The Fear of Failure

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Streep writes that children who grew up having their emotional needs met and who were loved, supported, and encouraged to take risks don't fear failure. Research suggests the fear of failure is transmitted from one generation to the next. Streep suggests in her article to ask yourself if you feel anxious when you procrastinate or do you feel relief?

Many, if not most of us, procrastinate. However, for some this can really be disruptive. Psychologists suggest that childhood trauma can be at the root of procrastination. This episode unpacks that concept from a family systems perspective.

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How Procrastination Can Reflect Childhood Experience by Peg Streep

Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue
by Edwin Friedman*

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