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Digital Seminar

Boundaries and Perfectionism

Clinical Tools to Embrace “Good Enough” and Promote Healthy Reliance on Supportive Relationships

Faculty:
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
Duration:
1 Hour 03 Minutes
Copyright:
01 May, 2026
Product Code:
POS150786
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

Women often overextend themselves when they try to do it all alone. 

And for them, setting better boundaries isn’t just about saying no. It’s also about learning when to say yes to help. 

In this session, Nedra Glover Tawwab – sought-after relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace – invites you to help your clients embrace interdependence – because healthier boundaries don’t isolate us, they help us to belong more fully. You’ll learn:

  • Strategies for letting go of unrealistic expectations and embracing “good enough” 
  • How to help clients recognize the strength that comes from connection and community
  • Tools to practice accepting support from safe partners, friends, family, and neighbors

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Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed therapist and the author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, an instant New York Times bestseller translated into over 35 languages worldwide. In addition, she has authored seven other books, including Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships and, most recently, The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependence and Connection Without Losing Yourself. A sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for almost 20 years. With more than 2.5 million followers across her social media platforms, Tawwab has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice and has appeared on numerous podcasts including The School of Greatness, We Can Do Hard Things, and 10% Happier.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab has no relevant non-financial relationships.


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Objectives

  1. Analyze the relationship between perfectionism, and boundary challenges in women in terms of stress and burnout.
  2. Utilize evidence-informed interventions to reduce perfectionism and improve boundary-setting.
  3. Integrate boundary-setting strategies to help clients reframe independence as interdependence, promoting healthier reliance on supportive relationships.

Outline

Perfectionism and Boundary Challenges in Women

  • When asking for help is seen as a sign of weakness
  • The drive to meet unrealistic expectations leading to overextension 
  • Interdependence as the antidote – a healthy marker of relational well-being

Practical Boundary-Setting Tools 

  • Identify and challenge perfectionistic thought patterns that sustain overextension
  • Encourage clients to accept “good enough”
  • Explore discomfort with accepting help from others
  • Evaluate beliefs that equate asking for help with incompetence
  • Tools to increase understanding of interdependence as a marker of relational health
  • Identify safe, reciprocal relationships for support
  • Practice accepting support and building trust
  • Boundary adjustments to allow autonomy and connection 
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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