When you're in a relationship, you may have certain expectations about how your relationship should go.
Striving for perfection, though, could actually backfire.
Perfection can be a double-edged sword. While striving to do your best and look your best is generally a good thing, it can become a bad thing if you start to feel like a failure when you fall short.
This is becoming a huge problem in society today; exacerbated by a celebrity-driven culture that worships beauty and perfection.
Is it really so bad if you're a little imperfect?
Jane Bluestein, PhD, shares how trying to be perfect can backfire and ruin your relationships with the people you love.
Striving for Perfection Can Backfire & Sabotage Your Relationship
Is it really so bad if you're a little imperfect?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 2
- Audio File: health_radio/1535ml5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Jane Bluestein, PhD
- Book Title: The Perfection Deception: Why trying to be perfect is sabotaging your relationships, making you sick, and holding your happiness hostage
- Guest Website: Jane Bluestein
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Guest Bio:
Educator and award-winning author Dr. Jane Bluestein has been a classroom teacher, volunteer counselor with high-risk teens, and has worked with educators, counselors, and parents world-wide.
She currently heads Instructional Support Services, Inc., a consulting and resource firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her latest book is The Perfection Deception: Why trying to be perfect is sabotaging your relationships, making you sick, and holding your happiness hostage. - Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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