Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD

Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD

In job interviews and in life, perfectionism is often seen as a selling point – an asset disguised as a flaw. But as psychologists have found rising rates of perfectionism in the United States and around the world in recent decades, they’ve begun to recognize the toll that the drive to be perfect can take on people’s mental health and well-being. Thomas Curran, PhD, author of “The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough,” talks about different types of perfectionism, why more and more of us feel the need to push ourselves to perfection, and what can we do – as individuals, as parents and as a society – to recognize that often, ‘good’ is good enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Psychology of Fashion (SOP83)

Psychology of Fashion (SOP83)

The clothes we put on everyday tell a story about who we are to the world and can have a major impact on our emotions and mood. Cognitive psychologist Carolyn Mair, PhD, who created the psychology of ...

19 Kesä 201935min

How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis (SOP82)

How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis (SOP82)

Every day in America, 130 people die from overdosing on opioids and an estimated two million people around the country are grappling with opioid addiction and it is devastating families and communitie...

5 Kesä 201939min

The Dark Side of Screen Time (SOP81)

The Dark Side of Screen Time (SOP81)

Americans spend nearly half of the day interacting with screens of all kinds -- smartphones, televisions and computers, according to a recent Nielsen report. While these technologies have made our liv...

22 Touko 201927min

Anxiety and Teen Girls (SOP80)

Anxiety and Teen Girls (SOP80)

Anxiety among teens and young adults is rising, and studies have shown that it has skyrocketed in girls. One study found that the number of girls who often felt nervous, worried or fearful jumped by 5...

8 Touko 201946min

The Psychology of Climate Change (SOP79)

The Psychology of Climate Change (SOP79)

As we grapple with a warming world and increasingly unstable weather, our mental health is at risk. Psychologists say that stress, anxiety, depression and PTSD will increase as climate change’s physic...

24 Huhti 201936min

The Mind-Gut Connection (SOP78)

The Mind-Gut Connection (SOP78)

Is your gut a second brain? Emerging research is showing that our brains and our gastrointestinal systems may be more connected than we previously thought – potentially holding profound influence over...

10 Huhti 201954min

The Psychologically Healthy Workplace (SOP77)

The Psychologically Healthy Workplace (SOP77)

We spend a significant portion of our lives at work and feeling miserable on the job can be detrimental to our mental and physical health and productivity. A work environment that is psychologically h...

27 Maalis 201940min

Bonus Episode: After New Zealand - The Spread of Extremism in the Digital Age

Bonus Episode: After New Zealand - The Spread of Extremism in the Digital Age

In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks, we explore the psychological factors that cause a person to commit heinous acts of mass violence, technology’s role in spreading extremist propagand...

21 Maalis 201934min

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