S1E5 | How to Tame Perfectionism Amidst Trauma w/ Dr. Marcuetta Sims

Not The Wifey Type: The Podcast

English - September 30, 2020 15:44 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MB
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It seems like people have something to say about...literally everything Black women do. Standards for us can feel exceptionally high. In this episode licensed therapist Dr. Marcuetta Sims talks about these arbitrary bars we aspire to reach, how 2020 has brought us collective trauma that makes perfectionism worse and how you can remind yourself that you are already enough.