Reflections from a Recovering Perfectionist
Valerie CantellaOn resilience, purpose, and the joy of being imperfect. Essays about turning hard experiences into meaning, and discovering that good enough is actually enough.
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Prepared in the Wrong Ways
That’s me in the polka dots, interviewing President Reagan’s press secretary, Larry Speakes. I was terrified. It was the nicest outfit I could pull together at the moment, and maybe it matched exactly how unprepared I felt. Fourteen years o...
What Are You Actually Afraid Of?
I’ve been thinking about fear a lot lately.
My own, mostly. The kind that shows up when you’re doing something new — stepping into work that feels bigger, or different, or more visible than what you’ve done before. The kind that keeps aski...
When the Packing List is On Point, but the Universe Has Other Plans
I just got back from an epic trip to Central Europe with my husband, including a Danube River Cruise from Budapest to Prague — and I packed a carry-on. That’s it.
I am a minimalist packer by conviction and also by stubbornness. I know what...
The Part of You They're Allowed to See
You know that photo someone else takes of you at a party, the one taken with no warning, a bad angle, and zero filter? Contrast that with the one you took yourself with the right light and 37 retakes? Perfectionism is the gap between those...
A Few Years Ago, I Couldn’t Stop Circling the Question
Six years ago, I was stuck in a loop that will probably sound familiar if you tend toward perfectionism.
Should I write a book? Not can I write one. I knew I could put words on a page. The question was more than that.
Was I the right pe...
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