The breakup, the depression, and the death of who I wasn’t I didn’t set out to reinvent my life. I didn’t wake up one day, inspired, determined to “start fresh.” That’s not how it happened. It started with a breakup. And not just the end of a relationship, but the...
Shedding the Roles We Were Taught to Play There’s a moment quiet but piercing when you realize the life you’re living doesn’t feel like yours. You’ve followed the rules, worn a smile, checked the boxes. And still, you feel hollow. That’s the trap Carl Jung warned us...
From a young age, I was taught to be strong, silent, and unwavering. Boys don’t cry. Men lead the prayers, carry the burdens, and bury their doubts. But these expectations woven tightly into family values and church doctrine often do far more than guide. They...
Daily rituals that made filmmaking, writing, and healing possibleThere was a season in my life when getting out of bed felt like a small miracle. I had hit a wall creatively, emotionally, spiritually. I was drained from trying to make things that mattered while...
What no priest, school, or father ever taught me There was no fire. No rite. No elder to say, “Now you are a man.” I wasn’t handed a knife or a blessing. I was handed expectations. Be strong. Be good. Be in control. So I became what I thought a man was supposed to be:...
