Advice for My Younger Self

A cautionary tale about the dangers of doing your best, all day, every day, forever and ever.

Hello, my name is Sarah and I am a recovering perfectionist.

I spent the first thirty-ish years of my life striving to be the best, achieve the most, and make the fewest mistakes. (Zero. Zero mistakes was the goal!)

And now I’ve spent the last fifteen-ish trying to undo all the damage my perfectionism caused—to my mental and physical health, my relation…