Self-criticism

Pat yourself on the back! (or on the shoulder if you’re Swedish!) How often do you criticise yourself on a regular day? How often do you say things like “I’m so stupid!”? Or ugly, weak, a misfit, not good enough, could have done it...

Fear of failure

Do you ever struggle with feeling good enough…? So many people think that perfectionism has to do with how organised you or your home are, but that has very little to do with it. Perfectionism is fear of failure and criticism, and is what you develop when you...

The need for external validation

Lack of Self-worth and the need for external validation are connected! When you grow up with parents who don’t know how to give you unconditional love, you will go for the next best thing – attention. And your parents will usually expect you to achieve...

Selling out your dreams

What did you want to do when you were little? And are you doing that now? Probably not. Most of us end up doing something completely different than what we dream of. It doesn’t mean that what we dreamt of as children is what we should be doing, necessarily. What...