You can mean no harm and still reinforce harm.
What Survivors Hear When the World Says ‘Move On’
For many survivors, the most damaging part of abuse was never only the act itself. It was the silence that surrounded it.
For many survivors, the most damaging part of abuse was never only the act itself. It was the silence that surrounded it.
There Was a Man Who Had a Guru and Bingo Was His Name…
Powerful Parenting. Works on Chihuahuas, too.
Powerful Parenting. Works on Chihuahuas, too.
Does Everything Have to Be a Controversy?
I’m so worn down by the fake outrage and the proclaimed “ownership” of everything that is American from each side.
I’m so worn down by the fake outrage and the proclaimed “ownership” of everything that is American from each side.
Note to Jeff: Sorry I Didn’t Write Sooner
Reach out, say something, anything, text, call, make the effort.
Reach out, say something, anything, text, call, make the effort.
My Wife Asked Me to Watch Heated Rivalry
There’s a lot to notice if we are willing to look.
There’s a lot to notice if we are willing to look.
Choose Love (Again)
Repetition has a way of sneaking under the radar
Repetition has a way of sneaking under the radar
Finding Balance in Slippery Times
If we only attend to what is hardest, we risk missing what is quietly growing in those moments of falling down and breaking our butts on the proverbial ice of life.
If we only attend to what is hardest, we risk missing what is quietly growing in those moments of falling down and breaking our butts on the proverbial ice of life.
Fathering, Community, and the Journey to the Inn
I believe love means showing up—even when misunderstood.
I believe love means showing up—even when misunderstood.
January Doesn’t Need a Better You
This month, I invite you to approach your inner world with curiosity rather than judgment—and to see what begins to shift when you do.
This month, I invite you to approach your inner world with curiosity rather than judgment—and to see what begins to shift when you do.
From Crisis to Possibility
Turning from the mythology of Manhood to the practice of being fully, consciously human.
Turning from the mythology of Manhood to the practice of being fully, consciously human.
As Visions of Sugar Plums and Buddhas, Danced in Their Heads
Even now, there is meaning being formed that we may not fully see yet.
Even now, there is meaning being formed that we may not fully see yet.
Home as a Practice, Not a Place
Who you surround yourself with shapes how you grow. The company you keep is the soil you’re planted in.
Who you surround yourself with shapes how you grow. The company you keep is the soil you’re planted in.
What Hurley Taught Me
Trust, but verify. Rest in Peace, Hurls.
Trust, but verify. Rest in Peace, Hurls.
Dad: I Am Here for You
I keep showing up, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when I feel helpless, even when I’m scared.
I keep showing up, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when I feel helpless, even when I’m scared.
Wagers
Whether it’s biology, conditioning, or both, we’re drawn to risk and reward.
Whether it’s biology, conditioning, or both, we’re drawn to risk and reward.