Today is March 21, 2022... or at least it is the day that I write this article. It probably doesn't mean much to most people, but it's one day after my eighth anniversary from being free of pornography. Sweet sobriety! In 11 days, I'll also hit that mark with alcohol. Sweet sobriety on the rocks!…
Continue reading ➞ Eight Years of Sobriety: Three Things That Changed
In the work I do, I don't frame pornography as a moral issue. It doesn't matter where you were raised, which God you pray to or whatever else has formed your worldview on pornography; moralizing divides. It doesn't unite. In fact, when you dig into one of my most overused presentation points, you'll see that…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Pam and Tommy’ Forces a Shameful Reckoning
I know the power words have. Since 17 years old, I've written hundreds (if not over 1,000) news articles that have appeared in newspapers, magazines and websites. I've also ghost-written a couple of dozen books and put my name on a few, as well. My professional life has been all about words. In my private…
Continue reading ➞ It’s Obvious: Now We’re Devolving in Society
I know. I get it. With everything going on in the world, here I am addressing a new problem: I can't take compliments. At least it's not my opinion about something on the news. I joke, because I think on the surface it does seem like a superficial problem, but as I keenly remember my…
Continue reading ➞ I’ve Yet to Recover From Being Told Nice Things
I love my blog and in four years of running it, I've amassed 600 followers. With LinkedIn, I'm at 3,500 followers in two years and in my year on Instagram, I'm somewhere over 1,500 people. And then there's TikTok. As I write this, in 18 days on the platform, I've amassed 9,600 followers. WTF is…
