Be Brave

Processing something traumatic is always tricky. It's also... well, a process. I wish there was a light switch that you could just flip once the inciting event is over and everything settles down. That would have been great to have after the flooding, after leaving my previous job... and now, after my son was home …

Feet don’t fail me

Chase what's calling you, and don't stop until you catch it.

2020

In a way, 2020 as a whole has been a twisted lesson in mental health struggles on a global scale.

Once in a blue moon

Almost two years ago, my wife was in the labor and delivery area of the hospital for something like 36 hours before our son was born... But, lightning isn't supposed to strike the same place twice, is it?

The never-ending rope

What needs to be done is different for everyone, but we have to find it. The world isn't what we'd like it to be right now, but it's still there waiting when we close our eyes.

Waiting on words

I waited on these words for all this time, and they still don't feel like enough. I don't know if there is an eloquent way to talk about the pain and emotional exhaustion I'm feeling when it's secondary to what is being experienced by people I love.

Double dosage

No matter what the reason may be, at the end of the day, it's always worth getting the help you need; You are deserving of getting the help you need.

12 month regression

If I was going to work through this sucker punch of inadequate feelings as a father, I was also going to have to prioritize my mental health for other aspects of my daily life too.

Onward

I was finding it hard to balance feelings of hopefulness and excitement about particular jobs with the reality that I didn't, and couldn't, know for sure what would happen.

(Co) Dependent

You'd think at 7.5 months my son would be able to wrap his head around how his behavior affects me, but here we are. Kids, right??