I've always been one of those guys who learns by doing, not by listening to lectures in a classroom. I learned journalism on the fly, after getting lucky and landing a job in a sports department at 17. Later, as a publisher who needed to understand sales, printing, distribution, HR, payroll, etc., I figured it…
Continue reading ➞ Five Lessons From A Fascinating Coaching Journey
When somebody does something idiotic, like hold up his fist in solidarity with a bunch of people who are about to storm the building he works in (which is also one of the most important buildings in the world), you should just label the person a moron and move on it with. I guess that's…
Continue reading ➞ Josh Hawley: Women & Freedom Are Porn, Video Game Addiction Causes
I hear a lot of out-of-the-ordinary things as a trauma and addiction coach. As a recovering addict and someone who worked through a lot of trauma, my story has its share of drama. No shame and no judgment, but there are so many people who have been through worse than me. Disturbingly worse. The people…
Continue reading ➞ Horror Stories: Marriage Counseling is not Addiction Counseling
I'm not a scientist and explaining pornography addiction is sometimes an area I get tripped up. I don't want to talk above people, but I don't want to talk down to them. Even when I'm on a podcast where I can't see the host's face, I know it's probably glazing over when I bring up…
Continue reading ➞ Pornography Addiction Better Than I Can Ever Explain It
A couple of days ago, a friend who has written books about her addiction approached me about a project. I won't share details about her here because it could make her identifiable and I don't want to do that. This isn't about her. She is involved in creating a book that would feature addicts of…
Continue reading ➞ Hey Former Addicts, We Have the Same Disease: Addiction
