4 Lessons Learned from Suicide
Silence is not the answer. It’s time to talk openly about suicide. I have spent the last few months traveling to several communities to discuss this prevalent issue of…
Year: 2019
How I Made A Living Doing What I Love
Last week I was reunited with Ray Reshke, the man responsible for starting my speaking career. At the time, I was only a few months into my recovery from a…
World Mental Health Day: Be Kind. Always.
Recently, I was teaching my son how to drive. I suspect many of you have been there as well; white knuckled as you grab onto that OMG handle praying for safety.…
10 Years Sober and Proud
Today marks 10 years of sobriety. I am emotional even writing that. The reality is that nothing in my life would be possible without my sobriety. Nothing. I would not…
3 Life Lessons While Watching My Son Fight For His Life
Early June, 2018 my wife, Tanya, and I discovered a large mass in the stomach of our six-year-old son, Malcolm. The situation progressed rapidly, and what transpired over the next…
You Were Born Resilient
You were born resilient, and you were born to fight. My latest book Born Resilient: True Stories of Life’s Greatest Challenges has received criticism over its title. The argument is…