Captain’s Log, 10.10.17

I’ve been seeing this article, The New Midlife Crisis For Women, circulate in the last few days and I want to share what was my vulnerable and uncanny reaction to it. The article describes in detail the ways our current society is set up to fail and torment...

Captain’s Log, 9.24.17

Toying with the theory that the more darkness we experience in life, the greater our capacity for joy. Most of the remarkable happy people I know in life have had very dark things happen to them at some point, and I can’t think of a person who’s never had...

Captain’s Log, 9.11.17

Today a friend posted about the phenomenon of men on Facebook who seem to only have attractive women on their friends lists. Here was my take: In my opinion this really comes down to being a symptom of a greater issue: men want to feel entitled to women without doing...

Captain’s Log, 9.10.17

What if “God never gives you more than you can handle” actually means “You determine the speed and pace at which you grow”? Let’s assume God is You, Self, the Creator. Any pain you can’t alchemize, any lesson you can’t...

Captain’s Log, 9.4.17

When you’re serious about a healing process, you know not to make the same mistakes – even when they’re on the path of least resistance. One of the main reasons I had so much trouble identifying as a survivor of abuse/assault for so long was that...