The house is cold at 5:00 AM. In the silence of a house that should be full of shared noise, that stillness can be deafening. Going through a divorce, that early morning quiet is where my anxiety lives. It is where the "what-ifs" and the weight of a twenty-year life ending starts to settle on my chest before I even have a cup of coffee. I have quickly realized that if I don't find a way to anchor my day, the day will drift away from me. I don't need a distraction; I need a fo
Most reading lists for men in transition are predictable: a blend of Stoic grit and Spartan endurance. They teach you how to survive, but not necessarily how to heal. As much as I want to be "hard", I want to build a fortress around myself so that I will never be hurt by a life transition like this again. I picked up All About Love by bell hooks. To be honest, the title alone felt "too soft" for where I am. I’m a forty-year-old man navigating a divorce; I didn't think I need
There comes a moment in many lives when the weight of who we are and where we stand becomes too heavy to carry silently. For me, that moment was a breaking point—a clear, undeniable signal that I needed to stop drifting and start building a version of myself I could truly respect. This post is a transparent look at where I began and the path I am carving toward becoming a man I am proud to be. I am not here to claim I have it all figured out. Instead, I invite you to witness
There comes a moment in many lives when the weight of who we are and where we stand becomes too heavy to carry silently. For me, that moment was a breaking point—a clear, undeniable signal that I needed to stop drifting and start building a version of myself I could truly respect. This post is a transparent look at where I began and the path I am carving toward becoming a man I am proud to be. I am not here to claim I have it all figured out. Instead, I invite you to witness
