Unlearning Learned Helplessness

Feel like Perfectionism is controlling you? That you’re at the mercy of your perfectionist tendencies? Or that life would be easier if you weren’t such a perfectionist? Perfectionism is not a choice. But you can choose how you want to navigate through it, and that choice is powerful. Discover how the greats Dolly Parton, Serena Williams, Kobe Bryant, Sara Blakely, Marie Kondo have leveraged their perfectionism to shine. Through scientific research and personal experiences, you'll discover step-by-step how it's possible to rewire your perfectionistic habits from the inside out, just like CLG did.Rewire the right way (not the hype way) inside Perfectionism Optimized, the only 1-1 private coaching backed by SCIENCE + exclusively designed for driven, ambitious + type-A high achievers with perfectionistic tendencies who want to feel as incredible on the inside as their life looks on the outside.  Melt your stress away starting today over at:  https://courtneylovegavin.com/optimized   TIMESTAMPS:00:00-Understanding Learned Helplessness Embedded In Perfectionism Recovery01:28-Challenging Lies About Perfectionists with Science02:16-Celebrating Famous Perfectionists Behind World-Changing Innovation03:55-WTF Are Enduring Identity Markers + Why Do They Matter?05:12-Unlearning Learned Helplessness with Dr. Martin Seligman (Godfather of Positive Psychology)06:11-The Problem With Blaming Perfectionism07:03-Flipping Helplessness to Empowerment08:46-Rediscovering Being In Charge and Response-ability10:12-Helplessness + Feeling Out of Control Re: Childhood Conditioning11:58-Reframing Perfectionism as an Empowerment Journey13:20-How To Quit Fighting Against Your Perfectionism + Work WITH It15:05-What incest + perfectionism recovery have in common16:40-Getting Your Perfectionism Right17:25-Quality Questions To Snuff Out Helplessness  Truth + Accuracy In Episode 219 Is Brought To You By:Abramson, L. Y., Seligman, M. E., & Teasdale, J. D. (1978). Learned helplessness in humans: Critique and reformulation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 87(1), 49–74. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.87.1.49Quchani, M. (2023). The mediating role of coping styles in the association between perfectionism and learned helplessness in students’ population. Annales Médico-Psychologiques, 181(7), 619–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2022.07.010Woodfin, V., Binder, P. E., & Molde, H. (2020). The Psychometric Properties of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale–Brief. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1860. Perfectionism Rewired is committed to truth and accuracy through a perfectionist affirming lens, offering cutting-edge research on perfectionism, interoception + neuroscience, for the practical perfectionist who wants to enjoy the life they've worked so hard to create.