Sometimes the places we want to escape to don’t exist. This is a reflection on isolation, sobriety, honesty, and learning to live with the version of yourself that made it through.
Tag: Life After Loss
Dancing in the Ruins
I ventured out on my own for the first time since the strokes — to see Above & Beyond live. It wasn’t just about music; it was about reclaiming independence, redefining healing, and realizing that moving on doesn’t mean leaving everything behind.
Why the Fuck Do I Feel This Way?
Welcome to another episode of “why the fuck do I feel this way?” Years ago, there was a Mel Brooks movie called *Blazing Saddles*. In it, Madeline Kahn played the character Lili von Shtupp, who had, for lack of a better description, an Elmer Fudd-style speech pattern. In one of her saloon numbers, she sang …
Learning to Live with Change: Stroke, Retirement, and Independence
So I think I might shift gears a little here. As many of you know—and if you don't, I'll tell you again—I had a stroke a little over a year ago. Things were already going poorly in my career, and that was the moment I realized why I had been struggling so much in the …
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