Dr. Mirza recently sat down with Dr. Marina Harris, PhD to discuss a topic that so many of us struggle with: perfectionism. We discuss what it is and what it is not, how it develops, what we can do to avoid falling into the perfectionism traps for ourselves and for our youth, and so much more. We also discussed another topic near and dear to both of our hearts, athlete mental health, with Dr. Mirza's experience with the National Basketball Players Association Mental Health & Wellness Program, and Dr. Harris's own experience as a previous Division I gymnast and currently working in sports psychology.
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