Scars That Don’t Heal

I feel everyone carries mental and physical scars, and some show and some don’t. If you’re lucky or unlucky, depending on your perspective, these scars may reappear. Remember when you were a child (not that long ago, right), and you … Read More

How Therapy Transformed My Life

Imagine this: you’re watching one of those intense cop shows where the officer, after a high-stakes incident, is mandated to attend therapy. The officer usually walks in, sits down reluctantly, and it’s a standoff with the therapist. Sound familiar? A … Read More

3 Ways Therapy Has Made Me a Better Coach

You see it in cop shows after an officer-involved shooting when the cop is mandated to go to therapy. The cop is almost always reluctant to go, and when they do go, it’s usually a standoff with the therapist, and … Read More

Letting Go

What the heck is letting go got to do with exercise? Let me allow myself to explain but first indulge me in a personal story. I’m a self-confessed control freak and have advanced degrees in micromanaging.  I’ve been doing both … Read More

Exercise Therapy

Exercise is great for mental health and for some it acts as therapy. No matter what you have going on, doing your favorite exercise puts you in the moment and puts all your troubles in the background.  A lot of … Read More

The Positives Of Pain

Physical and emotional pain is not pleasant. Whether it’s you, a family member or friend going through a painful period, it is difficult to endure. You wish you could take your or their pain away and wake up and poof, … Read More

My Anger

Hi, I’m Shane and I am an angerolic. Yes, you heard right. I have a problem with anger, and I’ve been in denial about this for far too long. Much like a drug addict, thinking it’s all under control, but … Read More