a perfectionist mindset and even more importantly, ways to combat it - through Connectionism.
