Reflections

The things worth saying slowly.

Short, honest essays on the quiet parts of a full life, the ones that rarely make it into conversation.

September 12, 2026

Caregiver Stress Nobody Asks About

A recent set of results sent me looking backwards instead of forwards, and not one explanation I was offered accounted for the two years of caregiver stress underneath.

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September 4, 2026

The Father Who Never Looked Up

You have done everything for a parent who never once said it mattered, and lately your body has started keeping score. This piece looks at why a difficult parent's weight so often shows up as physical pain, and what it takes to set it down.

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