Former wilderness guide.
Software simplifier.
Storyteller.
Helping people navigate complexity.
Cover photo by Derek MacDonald
Published work.
Publications
- Unobstructed — a multimedia lit mag for rethinking how you move through the world.
Columns, essays, & podcast episodes.
- Kickturn — a daily column on pivots, patterns, and new perspectives.
- The Unobstructed Newsletter — weekly essays on navigating agency, grief, and creativity in daily life.
- The Unobstructed Podcast — monthly conversations on creating clarity and increasing agency.
My Top 5 Column of 2025
- Your Most Unconventional Self
- Grieving, Still Believing
- When You Least Expect It
- Hyper-Vigilante Injustice
- The Flow State You Requested Is Ready
My Top 5 Essays of 2025
- What Lonely Men Won’t Say Online (Or In-Person)
- The Masked Destruction Of “Male Loneliness”
- A Cup Of What Sets Your Heart On Fire
- For When Your Spark Burns Out
- A Story All Your Own
My Top 5 Podcast Episodes of 2025
- The Overlooked Half Of ‘The Let Them Theory’
- Digging Out Of Content Fatigue With A Different Approach To Posting
- Talking About Suicide Saves Lives
- If Your Data’s A Mess, Your Results Will Be Too—Even With AI
- The Other Side Of Shame And Fear
Archive
Browse the full collection of my published work including print features like:
- Jackson Hole Snowboarder Magazine by Sharp Eye Deer.
- “Powerful Community” — Issue No. 16
- “Paving A Path” — Issue No. 16
- The Leader by NOLS.
- “Semester in the Rockies” — Summer Issue 2017
- “Wilderness First Responder: What It’s Like To Use It” — Fall Issue 2017
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- I thought it might be sore but I didn't expect it to hurt.
- I don't know why I never thought of it like that.
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- Discerning what to share and where to share it.
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The Most Popular Essay I Wrote In 2025
“What Lonely Men Won’t Say Online (Or In Person)”
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