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Back to SearchEp. 29: Self-Compassion: The Evidenced-Based Antidote to Maladaptive Perfectionism
Episode 29
Self-compassion has now been shown to be very effective in raising self-worth without the dangers that perfectionism can cause. Having compassion for…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 28: Four Keys to Handling Obsessive-Compulsive Anxiety and Fear
Episode 28
How you handle anxiety is one of the main factors that determine whether your obsessive-compulsive personality works for you or against you. Most peo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 27: Work Engagement, Work Addiction and Work Burnout
Episode 27
Work can be a nightmare or one of the most satisfying aspects of our lives--depending on our motivation and attitude toward it. If it is a source of …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 26: The Triggers that Lead to Unhealthy Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
Episode 26
Even once you've begun to channel your obsessive-compulsive tendencies more constructively, you will be faced with triggers, circumstances that have …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 25: Why Compulsives Need Mastery in Their Lives
Episode 25
An undervalued aspect of human personality, mastery motivation can lead to fulfillment if well-integrated, or addictions and depression if not. IN th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 24: What Are You Trying to Prove By Being So Good?
Episode 24
Proving yourself is, on the one hand, part of our social makeup, but it can also backfire if we neglect our true self to impress others. It can lead …
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 23: The Compulsive Thinker-Planner: Obsessive Procrastinator or Productive Visionary?
Episode 23
This the fourth and final episode in the series on Four Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality. Think-Planner types rely on imagination & foresigh…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 22: Managing Holiday Expectations, and Carl Jung Analyzes Ebenezer Scrooge
Episode 22
Holidays can bring out the best and the worst in us. For people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies holiday expectations can elicit more control and…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 21: The Compulsive Server-Friend: People Pleaser or Well-Rounded Helper?
Episode 21
The 3rd type of obsessive-compulsive personality is the Server-Friend, who can become either wonderful companions, or people pleasers who lose their …
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 20: Delaying Gratification: The Good, The Bad and The Downright Destructive
Episode 20
Delaying gratification may get you what you want. But used too frequently it can erode the capacity for pleasure, mastery and meaning. And invite suf…
2 years, 8 months ago