
A friendly reminder that you're not as stuck as you thought you were. Stories, essays, and conversations about finding clarity and feeling less alone.
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Maybe it won’t look catastrophic from the outside. You might not even see it coming, either, but there will be a moment when you’re hyper-focusing on not losing your balance, and you’ll know in an instant you’re ab...
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One day you’re going about your daily life, just as you normally do, when, seemingly out of nowhere, you become disturbingly aware of how your version of “normal” doesn’t feel all that normal anymo...
Why did the metronome get promoted?
Because it was always consistent—never missed a beat.
Hey, I’m Caleb. Welcome—or welcome back—to my monthly column, Breaking Trail, where we kick things off with a dad joke. Just like this, just because...
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We teach boys to hide their shame, and then wonder why men struggle with loneliness.
I’d been talking with my mom over coffee.
We’re in her kitchen and we wind up reminiscing. Perhaps it’s becaus...
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We desperately need role models of healthy, secure masculinity. I can’t believe it’s controversial to say that, but apparently it is.
You know how sometimes it seems like the world doesn’t value the things you val...
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Molding meaning from the mundane. I write stories about systems thinking, emotional clarity, and feeling less stuck.
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