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Venus opposing Saturn: 3 Ways You Block Love, Connection, and Pleasure

October 11, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Rumi famously advised to seek the barriers you erect against love. As Venus opposes Saturn, it shows us the ways we block love, connection, and pleasure.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, boundaries, connection, inner critic, joy, love, opposition, perfectionism, pleasure, Saturn, transits, Venus, Venus opposing Saturn

Mercury in Virgo vs Saturn in Pisces: The Remedy for Analysis Paralysis

September 17, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When a tendency towards perfectionism meets a critical taskmaster, it’s a recipe for paralysis. Mercury in Virgo opposing Saturn in Pisces offers a remedy.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: analysis, astrology, criticism, Mercury, Mercury vs Saturn, mindset, perfectionism, Pisces, productivity, Saturn, Virgo

The Impossible Standard I Never Actually Met

September 15, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Comparing ourselves to our own standard of perfection can be a brutal act of self-sabotage, especially when that standard is a false memory.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: habits, memory, mindset, perfection, perfectionism, personal growth, productivity, ritual, rituals, routines, self-awareness, self-compassion

5 Things to Know About Mars in Virgo

June 17, 2025 | Renée Fishman

After almost 10 months in the signs of Cancer and Leo, the planet Mars finally moves into new territory. Mars in Virgo will bring new energy to your motivation, drive, and impulse to take action. Here’s what you need to know.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: action, astrology, criticism, desire, drive, Mars, motivation, perfectionism, productivity, service, Virgo

A New Way I’m Working With My Inner Perfectionist

June 28, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Perfectionism often serves a purpose, but the war it incites within us can be toxic, shutting down all progress. Here’s a new way I’m learning to work with my inner perfectionist so she doesn’t hold me hostage.

Filed Under: Coaching, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: compassion, equanimity, mindfulness, perfectionism, perfectionist, productivity, resistance, self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love

Mercury Conjunct Mars in Capricorn: Time for Acting on Your Plans

January 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Mercury-Mars conjunction in Capricorn signals a pivotal moment to shift from planning to decisive action, revealing how stories can either propel us forward or hold us back.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: action, astrology, beliefs, Capricorn, communication, conjunction, determination, Mars, Mercury, Mercury/Mars, perfection, perfectionism, personal development, planning, productivity, stories, triggers

Beware This Subtle Form of Self-Sabotage in Creating New Habits

January 17, 2024 | Renée Fishman

This is the point in the year when most people abandon their resolutions. Don’t let this subtle form of self-sabotage derail you.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: habits, perfectionism, productivity, rituals

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