Addiction to Perfection

Addiction to Perfection
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1982
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

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"This book is about taking the head off an evil witch". With these words Marion Woodman begins her spiral journey, a powerful and authoritative look at the psychology and attitudes of modern women. Marion Woodman continues her remarkable exploration of women's mysteries through case material, dreams, literature and mythology, in food rituals, rape symbolism, Christianity, imagery in the body, sexuality, creativity and relationships.

Addicted to Perfect

Addicted to Perfect
Author: Vitale Buford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Drug addicts
ISBN: 9781732258488

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Perfection is a mask we use to avoid pain. We think that if we can achieve perfection, we will achieve happiness. We believe that if we can avoid pain, we can also avoid abandonment and loneliness and unworthiness. Perfection is the thief of joy. It's a lie that keeps us in a stranglehold of chaos and people-pleasing and addiction and lack. Perfection says we are never good enough. It holds us back from being our truest, most authentic selves. Author Vitale Buford spent nearly three decades of her life in the web of perfection. The roots of her perfection were born in her childhood - she had a dysfunctional home-life fraught with alcoholism, workaholism and shame. This combination created an environment of neglect, where the only way Vitale got attention was to be perfect. She was praised for being an "easy child," "pretty," and "self-motivated," so that's what she tried to be. Her need for perfection and outside success was coupled with her body image obsession. It was also a distraction from the pain of abandonment and loneliness she experienced in her childhood. It was the perfect storm - she tied her self-worth to her external success and her appearance, and hence, her addiction to perfection was born. The need for perfection followed her to college, and when she started gaining weight, she became obsessed with dieting to make her body smaller and more acceptable. She worked hard in college and got good grades, but her body shame was all consuming. Her junior year of college, she was introduced to Adderall as a "study drug." She used it for a few months - and ended up losing 20 pounds; she also got her best grades ever with her most rigorous course load. She was sure she had discovered the "perfect drug." She was able to obtain her own prescription the following year. It hooked her immediately. She was addicted not only to Adderall but also to the perfection and the weight loss and her newfound ability to accomplish projects and tasks with ease. This was the beginning of a 10-year love affair with Adderall. In Addicted to Perfect, Vitale shares the highs and lows of having been a slave to Adderall, the destructive relationships that ensued, and the way that she finally broke free. She details the many twists and turns involved in the years leading up to her getting sober and the eating disorder that followed her into sobriety. It took parenthood and radical honesty for her to begin the road to true healing. Perfectionism is no longer something that enslaves her, and Vitale's story is one of hope that no matter where you are in your life, you can release the grip of perfection. You can heal your pain and your abandonment and your loneliness and your fear and your guilt and your shame. You can experience true freedom, and most importantly, replace perfection with self-love.

Coming Home to Myself

Coming Home to Myself
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher: Conari Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2001-04-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781573245661

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A meditation book for women seeking to raise to their self-esteem & connect more fully with themselves.

Perfect Addiction

Perfect Addiction
Author: Claudia Tan
Publisher: W by Wattpad Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1990259227

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Don’t miss the fan favorite novel that inspired the film! Now a motion picture on Amazon Prime starring Kiana Madeira, Ross Butler, and Matthew Noszka! Can one woman’s vengeance on her ex lead her to a new love? Or will it tear apart her future forever . . . When MMA trainer Sienna Lane walks in on her boyfriend, Jax “Deadbeat” Deneris in bed with her sister, her world falls apart. In less than five minutes, she’s homeless, friendless, family-less. Vowing to get back at Jax, Sienna quickly charts a course of revenge that will hit him where it hurts most―in the ring. Step one: convince Jax’s rival, Kayden Williams, to train with her. Step two: beat Jax at his own game. At first, Kayden wants nothing to do with Sienna’s schemes, but when he figures out that she might be able to give him an advantage, he caves, letting her first into his home, then into his bed, and finally into his heart. But as much as she cares about Kayden, she can’t let her anger go, and it threatens the shaky foundation they’ve built together from their damaged lives. When he gives Sienna an ultimatum―it’s either him or her revenge, she’s forced to decide between getting back at Jax or throwing her newfound happiness with Kayden away.

The Owl was a Baker's Daughter

The Owl was a Baker's Daughter
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher: Inner City Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1980
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780919123038

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Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa and the Repressed feminine.

The Perfection Paradox

The Perfection Paradox
Author: Jeffrey A. Kramer
Publisher: Author Academy Elite
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2020-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781647465254

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Perfection. It sounds appealing - what's better than perfect? The allure of perfection draws us in, and once tasted, good will never be good enough again, so we tell ourselves. Learn how you can break free in The Perfection Paradox.

The Ravaged Bridegroom

The Ravaged Bridegroom
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1990
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

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"The Ravaged Bridegroom breaks new ground exploring the psychological impact with patriarchy... [I]t focuses on the many ways in which a woman's perspective on herself can be undermined by a crippling relationship with her inner man, leaving her spiritually bereft and unable to stand to her own truth." -- Cover.

Leaving My Father's House

Leaving My Father's House
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 393
Release: 1992-11-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0877738963

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The renowned analyst and author here provides deep insight into the process required to bring feminize wisdom to consciousness in a patriarchal culture—as struggle in which many women are more fully engaged today that ever before. Presenting the personal journeys of three wise women as maps, she points the way to the state of inner wholeness and balance she calls "conscious femininity."

Conscious Femininity

Conscious Femininity
Author:
Publisher: Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1993
Genre: Femininity
ISBN:

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Candid and wide-ranging interviews dating from 1985 through 1992 with the best-selling author and Jungian analyst, Marion Woodman. Touches on sexuality, creativity, relationships, addictions, healing, rituals, and the environment.

The Pregnant Virgin

The Pregnant Virgin
Author: Marion Woodman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1985
Genre: Consciousness
ISBN:

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George is looking for a way to beat the summer heat. Swimming, running through sprinklers, a glass of lemonade—none can help George cool off! What George really wants is a sweet, cold treat from the ice cream truck, but will he ever catch it?