An Ordinary Disaster

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I'm Here To Tell The Truth
An Ordinary Disaster: My entire book-length memoir, serialized as a work in progress right here on Substack
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What my dog taught me about being an addict
...and, how the extraordinary offers an alternative
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I almost became an AI sex slave
My brief deep dive into AI porn addiction
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Coming to The Intuitive Mirror
A new way of looking at the relationship between addiction and intuition
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What if "intuition" is just a language we've forgotten?
Re-examining intuition—and addiction
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Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography
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It's Not a Struggle to Find Good Male Role Models
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Why I No Longer Cringe at Being Called a "Kitesurfer"
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We Need Wild Fathers
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Re-examining addiction—and intuition
What if the all-but-universal struggle with addictive behavior stems from a deeper crisis—one that we can actually fix?
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I'd love to get a coffee
Deconstructing the tanhā of coffee
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We all need our own philosophy
How a dream of "Drepa's Shirt" illustrates my personal philosophy and mythology
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Nothing said “home” to me more than an empty house
Home is about walking what’s real—and not away—or alone.
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Say everything
Speaking freely, self expression—and saying it with love
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How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness—and eating well
Wayfinding and social adventure in Sardinia
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Against Recovery
Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it's a ghost river, pouring dust.
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An Ordinary Disaster
An Ordinary Disaster
Writing from experience on intuition, addiction, change, and everyday life as a man.
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