About a male survivor of childhood abuse, and the issues he faces in adult life.
This topic has been in the news since the revelations and accusations about Harvey Weinstein went public a few weeks back. At the time, I had a number of thoughts, but didn’t really put many of them out for public … Continued
Given recent events, it’s easy to have a bleak outlook on life, and on the human race. I struggle with it myself, frequently. I’ve written earlier today in fact, about how social media and news publishers are even working to … Continued
If you spend much time reading or researching information on mental health online, eventually you will come across articles talking about practicing self-care, or even self-love, though I’m not a big fan of the latter because, let’s face it, we’re … Continued
I wrote about this video on my tech blog earlier this week, because websites, social networks and pretty much everything on the internet is in constant battle for our attention. In the video, Tristan Harris talks about our intentions, and … Continued
One of the reasons we made this move to Louisiana was to have the ability to see family on a routine basis, something that was difficult when you live 2500+ miles away. This past weekend, we made the drive up … Continued
This past weekend, the wife and I went to see the new Dunkirk movie by Christopher Nolan. I’m not going to write a movie review, nor will there be any spoilers, but one interaction toward the very end of the … Continued
Recent news in the survivor community has reminded me of something I wrote over 5 years ago when Joe Paterno passed away. I’m not going ti get into the details of what happened and to who, because I wasn’t involved … Continued
The other day, my friend Hannah, who is a runner in the very real sense, (she’s run the Boston Marathon, as opposed to the “runner” I am, where I run out for pizza.) posted something to her Instagram account about … Continued
Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jan. 1997. Many people who’ve been through mental health issues, addiction, and so on, refer to “rock bottom”, that one place in time when things got so bad, they couldn’t get any worse. … Continued
On a recent vacation trip to Hawaii, the wife and I decided to take a tour of Pearl Harbor. Before boarding the Navy vessel that takes you out to the USS Arizona site, we were reminded that there are over … Continued