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When You Feel Trapped in a Life That Looks Good on Paper

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“When something isn’t right for you, it has a way of letting you know. Not in one big announcement, but in a thousand small nudges.” ~Martha Beck

I was sitting at the kitchen table with my coffee one morning when a thought slipped in that I hadn’t let myself think before: This can’t be the rest of my life.

There wasn’t one dramatic moment I could point to and say, “This is why I have to leave.”

Part of me wished there had been something obvious, some clear betrayal or breaking point I could point to and say, “…

Things Won’t Always Feel So Bad

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There Will Always Be More to Do

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You’ll Get There

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Showing You My Pain

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What Happened When We Chose Not to React in Anger

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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor E. Frankl

A few months ago, I was on a crowded highway with my wife and son. Traffic was barely moving. Vehicles were inching forward, one small gap at a time, with the usual impatience hanging in the air.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. It sounded like something had burst.

For a second, I didn’t understand what had happened. Then I realized a motorcyclist trying to squeeze through the narrow space between cars had hit us. His side bar

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When You Give Someone Your Time

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Learning to Be Steady in Uncertainty

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A Love Language We Rarely Mention

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How to Heal on a Deeper Level After Moving On

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ~C.G. Jung

For twelve years, I believed I was the architect of a perfect life. I had the “Summa Cum Laude” degree, a respected career in human services, a devoted husband, and two healthy daughters. I had checked every box on the “Success” list. I truly thought I had outrun my past.

But trauma has a way of waiting. It doesn’t disappear just because you stop looking at it. It simply goes underground, like a silent program running in the background of a …

So Much More Ahead

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Before You Criticize Your Body, Read This

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It’s Okay to Take a Step Back

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Speaking Up for Yourself

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Nothing Lasts, and That’s Okay

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Choose Less

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The Timing You Expected

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But What If…

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There’s No Shame in Needing Rest

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The Beautiful Gift We Give Without Even Knowing

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“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Five years ago, my son missed a basketball tryout.

We had been out of town, and by the time we got back, the rosters were already set. I made a few calls anyway, hoping someone might give a kid a late shot. One coach said yes. He had a spot left, and he was willing to take a chance on a name he’d never heard from a father he’d never met.

That coach became one of my closest friends.

I started coming to practices to help …