A writing sample for a practical guide on mastering effective communication to connect with others, practice exercises included.

If you’ve never experienced suicidal thinking, the idea of wanting to end your life seems extreme. It is. It’s extremely painful to wrestle with a brain screaming at you that you’re better off dead. There is a devastating misconception that people considering suicide are visually identifiable. You don’t…

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Earlier on in our relationship, I pulled Kevin aside when we had a moment alone together in the kitchen. Friends were over. “I need you to be extra touchy-feely, babe. Can you rub me on the back and check in to see how I’m doing? You do already do those things but I’m feeling anxious and I need them a bit more than usual tonight.” “Sure, boo,” he said. My anxiety was at about a level 8ish. (How does one even measure feelings, anyway?) These are the things that are good to relay to your partne

The dilemma of the creative process — and this is especially true for artists — is that we impose pressure on ourselves to make impressive, or at least good, creations; they must be meaningful and make sense right off the bat, and if they are none of those things, then self-doubt, fear and discouragement seep in like poison to passion.

Finding a therapist is a daunting task. Heck, thinking about starting therapy can be scary and that fear keeps a lot of people from giving it a try. As someone who has been to a motley of therapists over the past twenty years, I can tell you that therapy is scary and uncomfortable; it’s in the discomfort that opportunities for growth are born and realizations are made. Doing therapeutic work is an investment with positive returns that will last your lifetime but you can’t expect that any thera

"A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide." This is an article I wrote for the Seattle International Film Festival about the movie, Say You Will. I interviewed the writer/director and producers about the film, suicide and how it impacts teens.

Good things come to those who persist and work hard, and that’s absolutely the case with Seattle alt-rock band Gypsy Temple’s debut album, King Youngblood. Frontman Cameron Lavi-Jones has spent the last ten years working on the album, an exceptional display of persistence considering he’s just 20 years old. The band’s 11-song record is a sonic amalgam of 90s alt-rock nostalgia, with hard-hitting head bangers like “Heavy Handed” and “Forget About It” (think Alice in Chains and Rage Against the M