Reboot Your Thinking Podcast   Episode 4   Overcoming Perfectionism: Enbracing Imperfection
Channel: Nick Bowditch
Date: 2023-03-25

In this episode of the Reboot Your Thinking Podcast, Nick discusses perfectionism, the fulie striving for perfection that can have serious psychological consequences. 

The theme this week was inspired by a listener's question about why perfectionism is a bad thing if it's just us trying to be good and not make any mistakes. Got a question of your own? Ask Nick and your question (either your voice message or your text question) could be featured on an upcoming episode. 

In this episode, Nick answers the following questions:

What causes perfectionism?

What are the downsides of perfectionism?

What are the benefits of embracing imperfection?

What are some strategies for overcoming perfectionism?

How does mindset intersect with perfectionism?

How to overcome obstacles: common challenges and solutions

Nick also gives 10 tips and strategies for trying to work on your perfectionism this week. 

This episode also features the following peer-reviewed academic paper that Nick highlights if you want to check it out:

Predictors of resilience after negative life events: The Relationship between Perfectionism and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis" (2021) by ISadeghi A, Ebrahimi E, Fathi-Ashtiani A, Mehrabi HA which was published in the Iran Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science.