Under Pressure: Helping Perfectionistic, High-Achieving People Find Freedom

Affinities’ newly formed Mental Health Group is thrilled to welcome Paula
Freedman-Diamond, Psy.D. and author _of Toxic Striving: Why Hustle and
Wellness Cultures Are Leaving Us Anxious, Stressed, and Burned Out—and How to
Break Free_.

Dr. Freedman-Diamond will lead us in a workshop to learn how mental health
providers can help perfectionistic, high-achieving clients find freedom in a
culture that glorifies productivity. We’ll get practical guidance on how to do
the following:

• Identify how personality variables (“nature”) interact with cultural
conditioning (“nurture”) to create patterns of rigidity and self-criticism

• Recognize the ways these patterns contribute to symptoms of anxiety
disorders, eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Integrate tools from evidence-based practices including Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Intuitive Eating to help clients detach self-
worth from performance

$36 per person.

**This event has been approved by the NASW-Michigan Chapter for 1.0
synchronous general social work CEs.**

In addition to the cost of a ticket, a gift to the Federation’s 2026 Annual
Campaign is strongly encouraged if you have not yet made a donation.

This event is intended for professionals in the mental health field.

**Thank you to our Leadership: **
Erica Yaker, Darcy Eisenberg, Jodi Coden, Affinities Mental Health Group Co-
Chairs
Jayme Kirschner and Danny Singer, Affinities Department Co-Chairs

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