I recently read Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace  https://a.co/d/0ez4hZej In this book, Wallace delves into the consequences of our overachievement culture for individuals, children and parents. I think it’s a helpful read for anyone who identifies as a perfectionist or overachiever or worries about these traits in their child.   A student interviewed for the book stated: “Being told that I was especi

At the end of my graduate studies, when I was deciding whether Western NY was the right location for me to stay long-term, I had serious doubts about the weather and its potential impact on my happiness. There were many good reasons for me to stay in Buffalo. However, at the time, I associated happiness with long summer days, proximity to the ocean, and being able to wear flip-flops and a light jacket in March - things I was able to do when growing up in the mid-Atlantic regi

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