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Episode 157: The Cost of Perfectionism: What Being "The Woman Who Has It All Together" Is Really Costing You

What if the woman you've been trying so hard to become is actually the woman exhausting you?

As September approaches, many women find themselves slipping straight back into an old identity. The productive one. The responsible one. The woman who has everything organised, everything handled and never drops the ball.

But after a summer of more space, rest, freedom or simply being a little more present, you might suddenly realise that you're not actually ready to go back to the way you've been living.

In this solo episode, Sherisse explores the hidden cost of perfectionism, micromanaging and the pressure to constantly have it all together.

Because perfectionism isn't always about wanting things to be perfect. Sometimes it's about trying to create safety through control. It's about proving you're capable, avoiding disappointment, staying ahead of everything and becoming the version of yourself you believe you are supposed to be.

And eventually, that comes at a cost.

Your energy. Your relationships. Your creativity. Your ability to receive. Your capacity to rest. And perhaps most importantly, your aliveness.

Sherisse explores how the pressure to perform an ideal version of yourself can disconnect you from your actual wants, needs and truth, and shares practical tools to help you move through the next chapter with more awareness, intention and ease.

Inside this episode:

• The hidden cost of perfectionism for high achieving women
• Why micromanaging can be a form of trying to create safety
• How societal expectations shape the woman you think you "should" be
• Why September can trigger a return to old patterns of productivity and control
• How perfectionism impacts your energy, relationships and ability to receive
• Questions to help you separate your own desires from inherited expectations
• A simple practice to help you create a more sustainable and grounded Q3

You don't have to return to the woman you were before summer.

You don't have to sacrifice softness for success.

And you certainly don't have to abandon yourself in order to achieve your goals.

This is your invitation to enter September differently.

Not perfectly.

But consciously.