How to be enough: self-acceptance for self-critics and perfectionists

Part 1. Introducing perfectionism. How we see ourselves

The many salads of perfectionism

The beginnings of things

Part 2. The seven shifts. Shift 1: From (self-)criticism to kindness

Beyond the inner critic

The outer critics: us and them

Shift 2: Coming home to your life

From labels to values

Our forgotten baskets

Shift 3: From rules to flexibility

Rewriting the inner rulebook

Why we turn fun into a chore

Shift 4: Mistakes: from holding on to letting go

From "Failure" to the human condition: releasing past mistakes

From exam to experiment: compassion for future mistakes

Shift 5: From procrastination to productivity

It's not about time management

Shift 6: From comparison to contentment

Hardwired but not Haywire

Shift 7: From control to authenticity

Rolling back emotional perfectionism: being real on the inside

Rolling back perfectionistic self-oresentation: being real on the outside

Epilogue: Self-acceptance for self-critics