When perfectionism is a defense mechanism

Welcome back to Crybaby Mystic! Thanks so much for all the love on the launch—literally made me cry happy tears and squeal giddily. If you give this podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts, you'll be entered to win a free recorded astro/tarot reading from me! Send your review, and then DM me on Instagram and I'll put your name in the running. I’m picking a winner on Sep. 5 so you have another week! For this week’s episode, I wanted to unpack perfectionism mostly because so many people have been asking me about it. Here’s what I discuss: * Why Virgo gets stereotyped as the perfectionist * Perfectionism as a tool of white supremacy * Finding our own sense of enough-ness * All the things we miss out on because of perfectionism * Perfectionism as a form of control against the unknown—and a defense mechanism against getting rejected * Why it’s healthy and important to be rejected, to fail * Self-reflection questions * What happens when you center process over perfection/goals/outcomes Let me know how this episode lands for you! Curious what kinds of convos it will spark in your head. Leave me a comment and lmk https://www.instagram.com/astralpathways/ Subscribe to my Substack: https://ayutmi.substack.com/ Buy me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/astralpathways Get full access to astral pathways at ayutmi.substack.com/subscribe

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