Perfectionism Recovery: Build Your Micro-Permission Muscle

Linda Binns

Published on: 07/09/2025

Perfectionism can masquerade as “high standards,” but its real cost is energy. It pulls you into constant fixing, polishing, and second-guessing—often at the expense of clarity, creativity, and peace. If you’ve tried to “work harder” to outpace it, you already know: pressure feeds perfectionism. Gentleness dissolves it. What follows is a simple, practical path—grounded in self-awareness, release, and alignment—to help you reclaim your energy from perfectionism in minutes, not months.