This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At self-work we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world

and what to do about them.

I'm Dr. Margaret and self- Work is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today for your own self work.

Hi, I'm so glad you're tuning into self-work for this particular episode.

Last week was my 100th episode for self-work and we had a blast.

It's such an honor to believe that so many of you are tuning in and

subscribing that episode 101 is actually happening. So thank you so much.

I'm a clinical psychologist. I've been doing what I do for 25 years and that is doing therapy.

I started self-work two years ago because I wanted to reach out to people who were already interested in psychological

issues perhaps, but we're curious about what someone like me would have to say, but also

to people who really may just be starting their journey with depression and anxiety

or they've never really considered mental health issues, but they love podcasts.

So this would be an easy and convenient way for people to learn

not only about therapy but about mental health and mental wellness. So today we're going

to be talking about dealing with pain and perfectionism

during the holidays. I haven't heard any jingle bell music yet but I'm sure

it's just around the corner probably right after Halloween.

Are you one of those people who dread the leaves turning color?

Or when you hear that the temperature is going to be below 50 degrees,

do you wince and yearn for warmer weather? Did you have a loss during

this year that you're still grieving and the thought of raising a glass to another year

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