Everyday Demons and Living Free
Leadership. Fatherhood. Faith. Life on the road.
Leadership under pressure, mental fitness, culture, trauma, grief, peer support and the people who answer the call.
Fatherhood, marriage, presence and responsibility — lessons from raising nine children and protecting what matters most.
Faith, spiritual struggle, suffering, forgiveness, humility, moral injury, fear, freedom, hope and meaning.
Field notes from the work: small towns, monasteries, diners, airports, landscapes and the people met along the way.
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Moral injury can leave deep wounds of guilt, shame, betrayal, and lost meaning. This personal reflection explores moral injury, PTSD, faith, connection, and the path toward healing.
September 14, 2026 · 6 min read
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Leadership Is Mental Health I recently returned from Las Vegas, where I was teaching a class with law enforcement officers […]
December 31, 2025 · 3 min read
I was on the road again recently, the Seattle area first, then Phoenix. While in Phoenix, I spoke to about […]
September 29, 2025 · 2 min read
When an organization falls into dysfunction, everyone feels the impact. Workplace discipline slips. Team morale drops. Productivity suffers. Instead of […]
August 20, 2025 · 2 min read
Yesterday I sat in a room with a group of peers going through my Ladder UPP program and heard some […]
February 20, 2026 · 4 min read
The Grief We Don’t Talk About Grief isn’t something we associate with leadership. We associate leadership with strength, decisiveness, resilience, […]
February 4, 2026 · 3 min read
The Question That Changes Everything While driving through rural Indiana to lead a group of veterans in my Ladder UPP […]
November 20, 2025 · 5 min read
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