Do you have an exaggerated need to be perfect? This book shows how to work through the psychological issues that drive it so you can released from this burden. You will gain perspective on what is needed, ease in your work, and balance in your life. You will learn about the different types of Perfectionism, the fears that drive them, and the childhood wounds behind them. You will learn how to work through your fears, identify the perspective of ease and balance you want to develop instead of Perfectionism, and engage in a life practice to adopt it. This book is based on the Pattern System, a comprehensive and detailed map of the human psyche.Letting Go of Perfectionism is more than a book. It includes* An online workbook* An online quiz* Recorded guided meditations* An online community
Jay Earley, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, psychotherapist, group leader, author, teacher, web entrepreneur, and theorist.
He is a big-picture thinker and innovative psychological theorist. Jay is known the clarity of his teaching and writing, his creative methods of demonstrating complex ideas, and his detailed description of therapeutic technique. In his therapy work, people rely on Jay's compassionate heart and sensitivity to group process. He has a deep understanding of the nature of therapeutic change and knows how to effect profound inner healing.
Jay focuses on Internal Family Systems Therapy in all aspects of his work. He is active in the IFS community, presenting workshops every year at the IFS conference. He teaches IFS to the general public as a practice for self-help and peer counseling. He also teaches a variety of courses and workshops applying IFS and the Pattern System to specific psychological issues such as procrastination, communication, relationships, and the inner critic. Jay has published other books on IFS, including Freedom From Your Inner Critic and Resolving Inner Conflict.
Jay has created the Pattern System, a systematic approach to understanding your personality that can lead directly to psychological healing and personal growth. He has published a series of books based on the Pattern System.
He is a former computer scientist. He has created Self-Therapy Journey, a web application for exploring and resolving a wide variety of psychological issues through the internet.
Dr. Earley is nationally known for his innovation in the group psychotherapy field, published in Interactive Group Therapy: Integrating Interpersonal, Action-Oriented, and Psychodynamic Approaches. He continues to lead interactive and IFS therapy groups in the Bay Area.
Jay has also published Transforming Human Culture: Social Evolution and the Planetary Crisis and Inner Journeys: A Guide to Personal and Social Transformation.
