I thought I was starting over.
Turns out, I was building on everything that came before.

I recently appeared on the Personal Transformation podcast with Jasmine and Stewart. This post is a reflection on what it felt like to share more of my story publicly, and why healing often begins when we stop hiding.

Life in long-term sobriety isn’t about perfection. It’s about showing up, handling what comes, and learning how to live in it. Here’s what that looks like today.

The month of March has become a reformative one for me. It was 40 years ago, in March of 1986,

After weeks of staying close to home, I realized something: I think I’ve been hibernating. A reflection on winter, recovery milestones, and the quiet seasons that sometimes precede change.

I used to lose myself in one particular relationship. This weekend, I didn’t. What changed wasn’t the other person. It was my ability to hold a boundary without explaining it.

Why this panel conversation matters to me, what men often carry in silence, and what becomes possible when honesty is met with safety and structure.

A meme of a U-Haul hauling U-Hauls sent me back to my early twenties, driving across Southern Alberta. What I didn’t realize then was that this job quietly planted my lifelong need for freedom.

A one-star review shouldn’t have landed the way it did. But past disruption has a way of tuning the nervous system to scan for threat. This is a reflection on stewardship, vigilance, and the quiet work of choosing not to react.

Early sobriety can make everything feel urgent, including big life decisions. This post is a reminder to pause, stabilize, and let clarity arrive before you reinvent your life.

A good email can lift my whole mood, even when my bank account has not changed. This is a look at why I tie worth to money, and a plan to untangle it.