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In this episode of Perfectionism Rewired podcast you’ll discover:

• Why in the heat of crucial moments your meticulously learned coping strategies vanish when you need them most
• MAJOR CLUES most doctors, therapists and coaches miss that are stifling your emotional regulation
• Biggest misconceptions about perfectionist learning self regulation
• The simple way to strengthen your emotional resilience as intuitive, empowering responses in the face of dumpster fires

Here's A Glance At Episode 194:

00:00-Introduction

01:23-What is self regulation

02:09-Coping Strategies for Perfectionists

03:17-Building resilience in stressful situations

04:48-Why Anxiety Coping Skills don’t help with intense emotions

06:11-What doctors, therapists and clinicians miss that stunt your emotional intelligence

07:29-The Root of Effective Self Regulation Skills

08:48-Why traditional self regulation approaches fall short for perfectionists

10:23-How to build emotional resilience

12:31-More effective approach to emotional self regulation for perfectionists

Highly Credible Sources Referenced in Ep. 194 Include:

1. Goerlich K. S. (2018). The Multifaceted Nature of Alexithymia - A Neuroscientific Perspective. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 1614. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01614
2. Kummer, K., Mattes, A. & Stahl, J. Do perfectionists show negative, repetitive thoughts facing uncertain situations?. Curr Psychol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04409-3
3. Martini, M., Marzola, E., Brustolin, A., & Abbate-Daga, G. (2021). Feeling imperfect and imperfectly feeling: A network analysis on perfectionism, interoceptive sensibility, and eating symptomatology in anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review, 29(6), 893–909. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2863
4. Mattes, A., Mück, M., & Stahl, J. (2023). Perfectionism-related variations in error processing in a task with increased response selection complexity. Personality neuroscience, 5, e12. https://doi.org/10.1017/pen.2022.3
5. Ventura-Bort C, Wendt J and Weymar M (2021) The Role of Interoceptive Sensibility and Emotional Conceptualization for the Experience of Emotions. Front. Psychol. 12:712418. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712418