They say if you claim something is true long enough, eventually you’ll believe it as well. That’s where I was. Living my own make-believe story....

This morning as I was making my coffee, I realized just how isolated I've become. I'm actually quite the hermit these days....

The mindset has to change; a person has to begin to see it as a way to live....

Imagine trying to meet and establish rapport with a new mental health provider over the telephone...

Identity.  It’s a funny thing.  It’s an easy thing to find your identity when it’s being poured down your gullet like being waterboarded by the Kool-Aid man....

He was nothing more than a skeleton with skin draped across his bones. His eyes were empty when he looked at us & we knew his time was coming soon....

The more I’ve thought about it recently, the more I recognize I still need some serious help.  It’s exhausting though, having to start the process over and over again, explaining myself to someone....

While I didn't initiate every fight, I certainly didn't back down once challenged. Whether he "threw the first punch" or I did, it didn't matter....

I’m still hyper-alert yet simultaneously exhausted, back cold, chest burning from the heat of the lights. They abruptly extinguish, the HVAC system stops. There is no light or sound, only the unrelenting cold....

There was an overwhelming sense of relief and peace as soon as I quit....

That was a battle I wasn’t prepared to fight. How do you calmly & lovingly explain to your daddy that his body can no longer support his weight? How do you tell your daddy that...

That’s a mighty fine sentiment I hear from your mouth but I fear you know little of what you’re talking about....

Admitting it out loud is one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.  Telling someone you know that you have......

By the end of the seven days, my dad decided to stop all cancer treatments & transition to home hospice. Exactly one week after my dad was admitted to the hospital, I cleared out his...

What angle does the barrel of a Glock 19 need to be to optimally blow my brains out when I squeeze the trigger?...