{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/687697c65d5bb088747c11aa/69ee5406289eeb2c7b0c3d97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Real Cost of Perfectionism with Guest Rubina Chada","description":"<p><strong>The Real Cost of Perfectionism</strong></p><p><br></p><p>You're achieving. You're delivering. So why does it feel like you're running on empty?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rubina Chada</strong>&nbsp;joins Sabrina this week for a conversation that goes beneath the surface of high performance — exploring what happens when ambition is fuelled by pressure rather than genuine alignment. Drawing from lived experience and professional practice, Rubina brings a grounded, honest lens to the quiet ways perfectionism and chronic stress erode the things we rely on most: clarity, creativity, and trust in ourselves.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll hear:</p><ul><li>Why perfectionism often isn't about standards — it's about what we believe happens if we fall short of them.</li><li>How chronic stress quietly dismantles the clarity and creativity we need most to do our best work.</li><li>What it means to build achievement from alignment rather than anxiety — and how to begin making that shift.</li><li>Practical ways to regulate your nervous system when pressure starts to override your thinking.</li><li>How developing emotional awareness can change the way you show up in work, relationships, and decision-making.</li><li>Why slowing down isn't the opposite of growth — and how it often becomes the conditions for it.</li><li>How to start building a more stable inner foundation, even when the demands around you haven't changed.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>The cost of perfectionism isn't failure — it's the version of yourself you never gave permission to exist.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Sabrina Brown — life coach and management consultant. New episodes every Monday on Brum Radio and wherever you listen to podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @breentimepodcast </p><p>LinkedIn: Breen Time Podcast </p><p>breentimepodcast.com </p><p>Brum Radio: brumradio.com</p><p><br></p><p>Guest website: theinnerdesign.com</p>","author_name":"Brum Radio"}