Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Perfectly Anxious
Clarissa W. Ong · 2022
82/100
👍 Worth It
Two credentialed clinical psychologists walk you through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a warm, accessible way, helping you separate healthy striving from the kind of perfectionism that quietly eats you alive. The skill-building exercises are practical rather than fluffy, and the compassion in the writing feels earned rather than performed. If you are someone who ties your self-worth to your output, this book will genuinely move the needle.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness84
Craft & writing80
Originality74
Evidence & accuracy86
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit85
👁 Human-eye gut-check82
Penny’s verdict82
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