Archive for June 2024

Marriage, today, is a very long partnership. Half a century or more, if you do it in your 20’s and you’re lucky enough to live out the average lifespan in the USA: 77.  When I think about the length of that intended commitment, I wonder how reasonable it is that we expect anyone to make…

I love a good redemption story. And few things epitomize redemption better than successful recovery from addiction.  One of the fundamental aspects to recovery is a notion that you have to hit rock bottom to realize you are no longer a recreational user who has any control over how much, when, and where you use. …

I keep secrets for a living. That’s more or less what a therapist does.  But in my personal life, I don’t want anything to do with them.  I don’t find delight in them whatsoever.  To me, they’re an imposition.  As humans, we are hardwired to feel valued when someone confides in us.  It scratches an…

Guess who you get to meet in this episode? My WIFE, Steph Sterling.  Today’s topic is all about communication. And in the spirit of walking the walk, I felt there’d be no better person to have this conversation with than the person who is on the receiving end of the ways I communicate, so I…