Description: The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler Selected for USA Todays Best Books of 2023Selected as Editors Pick in Amazons Best Books of 2023 From psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler, an invitation to every "recovering perfectionist" to challenge the way they look at perfectionism, and the way they look at themselves.Weve been looking at perfectionism all wrong. As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google Katherine Morgan Schafler argues in The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control, you dont have to stop being a perfectionist to be healthy. For women who are sick of being given the generic advice to "find balance," a new approach has arrived.Which of the five types of perfectionist are you? Classic, intense, Parisian, messy, or procrastinator? As you identify your unique perfectionist profile, youll learn how to manage each form of perfectionism to work for you, not against you. Beyond managing it, youll learn how to embrace and even enjoy your perfectionism. Yes, enjoy!Full of stories and brimming with humor, empathy, and depth, this book is a love letter to the ambitious, high achieving, full-of-life clients who filled the authors private practice, and who changed her life. Its a clarion call for all women to dare to want more without feeling greedy or ungrateful. Ultimately, this book will show you how to make the single greatest trade youll ever make in your life, which is to exchange superficial control for real power. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Katherine Morgan Schafler is a psychotherapist, writer and speaker, and former on-site therapist at Google. She earned degrees and trained at UC Berkeley and Columbia University, with post-graduate certification from the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy in NYC. Review Praise for The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control"Are you – gasp – an ambitious perfectionist? Have you tried and failed to find that elusive sense of "balance" were all meant to seek? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the book you must read. Morgan Schafler has written the definitive guide for anyone whos ready to walk a crucial pathway: from the appearance of control, to the possession of a quiet power." --Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet "From an emerging thought leader, an irresistible invitation to reclaim your natural state of wholeness, your joy and your life." --Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author of Abundance "A valuable, much-needed perspective that gives you permission to be more in a world thats telling you to be less." --Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone "Morgan Schafler lays bare provocative new insights into how "perfectionism" is often just code for "women excelling too much," and identifies the strategies and mindset every high-achieving woman needs to quell her inner critic and embrace her true talents." --Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman "An accessible, actionable guide for how to aim high without overthinking or punishing yourself along the way. This book is a must-read for anxious achievers who want to remain ambitious but could operate with a bit more self-compassion." --Liz Fosslien, coauthor and illustrator of the bestselling books Big Feelings and No Hard Feelings "A thoroughly original approach to this important topic. Grounded in research, the book uses stories from the authors years as a therapist to illustrate vividly that perfectionism is a phenomenon, not a disorder, and that it can be managed to increase ones power and joy. How I wish this book had been available years ago—it could have changed my life! Let it change yours." --Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., author, cultural theorist, feminist activist "I love a book that starts by normalizing the readers current experience. We dont need to be fixed, we just need a gentle guide to show us how to work with our unique personalities. This book would be my first recommendation to anyone struggling with perfectionism." --KC Davis, author of How to Keep House While Drowning "Combining vivid storytelling, rigorous research, and deep analysis, Morgan Schafler provides a practical guide that can help you learn, thrive, and flourish."--Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times bestselling author of Happier Review Quote Praise for The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control "Are you - gasp - an ambitious perfectionist? Have you tried and failed to find that elusive sense of "balance" were all meant to seek? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the book you must read. Morgan Schafler has written the definitive guide for anyone whos ready to walk a crucial pathway: from the appearance of control, to the possession of a quiet power." --Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet "From an emerging thought leader, an irresistible invitation to reclaim your natural state of wholeness, your joy and your life." --Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author of Abundance "A valuable, much-needed perspective that gives you permission to be more in a world thats telling you to be less." --Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone "Morgan Schafler lays bare provocative new insights into how "perfectionism" is often just code for "women excelling too much," and identifies the strategies and mindset every high-achieving woman needs to quell her inner critic and embrace her true talents." --Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman "An accessible, actionable guide for how to aim high without overthinking or punishing yourself along the way. This book is a must-read for anxious achievers who want to remain ambitious but could operate with a bit more self-compassion." --Liz Fosslien, coauthor and illustrator of the bestselling books Big Feelings and No Hard Feelings "A thoroughly original approach to this important topic. Grounded in research, the book uses stories from the authors years as a therapist to illustrate vividly that perfectionism is a phenomenon, not a disorder, and that it can be managed to increase ones power and joy. How I wish this book had been available years ago--it could have changed my life! Let it change yours." --Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., author, cultural theorist, feminist activist "I love a book that starts by normalizing the readers current experience. We dont need to be fixed, we just need a gentle guide to show us how to work with our unique personalities. This book would be my first recommendation to anyone struggling with perfectionism." --KC Davis, author of How to Keep House While Drowning "Combining vivid storytelling, rigorous research, and deep analysis, Morgan Schafler provides a practical guide that can help you learn, thrive, and flourish." --Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times bestselling author of Happier Details ISBN059332952X Author Katherine Morgan Schafler Short Title The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 059332952X ISBN-13 9780593329528 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-01-17 Imprint Portfolio Subtitle A Path to Peace and Power Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-01-17 NZ Release Date 2023-01-17 US Release Date 2023-01-17 UK Release Date 2023-01-17 Pages 352 DEWEY 155.232 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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