When The Light Goes Out

Just a few days ago, I was gathering some images for a guest blog post I wrote. And what struck me as I put the images together from 2017-2020 was the difference in the light in my eyes. In the 2017 picture, two years “post” rock bottom but 5 years into my mental...

Am I Really Questioning Your Integrity?

If someone had questioned my integrity several years ago, I would have said it’s time to enter the ring with some boxing gloves. But I’ve started to look at my old definition of integrity with fresh eyes and less defensiveness. What if we stopped looking...

Bulletproof

Taking off my mask and learning to accept and live in the world as a human being–imperfect, flawed, and still on the path to wholeness–is the very thing that saved my life. I give you permission to take off your mask as well. We don’t have to be...

What I Have Learned This Year

As part of my annual planning for 2020, I wrote down the lessons I learned this year. What lessons have you learned this year? I encourage you to take time to reflect and capture those lessons on paper. You may be surprised at all you can take with you into the new...

First You Must Decide

Man, change is hard. It can be excruciating. Overwhelming. Terrifying. It can feel like swimming upstream against a tidal wave. First you feel exhilarated. And then you feel lost. Like you don’t even know who you are anymore. And then you must decide again. And again....