The Less You Do Mindset Gymnastics, the More You Quiet Your Inner Critic

Perfectionism can look like success but feel like pressure, insomnia, and an inner critic that never shuts up.

If you’ve tried “just think abundant thoughts,” forced affirmations, or talk therapy alone and still feel stuck...

this episode flips the script: Dr. Tara Cousineau—Harvard psychologist and author of The Perfectionist’s Dilemma—shows why mindset-only fixes fail when your nervous system is in overdrive, and shares her simple, somatic + energy-psychology tools that calm the body so the brain can change.

Want more from Dr. Tara? Grab her free Happy Achiever tools and mini energy masterclass at perfectionistdilemma.com, and dive deeper with her “Peaceful Perfectionist” Substack at taracousphd.substack.com.

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