The words “perfection,” “perfectionism,” and “perfectionist” sound like stellar attributes. They suggest discipline, responsibility, reliability, and professionalism. They may be, but sometimes what looks like perfectionism is really our attempt to protect ourselves...

Walk into the mountains of an Appalachian forest, explore the rustic sections of the Emerald Coast in Florida, or climb the hilly woodlands of North Georgia, and one of the first things you notice is how quickly the outside world disappears. Roads slip away, along...

Before you create or build your perfect life, you have to honestly answer a surprisingly personal and difficult question: what does “perfect” actually and intrinsically mean to you? Too often, we inherit our idea of “perfect” from our parents, community, peers,...