The actress, 63, also talked about why she doesn’t subscribe to the arbitrary limitations placed on women as they age Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

Five years ago, Dr. Alice Domar, a successful psychologist in Boston, had what she describes as an “ah-ha experience.” A new patient, whom she refers to as “Kim,” came in for an evaluation. Kim seemed ...

There’s a big difference between a child doing their best and striving for perfection. While the two can look similar, they stem from different motivations. A child who is ambitious and hardworking ...

When Gordon Flett, a psychology professor who has spent his career studying perfectionism, was bringing up his two daughters, he was determined to help them understand that they didn’t need to be ...

Bad coping mechanisms stem from false beliefs about their utility. Recall the time when you believed your girlfriend was cheating on you, so you decided to confront and hurl accusations at her, ...

A cooking pot from 19th century Georgia, repaired with the Kintsugi technique. Source: Gugger/Creative Commons 4.0 Let me tell you a story about brokenness and repair. Approximately six centuries ago, ...