A Letter to My Younger Self: Reflecting Beyond Performance, Comparison, and Perfection

I was asked what I would tell my younger, professional self as a psychologist after being in the mental health industry for 30 years. I am not convinced my younger self would have heeded much of this, but it was interesting to see how much I have learned over the years, changed to balance out my own care with that of others, and see where I might still be vulnerable to perfectionism, and comparison.