At this point in my life, after plenty of traditional and non-traditional therapeutic work and exploration, I have a pretty good sense of “why I am the way I am.” For a time, that was extremely helpful, even liberating. But eventually my story began to feel like a dead end, like a box I was […]
I’ve noticed a strange pattern in a number of heartfelt conversations over the past several months. The pattern goes something like this: Friend: [starting to tell me about a personal tragedy and how it affected them] Me: [listening] Friend: [dipping a proverbial toe into the emotional waters of their response to the tragedy] Me: [listening] […]
A few days ago I went stand up paddle boarding (SUP-ing) for the first time ever. I met a few friends before sunrise, and we dropped our boards in at Hollywood Beach, cruised north for a bit, then headed south to Foster Beach before paddling back to where we started. The sunrise was totally obscured […]