by Thea Jolly | Jan 14, 2023 | Blog
Perfectionists expect willpower to help them reach their goals… …but willpower is not enough. As you probably know, perfectionists are good at focussing on an outcome. Indeed, we are almost obsessively attached to outcomes because we misguidedly think they...
by Thea Jolly | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Compassion, connection
During lockdown, how can we fulfil our deepest human need for connection?… Welcome to another crazy year! In some ways this second wave of Covid is more manageable because we have become used to the practicalities of pandemic living, but in many ways it feels...
by Thea Jolly | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Compassion, Sub Personalities, Voice Dialogue
She speaks quietly, tired and exhausted by the struggle. “What’s the point?” she asks, knowing deeply that there is no positive answer to this meaning-of-life question. “Everything stays the same. All the bad stuff in the world. It’s not meant to be like this. All...
by Thea Jolly | May 8, 2020 | Blog, Inner Critic, Perfectionism
Recently I woke up in a bad mood. I was grumpy about ‘having’ to do things, like get up and keep going with my new morning exercise and Nutriblast habit. I was also feeling really overwhelmed with my To Do list and had that stomach-churning feeling that I...
by Thea Jolly | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog, Inner Wisdom, Perfectionism
The secret to inner happiness is really very simple. Not easy, but simple. In fact, it’s one of the hardest things we have to learn, inundated as we are by so many perfect media images, cultural expectations and childhood beliefs that oppose it. In my...
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