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Oct 2, 2026
Pedram ShojaiHOST
Keep going, right? So there's just been a lot that's happened that we just gotta bring to light.
Pedram ShojaiHOST
Paul Hewitt, Gordon Flett, the University of British Columbia, these guys have spent 30 years developing and studying what's called the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and this thing distinguishes between three forms of perfection, as if one form wasn't enough.
Pedram ShojaiHOST
There's self-oriented perfectionism, which is the relentless setting of high standards for oneself.
Pedram ShojaiHOST
There's other-oriented perfectionism, which is the demanding of high standards from other people.
Wendy BeharyGUEST
You know? At the model.
Lorain MooreheadHOST
Um, in the last year, we did a perfectionism episode with Dr. Paul Hewitt out of British Columbia, and his years of research with perfectionism have identified for him safety and belonging being two of the core unmet needs of perfectionists.
Wendy BeharyGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Lorain MooreheadHOST
And I, I imagine those two are each their own schema.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
In this conversation, we'll look at perfectionism through two complementary lenses.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
Dr. Paul Hewitt's research on perfectionism as a personality style and Dr. Lawrence Heller's work in NARM on adaptive survival strategies that develop in response to adverse childhood experiences.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
Together, we'll explore themes around perfectionism like what pain is perfectionism trying to solve, why can it look like overperformance in one moment and paralysis in the next, and what actually happens when someone begins to loosen their identification with being a perfectionist.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
So before we begin, I'd like to introduce our guests.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
First, I'm honored to welcome Dr. Paul Hewitt.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
He is a professor of psychology and psychotherapy at the University of British Columbia and a registered clinical psychologist in British Columbia.
Iris McAlpin GarrettHOST
His work is guided by longstanding interest in understanding how perfectionism develops in relationships and how it functions as a core vulnerability underlying psychological distress and disorders, relational difficulties, and struggles with achievement and self-worth.
MichaelHOST
Let's call it what it actually is.
MichaelHOST
Clinical psychologist Paul Hewitt and Gordon Flett have spent decades studying perfectionism.
MichaelHOST
They break it down into three types.
MichaelHOST
Type number one is self-oriented perfectionism, and this says, "I must be perfect." Type number two is others-oriented perfectionism.