It is my privilege to serve on the Board of the Wayfinders Wellness Organization. This is a registered non-profit organization, whose goal is to build a safe space for military and first responders who have suffered PTSD. This community includes First Responders, Military, Veterans, and their families. We are peers helping each other navigate mental […]
From my research and observation of people over the past four decades, I have come to believe all behavior has positive intent. This means any behavior we might label as destructive, has, from another viewpoint, a beneficial purpose. For example, from the perspective of a bully, intimidating or harassing others can be a way of […]
There’s a saying in most boxing gyms: “Bullies make bad boxers.” We all know them. Big macho dudes in the gym thinking they’ll prove their worth by pounding on everyone smaller than them. But bullies are cowards. Afraid to expose their fears and insecurities. Ego maniacs with an inferiority complex. And it doesn’t take long […]
Boxes, Presents, and Presence… This past weekend my sister was visiting. During our time together, we went through the “boxes.” You know the “boxes.” Ones you dig out of the basement that have old “stuff“ like your parents’ grade school report cards or your junior high basketball trophies or the letters your mother wrote to […]
What does recovery mean to you? As a college track athlete, I learned that a good training program must include recovery days. Bill Bowerman transformed long-distance running in the 1960’s, when he introduced the notion of rest in his approach to training. To improve, you have to step back. In a Type A world, we […]
You’ll never see a designer label on a hospital gown: Heroes, Hope, and The Human Experience. Hospitals are strange places. Most of us are born in one. Many of us die in one. And in between, we may go there to spend the worst days of our lives. Hospitals are the great levelers. No one […]
