The Woman Who Became My First Safe Place
Chapter Four of The Woods Behind Me — On quiet strength, memory, and the kind of love that stays
The Woods Behind Me
A memoir in chapters. Bipolar disorder, military life, and fifteen years spent looking for stable ground.
Why Rest Feels Unsafe When You’ve Lived in Survival Mode
There are seasons when I’m doing okay on paper. Stable. Functional. Handling what needs handled.
Why Progress Feels Invisible (And What’s Actually Happening)
Why progress often feels invisible — and what’s actually happening underneath.
The Season After the Storm
Kansas City, My 17th Birthday
The Man With Two Shadows
Caregiving, memory, and the complicated mercy of loving someone who once hurt you.
The Restaurant with the Glass Walls
What a small-town restaurant revealed about loyalty, work, and being worth the dollar.
The First Crossing
Beside the Creek
Learning the Weather of My Mind: Living With Bipolar Disorder
The first time I realized something was very wrong, it didn’t feel wrong at all. It felt powerful. I had so much energy that day it almost buzzed under my skin. My thoughts moved fast — faster than usual, faster than I could even finish one idea before the next
Lessons from a Western Kentucky Drive Pt. 2
Sometimes it takes getting out of your element to understand that there are lessons in life and business to be seen everywhere, even on a…
Lessons from a Western Kentucky Drive Pt. 1
Sometimes it takes getting out of your head to realize that there are lessons to be seen everywhere, even on a Western Kentucky drive home.