In 2021, I retired from a high-stress position in healthcare management to pursue my love of writing and travel. My work has been featured in Huffington Post, NBC THINK, The Insider, and more. I travel full-time in a 21-foot Teardrop Trailer with my beautiful partner.
In 2021, I retired from a high-stress position in healthcare management to pursue my love of writing and travel. My work has been featured in Huffington Post, NBC THINK, The Insider, and more. I travel full-time in a 21-foot Teardrop Trailer with my beautiful partner.
When I finally found the courage to admit I was gay, I had lived with constant, chronic pain for over a decade. I hadn’t considered the possibility that my chronic condition and waning mental health might be intertwined with the part of me I’d hidden away since childhood.
Coming out at 50 was freeing and exciting, but I didn’t anticipate my decision’s remarkable effect on my overall physical and mental health…
For the bulk of my life, I did not believe it was okay to ask for what I wanted. I spent countless years making decisions based on what I thought others wanted from me…