Discover how neuroplasticity can transform your mindset and combat perfectionism. Learn why brain flexibility diminishes after 45 and the importance of using it or losing it. Real-life coaching breakthroughs demonstrate that change is possible. Get insights into overcoming rumination, self-doubt, and overanalyzing mistakes. This engaging discussion offers practical strategies for achieving cognitive flexibility and personal transformation.
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Understanding Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to rewire through experiences and new learning.
It enables creating and strengthening new neural pathways while weakening old ones.
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Client's Neuroplasticity Breakthrough
A client changed her reaction from guilt over leaving the garage door open to calmly calling her husband.
This shift shows neuroplasticity rewiring habitual responses toward trust and presence.
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The Cost of Rumination
Repeated rumination on mistakes strengthens those negative neural pathways.
This rewiring negatively shapes self-perception and entrenches perfectionist tendencies.
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In this Episode You’ll Learn:
How neuroplasticity works and why it’s crucial for perfectionists
The surprising difference in brain flexibility before and after age 45
Real-life coaching breakthroughs that prove brain rewiring is possible
Why *use it or lose it* is the key to changing perfectionist tendencies
The fastest way to stop rumination, self-doubt and overanalyzing mistakes
00:00-Why Age 45 Is a Brain Plasticity Tipping Point 01:07-Analogy for what is neuroplasticity 02:52-Rewire your brain with Perfect Start Session 05:29-Framework for Rewiring Perfectionism Inside Out 06:10-Transformative Effects of Cognitive Flexibility
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Fuchs, E., & Flügge, G. (2014). Adult Neuroplasticity: More Than 40 Years of Research. Neural Plasticity, 2014, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/541870
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Isheqlou, L.K., Soltanlou, M., Zarean, M., Saeedi, M.T. and Heysieattalab, S. (2023). Feedback-related negativity in perfectionists: An index of performance outcome evaluation. Behavioural Brain Research, 444, 114358–114358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114358
Petersen, J., Ong, C. W., Hancock, A. S., Gillam, R. B., Levin, M. E., & Twohig, M. P. (2021). An Examination of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Neurological Functioning. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 35(3), 195–211. https://doi.org/10.1891/jcpsy-d-20-00037
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