Today on the You Can Heal Your Life podcast, you'll hear a chapter from How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart,

the new audiobook by author, poet, digital artist,

and entrepreneur Megan Roxanne.

In this chapter, Megan discusses how perfectionism harms personal growth and self-worth

sharing her own journey from a troubled childhood to a transformative mindset shift.

She encourages embracing your true self over chasing an impossible ideal.

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My obsession with perfectionism held me back and hindered me from achieving the level of success I knew I could reach. I know for many it may not

seem that deep, but allow me to explain. Growing up I was quite a handful and far from an easy child to raise.

The early years at my first primary school were turbulent.

School was my first real exposure to the outer world, beyond the trickles of what my family had already shown me,

and what I saw infuriated me to my core.

Why was I the only kid without a dad? Why couldn't mom pick me up from school?

Why wasn't there anyone at the gates eagerly waiting to collect me? The more I noticed, the angrier I became.

This manifested as me becoming the class bully. I would terrorise the kids who have the things that I lacked.

My behavior took a toll on my mom.

She became so overwhelmed that she even extended her hours at work,

spending more money on child care, just to avoid the inevitable arguments

that would greet her when she got home.

I was angry, but my anger was warranted. I'm the type of person who hates being kept in the dark.

I need to be made aware of all the details, so I can form my own conclusions. otherwise I'll continually be searching for the truth.

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