{"podcast":{"title":"The Healthy Compulsive Project","slug":"the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244","podcast_index_feed_id":6461244,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-healthy-compulsive-project","website_url":"http://www.thehealthycompulsive.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3Z4FrNTtaHlK27t8brtqmxn006G2uLEJu-MYwaFMU0A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzMTY0LzE2ODkw/MDgwMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Gary Trosclair","episode_count":116,"summary":"For six years The Healthy Compulsive Project has been offering information, insight and inspiration for OCPD, obsessive-compulsive personality, perfectionism, micro-managers and Type A personality. Anyone who’s ever been known to overwork, overplan, overcontrol or overanalyze is welcome here, where the obsessive-compulsive personality is explored and harnessed to deliver what it was originally meant to deliver. Join psychotherapist, Jungian psychoanalyst and author Gary Trosclair as he delves into the pitfalls and potential of the driven personality with an informative, positive, and often playful approach to this sometimes-vexing character style.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:16.926055+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 104: Befriending Adaptive Perfectionism: From Villain to Ally","slug":"ep-104-befriending-adaptive-perfectionism-from-villain-to-ally","published_at":"2025-12-27T21:26:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/ep-104-befriending-adaptive-perfectionism-from-villain-to-ally","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/249b21c1","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/249b21c1/3ed9b689.mp3","summary":"We’ve got perfectionism all wrong. The real problem isn’t high standards—it’s the illusion of perfectibility and harsh judgment that have been grafted onto it. Perfectionism began as a guide toward purpose, but centuries of distortion turned it into an enforcer of impossible ideals. Instead of banishing perfectionism, we can reclaim its adaptive side—commitment, persistence, and pursuit of excellence—while stripping away conceit and control. By befriending perfectionism, acknowledging its shadow, and clarifying our purpose, we transform it from a tyrant into a trusted partner. This episode brings together science and Jungian psychology for an unconventional approach to dealing with perfectionism.","meta_description":"We’ve got perfectionism all wrong. The real problem isn’t high standards—it’s the illusion of perfectibility and harsh judgment that have been grafted ont…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/episodes/ep-104-befriending-adaptive-perfectionism-from-villain-to-ally/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/ep-104-befriending-adaptive-perfectionism-from-villain-to-ally.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}