Mental Health Posts

Welcome back to the blog! If you have ever felt like you are running on fumes, yet somehow still managing to hit every deadline, answer every email, and show up for everyone else in your life, you are definitely not alone. We live in a culture that …

Welcome back, listeners and readers! On the podcast this week, we tackled a topic that makes many of us uncomfortable, yet demands our immediate attention. We live in a culture that loves to slap comforting platitudes on messy human experiences. Amo…

Welcome back to the blog! If you are a regular listener of the show, you know we frequently explore the intersection of high performance, mental health, and the hidden emotional tolls carried by professionals working in mission-critical environments…

If you have ever watched a loved one struggle with addiction or severe mental illness, you know the specific, suffocating terror of hitting a wall. You want to save them, but you’ve exhausted every option. You’ve tried talking, setting boundaries, a…

There was a time in my life when the only thing I cared about was my next drink, and the saddest part is that I was a mother to a toddler at the time. I look at my son now—he’s 17—and I cannot imagine ever leaving or neglecting him for a drink, yet …

In my recent episode, From Combat to Calm, Jeremy Chenvert shared his journey from a combat veteran to finding his peace. It struck a chord with me. While most of us will never truly know the reality of combat, we all fight battles we don’t always s…

In my episode titled “Sober Travel that Actually Works with Teresa Bergen,” Teresa and I explored practical tips and tricks from her book, Sober Travel Handbook: Navigating the World Alcohol-Free. This conversation really got me thinking about navi…