"I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I spent years trying to save my toxic marriage for my kids.
Then I realised that by saving myself, I was protecting them too.
Cheaters will always find a way to justify their actions and blame the world instead of taking accountability.
If your partner cheated, it's not your fault, it's their decision.
For those who are struggling to reinvent themselves, I highly recommend following and subscribing.
Nothing but a genuine and honest journey.
Five years ago I had to rebuild my life from the ground up.
Since then I've become fascinated by one question:
Why do some people grow through change while others become trapped by it?
Human Agency Network is where I'm exploring that question through psychology, creativity and AI.
First video is live.
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One of the strangest and most painful forms of loneliness is not the absence of people.
It is the absence of being met.
You can be surrounded by people and still feel like nobody is really sitting with you.
People often complain about the smallest things without realising what others around them might be going through.
I still try to listen and show empathy.
Because everyone is fighting battles they don’t talk about.
My private nurse is providing excellent post-surgery support.
Rehab starts soon.
Back to running, lifting, and surfing soon. 🐾
Heading into the second semester of my first year as a full-time PhD student in midlife.
Still adjusting to the madness, but starting to find my rhythm.
This is the last stretch of courses. After this year, it’s research only.
Then the real journey begins.
Ageism sucks.
"Overqualified” and "culture fit" are bullshit reasons to mask discrimination and stupidity.
It's about finding the best person for the job within salary constraints, not appealing to hiring managers' insecurities.
Only mid-lifers and old people will understand what it's like seeing your LDL cholesterol drop from 170 to 119 in a year.