Autistic emotional health often gets tangled with perfectionism—and that cycle exhausts you. In this episode, Dr. Camila Williams unpacks why autistic and neurodivergent adults develop perfectionist habits, how they trigger shutdown and burnout, and practical emotional resilience strategies to drop the high standards that don't actually serve you. Hear real examples of how perfectionism masking shows up, why your nervous system rebels, and what gentle accountability looks like when your brain works differently.
Key Take-Aways From The Episode
- How to overcome perfectionism?
- How does one become a perfectionist?
- What are some examples of perfectionism?
About The Guest Camila Williams, Ph.D., ABPP, Living Well with Dr. Camila Dr. Camila is an expert life coach and board certified psychologist who has specialized in the field of perfectionism, anxiety and stress management for over 10 years. As a "Perfectionist in Recovery," and mother-of-three she understands only too well the delicate balance between the strive for excellence and crippling self-doubt. Working with her, high achievers learn how to break the shackles of self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and procrastination to truly live into their gifts without always second guessing Connect With The Guest Sponsored By This episode was created and edited using Podcastle. www.podcastle.aiSupport the showFollow Jimmy & CrazyFitnessGuyhttps://c.f.g.crazyfitnessguy.com/https://jimmy.crazyfitnessguy.com/Affiliateshttps://bit.ly/jimmy-vistasocialhttps://bit.ly/jimmy-recommends-missinglettrhttps://bit.ly/jimmy-recommends-postoplanhttps://bit.ly/jc-recommends-hydro-flaskLeave Us A Reviewhttps://bit.ly/Review-CFGHelp Support CrazyFitnessGuyhttps://bit.ly/CFG-Elite-Podcasthttps://bit.ly/CFG-Mallhttps://bit.ly/support-CFGWant To Be A Guest?Want to be a guest on The CrazyFitnessGuy® Show? Send Jimmy Crazyfitnessguy a message on PodMatch, here:https://bit.ly/message-cfg-podmatchFitness Disclaimer:For educational purposes only. Consult a healthcare professional before making any health or fitness changes. Don't rely on this information as a substitute for med... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-crazyfitnessguy-show-bold-moves-unique-minds-autism-and-wellness-redefined--6899150/support.