Over the years, Dr. Bluestein has seen the toxic and corrosive effects of perfectionism on people’s thinking, their bodies, their relationships, their work, and their sense of worth: now she exposes the truth:
About Dr. Bluestein
When Dr. Jane Bluestein would tell someone that she just finished writing a book on perfectionism, the common reaction was a blank stare followed by the question, ‘What’s wrong with perfectionism?’ Indeed, most people mistakenly confuse perfectionism with a healthy striving for excellence, but there is a big difference.
One can lead to great achievement (or at least great learning) and the other is a psychological wound, the voice of the inner critic that screams ‘failure,’ ‘loser,’ or ‘fraud,’ regardless of the authenticity of our efforts, progress, or success.