Managing the Weeds of Perfectionism

What if you could stop chasing perfection without giving up on doing things well?

In the second half of our conversation on perfectionism, part of our ongoing series, Uncovering Your Hidden Motives, John Tinnin, MFT, and Lynn Roush, LPC, explore specific ways to quiet your inner critic, let go of unrealistic expectations, and learn to live with imperfection without feeling like a failure. They’ll teach you helpful techniques for each “root” of perfectionism so that you can live in freedom.

Overcoming perfectionism also means looking at the emotions underneath the surface, like shame, fear, and anxiety. In addition, you’ll learn how to broaden your sense of self-worth beyond achievement, let safe people see the real you, and put limits on your productivity so that it doesn’t control you.

We’ll also share practical tools for challenging all-or-nothing thinking, setting limits on over-preparation, and testing the fears that keep you clinging to control. The goal isn’t to stop caring or striving for excellence. It’s to stop letting the need to be perfect run your life. But lasting freedom from perfectionism also involves addressing the deeper question that keeps you striving: Am I enough?

From a Christian perspective, the answer isn’t found in performing better, hiding your weaknesses, or working harder to earn acceptance. It’s found in the grace of Jesus, who offers you an identity that doesn’t depend on getting everything right. Join us as we explore what it looks like to receive that grace, embrace imperfections, and find freedom in being loved just as you are.

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