The Anxiety & Perfectionism Blog for High-Achieving Women

You reread the email after you sent it. You replay the meeting on the drive home. This blog is where I write about those moments, and the anxiety, perfectionism and people-pleasing underneath them, for high-achieving women who want to know why it keeps happening. Written by Kylie Lambert, LCSW, an online therapist for women in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

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How to Stop Perfectionist Anxiety: A Simple 3-Step Practice That Helps You Breathe Easier

Perfectionist anxiety isn’t just about being organized or driven—it’s about the constant pressure to never mess up. In this post, I’ll share the 3-step practice I teach to help women stop spiraling and start practicing self-compassion instead. Whether you’re in North Carolina or anywhere else, you can start using this tool today.

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Self‑Compassion Sabotaged by “Motivational Pep‑Talk”: What I Learned as a NC Therapist

You may think your inner pep-talk is helping, but if it’s leaving you drained, anxious, or ashamed—it’s not motivation, it’s your inner mean girl. In this post, I’m breaking down how to recognize those sneaky self-critical thoughts and what to do instead using self-compassion tools I teach in therapy and my digital product, Silence Your Inner Mean Girl.

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