My ex-wife said something to me years ago that I think about to this day. She said knowing yourself is like breathing. If you know who you are, you don’t even think about it. It just happens. You move through the world as yourself without monitoring every choice,...
I Went To Australia’s Waterfalls To Chase Adventure. I Left Understanding Why I Felt Dead. I’ve chased waterfalls all over the world. The harder they are to reach, the more I want to go. It’s one of the things I know I love because of how fulfilled I feel. So when I...
Nobody warns you about how lonely getting better can be. You finally start setting boundaries. Finding your own integrity. Figuring out what you actually want. And then there’s this space — between the before and after — where what surrounded you is no more, but...
For a long time, this is exactly what the inside of my head felt like. It is how my outside world felt. Like waves crashing on rock in a storm, my overthinking and rumination were endless, immortal, chaotic, and never satisfied. Today, that same image brings me...
Flying fox. Giant adorable puppy-dog eyes included. Watch the video here: I came to this bat hospital thinking I knew what I believed about bats. Turns out, I had no idea why I believed it. See, I’ve been afraid of bats my whole life. Not because of anything I’d...
Fulfilling a dream of traveling Highway 101. There will never be a shortage of people who think you should be doing something differently - and no amount of agreement will make you feel safe. You’ll never find fulfillment through other people’s expectations either. I...
I’d rather do anything else than write something that will prove I’m not made for this. It is one day before the new year, and if I measured 2025 by my writing, it would be summarized more by silence than sentences. It’s not easy for me to admit. Even though the proof...
There are countless opportunities I missed out on because it felt safer avoiding them. Yet, the benefits of these opportunities are incredible: Deeper relationships, core memories to look back on, and perspectives that impact me forever. Who wouldn’t want that? Except...