Purpose & Relationships

There was a moment in my life when everything on paper looked right. I had built a career I was proud of—one that had taken me around the world and given me incredible experiences. I was the Coordinator of Travel Safety, a role I had poured myself into. I was the sole architect of a travel safety registry, collaborated with private organizations, helped guide new technology in the field, and became a sought-after speaker at conferences. It was exciting work—urgent, impactful,

I worked at Cornell for five years. I had a job working in the office of international education. I reported directly to the Vice Provost. The local kid had done something big, scored a nice gig at Cornell University. More than, I had a landing space where I could begin to pay off debt and take a few international trips every year that would be work related. I worked in one of the oldest buildings on campus. in the Ag Quad. I was proud to work there. I would dress up in sharp

The process of getting free in your life takes many turns, not all of them a path of light and safety. We begin this process of working towards resolving issues in our life, at times, haphazardly and seeking out connection and love from others. At other times it is wrought with job decisions. At other times it is the drastic escape from family. And so on. Your journey, no matter how arduous or dramatic is made up of many decisions in your life where you seemingly venture betw

When I work with men the question arises. How do I get over her? It's been a while since I thought about this but let me put some things down in writing. It has been mostly the case with my work that I have seen more men who have come to me struggling to get over relationships than I have found women who have struggled to do the same over a man. In fact, it has been overwhelmingly men who come to me and discuss their past relationships. They come in all forms of relationship

Sometimes you have to begin doing the things you really love. Do you ever feel like you begin things and then you get to the next stage and you're not so sure where things are going? The first blog entry is not supposed to be too impressive, as everything after this should mean something much more. But writing has always been part of my life and now I'm working with writing and therapy. Writing about therapy. I don't make mention of any of the stories that my client raise in

So no matter what you do over the course of four years, it’s about the next forty that matter, so try to keep that in mind.