{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62af45215cb8e1001614fe34/68b6f48da742b7c846d8550b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Perfectionism to Self-expression with Kara Latta  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62af45215cb8e1001614fe34/1756820499304-83ace6c1-ebe0-47de-95ba-348094d47d6a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>-GUEST BIOGRAPHY-</p><p><br></p><p><em>Kara Latta is a Play &amp; Mindset Coach and the founder of The Playful Warrior, a platform focused on helping high-achieving individuals overcome perfectionism and reconnect with their authentic selves through play. Using techniques like NLP, hypnotherapy, and EFT, Kara’s coaching programs encourage creativity, joy, and personal growth.</em></p><p><br></p><p>LINKS:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theplayfulwarrior.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.theplayfulwarrior.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>PRACTICES:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Soothe your body with gentle touch or self-talk to shift out of fear and return to a calm, logical state.</li><li>Reassure your mind by gathering real-world examples that show taking risks, like being visible online, is survivable.</li><li>Treat action as a playful experiment where trying, failing, and learning are all part of the process.</li><li>Understand that being seen online is an important step toward growing your business.</li><li>Mute people who discourage your self-expression and show up for the version of you that once needed permission to be free.</li><li>Each month, choose one or two activities that generate income and genuinely light you up to stay aligned and energized.</li><li>Start each day by tackling one important task that moves your work forward.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>IDEAS:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Perfectionism is not about thinking you're perfect, but about never feeling good enough and using that to avoid judgment.</li><li>As children, we often learn to value getting things right over expressing ourselves, which leads us to adapt in order to belong.</li><li>Play helps us reconnect with our true selves and heal perfectionism by making the process more important than the outcome.</li><li>Doing things that are aligned doesn't always feel easy, and challenge can still mean you're on the right path.</li><li>When someone judges you, it usually reflects their own limitations or fears, not your value, and you can choose to respond with compassion.</li><li>If you're being fully authentic, some rejection is inevitable, and if you're not being rejected at all, you may be hiding parts of yourself.</li><li>Achievement that comes from play builds trust and self-love, while perfectionist achievement is driven by fear.</li><li>Letting go of where you think you should be allows you to honour your own timeline and path.</li><li>Perfectionism can also show up in healing, so it's important to offer yourself compassion instead of expecting to do personal growth perfectly.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Ez Bridgman"}