Ever since I was a child, I remember being asked the familiar question, "Is the glass half full or half empty?" It always seemed that there had to be a right answer. Half full meant optimism. Half...

Depending on who you talk to, therapy for maintaining a healthy mind is gaining momentum. Some people still think seeking therapy is taboo. Some people don’t believe they need therapy. Some...

As children, we are often unaware of the profound impact that early experiences can have on our lives. For some, these moments become echoes, persistent feelings that shape our identity and...

In my previous article, ‘Why The Surf of Life is Recovery Reinvented’, I briefly mentioned my lived experience with medication, therapy, loss, and grief during my recovery process. These are the first...

Most people think freedom means doing whatever they want, whenever they want. No rules. No structure. No pressure. No discipline. But in reality, this kind of “freedom” often leads to the opposite...

I didn't grow up a runner. I grew up playing sport, the kind with a ball, a team, and other people to carry you on the days you didn't feel like showing up. Running was never the plan. It became the...

Is being introverted a bad thing? No. Introversion is a normal personality trait, not a flaw that needs fixing. The important question is whether your choices come from genuine preference or fear. You...

If you have travelled extensively, lived abroad, or seamlessly navigate multiple cultural environments, you have likely asked yourself this exact question. It is a question I face regularly in my private...

Most people who tell you they’re into Stoicism have never studied Stoicism. Instead, they’ve consumed a lot of so-called Stoic content on social media and mistaken that content for an education in the...

Every leader is evaluated by performance, strategy, decisions, and outcomes. But what is rarely evaluated yet deeply felt in every boardroom, team dynamic, and leadership decision is the emotional architecture...

Have you ever achieved something you’ve worked incredibly hard for, only to feel like you didn’t deserve it? Or found yourself pulling away from someone who genuinely loved you, even though...

For a long time, I lived two completely separate lives, trapped in a silent war within my own mind. When I was drowning in the dark, I was ashamed to admit that I ever wanted better for myself. I thought...

For quite a few years, things kept growing out of my back. They weren't particularly attractive. They would grow beneath the skin, occasionally reaching something approaching the size of a golf ball...

I have always believed that healthy self-care should begin early. As a skincare professional, I see tremendous value in teaching young girls how to care for their skin and bodies as they begin taking...

If you only knew the first half of my life, you would have bet against me every single time. If you looked at the 14-year-old kid holding a smoking gun, the teenager labeled a felon before he reached...

There is a moment many women know but rarely talk about. It happens when you catch yourself in the mirror and realize you don't quite recognize the woman looking back at you. Somewhere between careers...

What if the goal isn't to always know which choice is “right,” but to trust yourself enough to choose? “Is this my intuition… or am I just anxious?” I’ve asked myself some version of this question...

Have you ever been called strong, capable, or the one who has it all together, and felt a strange loneliness in it? The kind of strength that means you never ask for help, never fall apart in front of anyone...

There are seventeen men in the room and every single one of them is looking at me. We had been building toward this weekend for months, through the calls and the planning and the logistics and the...

Look at me today, and you might see a success story. You might see a man who moves with purpose, writes with intention, and earned respect in high-level rooms. But before you can ever understand where...

People search for their life path like it’s this hidden path that they need to find, when the truth is, they’re already walking it. The expectation that we should somehow find our life path can be paralysing...

You don’t need to become less human to become more successful. You need to become better at being human because your business can only expand to the degree that you can hold the...

20 August 2020. It is a date that will forever be etched into my memory. In the morning, my eldest son received his General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results. It was a moment of...

Have you ever thought about the one adult from your childhood who made you feel like you mattered? Maybe it was a parent, teacher, grandparent, coach, counselor, or simply someone who believed in you...