Originally, this website was meant to be about nature, mountains, and exploring the great outdoors. But not long into that experiment, I was sidelined by a disorder in my central nervous system that put everything on hold. It took me eight years to get back to where I want to be—hiking the mountains of New Hampshire and feeling good again.
On my path to healing, I needed to talk about it, and this space became a helpful place to connect and let go of the pain. If you’re facing any kind of health struggle, I’ve collected these posts here to share—and hopefully, to help. Taking care of our health is a never-ending journey, and as I transition from recovery into maintenance, I’ll continue to share what’s been working for me. Wherever you’re at in your journey, I hope you are able to stay positive and keep finding a way to improve both your outlook and your circumstances. Belief is a powerful tool.
Finding the Way Back to You
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Grounding for Your Health -
Minding My Exercise -
Forest Bathing -
Only the Mountains -
Escape? -
Breathwork for the Climbing -
Where Courage Comes From -
On That Day -
The Reasons -
Being Physically Born Again -
The First Day
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On the Cusp -
The How -
The Only Vessel -
Indomitable Faith
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One Step, Then Another -
Healing or Complaining, Write or Wrong? -
Breaking Through The Pain -
It's Not The Winning, But The Faith -
When Tomorrow Never Comes -
The Beauty of The Singular Mission -
When All Vanity is Gone -
Positivity Can Get Old For Everyone Else -
Fight for the Smiles, Life Is Happening Now
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Where Can a Dad Get Some Steroids?
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A Year Sleeping On the Couch
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Shut Up Banana, I'm in Control
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Reclaiming the Old You or Building the New You?
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The Last Rotisserie Chicken on Earth
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Clawing Your Way Out of the Hole
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Give it Your 1%
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I Shall Remake My Body
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When the Pain is Finally Gone
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Friendly's Vanilla Ice Cream Saved My Life – Well, Sorta -
Making Bets My Body Can't Cash
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The Water is Tomorrow and Tomorrow is the Day
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On My Last Nerve -
Battling Chronic Nerve Pain – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back -
The Hardest Mountain
Where Do We Go From Here?
I still have some damage in the soft muscle tissue around my spine, and there will always be another health obstacle to face. But now that I’m back on a healthy path, I’m going to be vigilant about ensuring I build up the proper routines, and muscle strength, to stick around for as long as I can. I’ll keep posting about what I find helpful, and I hope that it may benefit someone else. We’re all in this together, and it doesn’t do any good to keep our learnings secret from each other. I’ve learned so much from what others have written and I hope that I can pay that forward.
