Letting Go of Perfectionism: Stop Striving and Start Living

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So many people struggle silently with feeling good enough and going above and beyond their limits in order to achieve "perfection". They're successful at work and in their personal lives, but this comes at a significant emotional, mental, and sometimes physical toll. They want an escape, they want permission to stop, slow down, or have things be somewhat easier, but they're scared to make change because they're not sure what that looks like or the implication on their careers, relationships, and personal identity.

"Who am I outside of my accomplishments"

"Who am I outside of being someone who does things for other people"

"Who am I if I'm not always working or doing something"

This book will provide the social and cultural context for how these tendencies towards perfectionism emerge. By having a better sense of why we have bought into a narrative of "more is better" and perpetual optimization and doing better, people can start to re-align how they want to live.

Written by an Asian American therapist who has lived experience with managing her own perfectionism, this blend of advice and perspective will help come up with their own solutions to problematic perfectionistic tendencies and gain a better understanding of how they want to make values-driven decisions in their lives.

Author Bio

Dr. Yesel Yoon, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a therapist, writer, and speaker. Her specialties lie in helping people with perfectionism, identity and career exploration. In all her work, her mission is to enable others feel more confident in their ability to re-think and re-learn old patterns and learn to be more accepting of themselves so they can live a more fulfilling life.

In her private practice, she helps high-achievers to overcome their struggles with perfectionism, people-pleasing, and feelings of burnout. She has presented to organizations and provided workshops and resources to help improve the mental wellbeing of their collective workplace environment. As a writer and speaker, she has contributed to various media outlets, Psychology Today, her website blog, and mental health panels.

Her personal experiences as a Korean American have shaped a lot of her thinking and approach to her work, and she hopes to inspire others to share their stories of collective struggle, exploration, and growth. She lives and works in New York City.