Sorting Through the Wreckage

After a difficult weekend at a family graduation, I found myself reflecting on loss, isolation, disability, and the life I thought I'd be living. Sometimes being left to your own devices isn't loneliness—it's freedom.

The Life You Can’t Move Back To

Some losses aren’t people—they’re entire versions of your life. This is about learning to move forward when there’s no path back.

When Survivors Tell the Truth

A fellow veteran shares his story of military sexual trauma—an experience that changed his life and helped give another survivor the courage to speak.

Scars of Service: Military Sexual Trauma

Military Sexual Trauma remains one of the most under-discussed realities of military service. In this installment of Scars of Service, I share my own experience and the long shadow it cast over my life.