Last weekend I had the incredible opportunity to attend Myra’s Kids Camp. Myra's Kids Camp is made for children who are grieving the loss of a loved one. It is a completely free opportunity for kids between the ages of 6-17 to go to summer camp
A few weeks before I got sober, George, the main character from my first ever blog post, moved down to Madison, Wisconsin to live with me. The goal in him coming to live there was to make sure I survived long enough to make it to the end of school
The things that I live for in this life are; growth, novelty, challenge, love, play. The only thing that was missing from my 10 day Vipassana course was the play part. It was definitely not fun, by any means. Even still, it was one of the most incredible experiences that
For the last 3 weeks, I was a program leader on a Westcoast Connections trip. We went to the Greek Islands and Italy. It was an incredible experience; one that I am both glad I did and also glad is over. Four of us staff, were responsible for 35 teenagers
I've had a tough last few weeks. I'm not sure exactly what has changed, but I do know that I've been living in my head much more than I would like. I've been hyper-fixating on things that bother me; relationships, friends,
If I always waited until I was ready for change or ready to do something, then the truth is, I would still be in active addiction. Something that I learned from Steven Pressfield's book "The War of Art" is that sometimes, we just need to go
The weather is one of my favourite topics and also one of my least favourite. It’s a love/hate relationship. I love it because it allows me to practice acceptance. I hate it because why is it all that anyone ever talks about? The weather has been one of
For the longest time, I felt embarrassed by my body. When I was younger, I was very skinny and very small. As I began to drink more and more, I started to gain weight. Now, I wasn't exactly skinny anymore but I also had absolutely no muscle. Don&
So much of life is about perspective. I used to not understand this. I used to not understand how much weight it had when people would say you have two options: you can either look at the glass half full or the glass half empty. I never understood how profound
My inability to regulate and express my emotions was something that started very early in my life. I expressed one emotion and that emotion was anger. Saying that I expressed anger is probably an understatement. I threw temper tantrum after temper tantrum. Most of the time it was when I
May 10, 2024 to May 10, 2026. A lot has changed. I am two years sober today. It doesn't feel real. My dad asked me earlier this week how I was feeling as I was approaching two years and the reality is, I think I've been
My whole life I went from friend group to friend group, always blaming other people for the reason a friendship didn’t work out. I would find what I thought was my community and then inevitably act out in one way or another, blame them for the falling out and