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Never Turn Your Back On the Ocean

On a hike to Onomea Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, I watched a little boy play in the rocks near the water, his parents close by. A…

Jan 27, 2023

Never Turn Your Back On the Ocean

Jan 27, 2023

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A Parent Is Born

How To Become A More Selfish Parent

It’s hard telling people you don’t want to have kids. They look at you suspicious, eyebrows arched up nearly into their hairlines. It…

Aug 3, 2021

How To Become A More Selfish Parent

Aug 3, 2021

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Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families

Identifying as an adult child of alcoholics for the first time at 39

Not forgiveness, but maybe acceptance of my dead alcoholic parents

Oct 19, 2021

Identifying as an adult child of alcoholics for the first time at 39

Oct 19, 2021

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“No Regrets” is not the enlightened mantra I thought it was

In fact, it reeks of toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing

Jan 5, 2022

“No Regrets” is not the enlightened mantra I thought it was

Jan 5, 2022

What Offline Healing Looks Like

Maybe healing is maxing out your credit card so you can puke your guts out at an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, or TikTok quitting your…

Feb 23, 2024

What Offline Healing Looks Like

Feb 23, 2024

What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?

I wished for both on my 41st birthday

Jul 18, 2023

What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?

Jul 18, 2023

Dead-Inside Dad

My father gave me his glass knees and dark sense of humor.

Jun 19, 2023

Dead-Inside Dad

Jun 19, 2023

“Non-Compete” Clause for Life

At the gym, the coach sometimes divides us into teams to compete against each other for the workout. I hate those days with a blistering…

Jun 6, 2023

“Non-Compete” Clause for Life

Jun 6, 2023

Collateral Damage — An Excerpt

Growing into my own after growing up in the wreckage of addiction

May 27, 2023

Collateral Damage — An Excerpt

May 27, 2023

AI Will Replace Bad, Boring Writers — 10 Ways To Become an AI Overlord Instead

If you’re a bad, boring writer who only repurposes other people’s ideas and words, ChatGPT will be the death of you because AI is much…

Mar 23, 2023

AI Will Replace Bad, Boring Writers — 10 Ways To Become an AI Overlord Instead

Mar 23, 2023

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