How to Conquer Severe Perfectionism in Writers

Lauren Sapala

It's good to shoot big and have high standards, but what happens when you're actually trying to be perfect to the point that it's impacting your mental and physical health? Unfortunately, this is a common problem for many writers. Fortunately, longtime writing coach Lauren Sapala knows where severe perfectionism originates for most writers and has strategies for conquering severe perfectionism.

About the Instructor: 

Lauren Sapala is an author, teacher, speaker, coach, and an INFJ. She is the author of The INFJ Writer (a writing guide for writers of the INFJ and INFP personality type), The INFJ Revolution, and Firefly Magic: Heart Powered Marketing for Highly Sensitive Writers, as well as two autobiographical novels.

Lauren began working with struggling writers in 2009 when she founded the WriteCity writing group in Seattle, and then expanded the program to San Francisco in 2010. She became a full-time blogger and writing coach in 2013, and began teaching intuitive writing in 2017 to writers of the INFJ and INFP personality type. She currently teaches the Intuitive Writing method through online classes, workshops, and video courses. She blogs regularly and offers a variety of video courses at laurensapala.com.