Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
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Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
Each episode offers conversations or solo reflections shaped by professional insight, lived experience, and sometimes teachings rooted in Eastern philosophy. Whether exploring grief, perfectionism, identity, or resilience, Mind Sattva creates space to pause, ask deeper questions, and return to what steadies you.
Perfectionism – Part 2: The Quiet cost of Perfectionism: Fear, Burnout and Finding Balanceg
Mind Sattva: Practical Wisdom for Modern Life
24 minutes
2 months ago
Perfectionism – Part 2: The Quiet cost of Perfectionism: Fear, Burnout and Finding Balanceg
Is perfectionism keeping you stuck?
What if striving for “perfect” is holding you back more than helping you move forward?
In this episode of Mind Sattva: Practical Wisdom for Modern Life, Dr. Mitika Kanabar continues her exploration of perfectionism—how it shows up in daily life, what drives it, and how we can begin to move through it with more self-compassion and awareness.
Through real-life stories, cultural reflections, and practical reframes, Mitika shares ways to interrupt the cycle of procrastination, overwhelm, and self-doubt—and make space for balance, resilience, and growth.
✨ In this episode:
How perfectionism leads to procrastination and burnout
Internal vs. external pressures to be perfect
How the need to “get it right” can slow us down even in critical work
The power of reframing negative self-talk
Why compassion comes before mindfulness
How perfectionism affects our relationship with body image, social media, and material success
What a single pomegranate sapling reveals about resilience
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Mind Sattva: Practical Wisdom for Modern Life
Mind Sattva is a podcast about finding clarity and grounding in a noisy world. Hosted by Dr. Mitika Kanabar, a physician trained at Stanford with a background in addiction medicine, lifestyle medicine, and public health, the show blends ancient wisdom, modern understanding, and evidence-based perspectives to reflect on how we live, grow, lead, and connect.
Each episode offers conversations or solo reflections shaped by professional insight, lived experience, and sometimes teachings rooted in Eastern philosophy. Whether exploring grief, perfectionism, identity, or resilience, Mind Sattva creates space to pause, ask deeper questions, and return to what steadies you.
