Having nearly committed suicide in 2007 when I was 17 years old, suicide prevention is near and dear to my heart. Preventing suicides is my purpose and reason for being here. Inspired by Neale Donald Walsch’s bestselling Conversations with God book series, I’ve had my own conversation with God about suicide prevention. The following is … Read More!

Your Self-Worth Doesn’t Depend on External Circumstances At seventeen years old, I came incredibly close to committing suicide. I felt like a total failure and disappointment in the eyes of myself and others. After four years of struggle in high school, and enduring the physical and emotional abuse of several people, I felt like the … Read More!

The Truth About Failure First off, let me say that failure is a misnomer. There is no such thing as failure. There are only results. Either you win or you learn. Everything is relative and subjective, and a “failure” to one person may be a success to another. With that said, it can be easy … Read More!

Throughout my high school and college years, and for many years out of college, I got in the habit of waiting. Waiting for my turn. Waiting to be validated by others. Waiting for my coaches to put me in the game. Waiting for people’s permission. Waiting to be happy. This is not a fulfilling way … Read More!

Thirteen years ago, when I was seventeen years old, I was clinically depressed and suicidal. I wrote about this experience on the popular Tiny Buddha site in an article called How to Move Forward When You Feel Like Your Life Is Over – feel free to check it out if you’re interested. The article has … Read More!