One of the things I find that I struggle with deeply and what is often the start of the spiral for me is that for you, the observer of me, I might look just fine, and we might interact without issue. And yet internally, I’m almost always in shambles. One…

The days that my anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation are at levels that feel even somewhat stable are few and far between. Most days I feel like I’m hovering somewhere between being really stressed or riddled with anxiety and battling feelings of the deepest, darkest sadness that often manifests itself…

There was a time when I would wake up, see and feel that I’m alive, and thank God for one more day. The way this made sense in my head was that just knowing I was being allowed one more day was the best gift I could be given and…

Recently, someone sent me a message that went something like this: “Hi Jeff, love reading what you write, I’m wondering if you’re planning on doing a 2021 year in review type of post?” My initial answer to this question was a resounding “absolutely not” but the more I’ve thought about…

Hello there. I watched the snow start to fall in the earliest hours of this most peculiar and strange Christmas Eve day. …

My anxiety is usually humming at a good pace after therapy. It’s the very same heavy, numb, sometimes sad feeling I get after visiting with my psych. …

Having someone walk with me on my spiritual journey has increasingly become a mainstay in my life. As someone who does not fit the standard definition of being a neurotypical individual, I have specific needs for a spiritual director (SD), and I’ve met a few that didn’t feel like a…

I’ve spoken about the 7 things I’ve learned from being adopted and thought I’d take some deeper dives into those seven subjects and others. I have an intense, deeply rooted fear of abandonment. While I think some people can piece together what that might mean or entail I thought I’d…