Happy Birthday, Dad
It still feels surreal to be writing this four months later. I honestly do not even want to write this, but, if there is one thing that your side of the family taught me was […]
Personal Reminders
No News is Good News
Not gonna lie. I’m having major writer’s block this week and feeling uninspired to write. Nothing significant or eye-opening really took place. It was not a bad week. It was not a fantastic week. It […]
Nurture Your Feelings
Checking my Facebook timeline this morning, my friend posted the article from the Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-pandemic-wall-mental-health. Other than it basically summing up everything my blog has been saying for the last three months 😉, it […]
Sometimes You Just Need to Say “F*ck It”
All I can say is fuck burnout. It slammed into me like a linebacker. After months of dragging my carcass along, I could not take it anymore. I felt myself slipping deeper and deeper into […]
The Burnout Is Real
As a counselor, I am no stranger to burnout. It happens to the best of us. Over time, clients, workload, and life just wear you down until you reach a breaking point. Over the last […]
Hindsight is 2020
It is over. It is finally over. For God’s sake, 2020 is over. In my thirty years of existence, 2020 takes the cake as the craziest one thus far. It sure as hell hit hard […]
Further Reason To Be Thankful
I have always been a huge proponent of gratitude. This core value of mine only amplified more after I tragically lost my childhood home in a fire over ten years ago. This year, another tragedy […]
Thank You For The Reminder, Demi
If you follow today’s celebrities to any extent, you likely heard about the rise and fall of pop star Demi Lovato following her struggles with substance abuse. She recently teamed up with DJ Marshmello to […]
Broken, But Still Beautiful
Yesterday I had some down time from the craziness we call life. I decided to head to one of my favorite local parks. I pull in. I pop open my trunk and grab my fishing […]
Defining Your Role
Sometimes the toughest part of any relationship is learning where to draw the line. The more concrete boundaries, like space, time, and money, can be more easily defined. Whereas, others, like emotions, cause more trouble […]