Perfectionism has a dark side, says Ellen Hendriksen, a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Boston University, in her new book “How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists.” In this edited conversation with the Gazette, Hendriksen, whose résumé includes a fellowship at Harvard Medical School, shares her insights on how to roll back tendencies that can lead to painful patterns of self-criticism and isolation.
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