Striving for Excellence… or Trapped in Perfectionism? This past week offered me a humbling reminder of something many of us struggle with — the delicate line between striving for excellence and falling head-first into perfectionism. I felt it emerging very clearly as...
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Why It Is Important to Care and Not to Care
On fierce love and being serious Over the past few days, this idea has been resonating deeply with me. It lies at the very heart of coaching — and of how I understand life itself. So much of our work in coaching is about reclaiming agency: not going through life...
Embracing Your Financial Past to Build Your Future – An Interview with Anna Tsyupko
Money Conversation 14 | Flourish FinanciallyHosted by Dr Sophie Jablonski & Minna Schmidt | 23 July 2025 Available here : https://youtu.be/2iLTe0jEJIA What if budgeting wasn’t about restriction, but about self-respect? What if financial confidence came not from...
From Financially Draining to Flourishing Relationships: How Thought Work on Money Can Transform Love — and Vice Versa
Reflections inspired by our podcast conversation with Katarina Polonska Available here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKGX0k0v6Dg&t=7s When it comes to building a thriving life, love and money are often treated like guests at different tables — emotionally...
Flourish Financially: What Sticky Notes Reveal About Money, Emotion, and Change
Insights from the 26 June 2025 event in Luxembourg At our recent Flourish Financially event, we invited participants into a reflective, artistic, and empowering space. Through a sequence of embodied exercises — and a surprisingly revealing set of sticky notes — 30...
Free Yourself from Perfectionism: Strategies for Managing Anxiety and Embracing Fulfilment
We often hear the phrase “You’re such a perfectionist” – and for many, it may once have felt like praise. But beneath this polished façade often lies a silent struggle: chronic self-pressure, fear of inadequacy, and emotional fatigue. Perfectionism is not merely a...





