[Ep 176] My Biggest Tip for Beating Perfectionism in Journaling

Journal Gently: Helping Introverted Women Find Healing After Grief, Hurt, and Trauma

In high school, my best friend and I were known as the Perfectionists. We had high standards for ourselves when it came to our school work, our extracurricular activities, and our jobs. If someone asked us to do something, they knew it would be done and be done well. Extremely well.

While I have relaxed some over the years, I still have a high standard I hold myself to. Remember that strength of “responsibility” I mentioned last time? I tend to beat myself up if I don’t meet a deadline or forget to follow up with someone. I feel horrible about it and do everything I can to make it up to the other person.

This perfectionism can show up in many areas of life, including our journaling. In fact, I dare say it’s one of the biggest obstacles I see women facing as they start a journaling practice of their own.

But it’s tricky. It doesn’t always look like perfectionism. So today, we’ll talk about the disguises perfectionism can wear in your journaling and what you can do to overcome it.

Kari

RELATED EPISODES + RESOURCES:

· 20 Ways to Journal with God (PDF)

· Episode 164: 3 Key Lessons for Journaling in Difficult Seasons

· Episode 153: Can 5 Minutes Journaling Really Make a Difference?

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>> Free Journaling Workshop: 3 ways to encounter God on the pages of your journal

http://lovedoesthat.org/journalingworkshop

>> Journal Gently: An 8-week grief and trauma journaling program

http://lovedoesthat.org/journalgently

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