I thought my perfectionism was a positive personality trait - it helped me work hard and achieve excellent grades, what's not to love right? But actually all it did was keep me stuck in a vicious cycle where my self-worth was tied in to what I achieved - getting straight A grades meant that I was good enough.

And it's a dangerous game to play when your self-worth is overly dependent on the pursuit and achievement of high standards. It meant that I'd either fail to meet my standards and fall into self-criticism, or more often I'd meet them but then decide that the original standards mustn't have been demanding enough. Queue the anxiety and burnout.

It wasn't until I found mindfulness and therapy that I realised perfectionism was not my friend and that I could live a much happier life without it. And much to my surprise I was also pleased and relieved to learn that I could actually still have my high standards, but without all the perfectionist baggage! Win win.

And the rest is history. Here I am now as a therapist and mindfulness teacher,  with a mission to help other millennial women understand how to overcome perfectionism so they can finally feel good enough.

Therapy and mindfulness are two of the most helpful things you can do for your mind and overall wellbeing. I've come to this conclusion not only from personal experience as a recovering perfectionist, but also through helping hundreds of clients overcome their own challenges. That's why I wanted to create a space that offers both these magical things in one place.

Whether you want to have quality therapy with a qualified therapist, or you want to learn mindfulness from an experienced mindfulness teacher, both of these things are on offer to you here.

My journey to becoming a therapist started as an anxious and perfectionistic teenager.

Why I became a CBT Therapist & Mindfulness Teacher