HOW TO BE ENOUGH Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists

Psychologist and therapist Ellen Hendriksen has a likable, easygoing narrating style that holds together the impressive amount of useful information in her latest audiobook. With her vocal clarity and strength, she sounds at once relaxed, assertive, and focused on connecting with her listeners. Her desire to help sounds authentic. This guide to recognizing perfectionism in ourselves and others offers enlightening distinctions between such things as self-scrutiny, the need to control others, narcissistic bullying, and anxious approval-seeking. Hendriksen is also lucid when discussing the internal feelings that fuel perfectionism and self-criticism. More valuable than the author's helpful insights is her intention to promote self-awareness--to stand back from your self-flagellation and unproductive acting out and to start treating yourself and others with more kindness. T.W. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]