I recount my journey through the trials and triumphs of my life, forever embracing life’s odyssey. With a past marred by drug and alcohol abuse and a series of health challenges, I found solace and purpose in helping others overcome their struggles. My transformation began in 2011 when I was diagnosed with terminal liver failure,…
Read more“When does it end?”
A woman I have been seeing about her use of alcohol and other drugs for about five years went to her doctor the other day for a routine checkup. It went well but exposed a hindrance to recovery that needs to change. One of the biggest challenges people in recovery face is not even their…
Read moreHow I Survived Terminal Illness and Became a Recovery Coach
Years ago, when I entered into drug and alcohol abuse and recovery coaching, I was in the midst of being five years removed from such behavior and dealing with terminal liver failure that ultimately led to liver cancer. Between 2011 when I was diagnosed and stopped using, and the summer of 2015, I had made…
Read moreNomad Notes: Free Yourself of Existing Beliefs
I was just reading about the history of my “hometown” these last six months, Pereira, Colombia, and stumbled upon a random factoid that stood out. Freeing yourself of existing beliefs is perhaps one of the best forms of understanding. Let me back up for a second to put this in context. It is no secret…
Read moreTransformational Coaching: No need for a destination
Transformational Coaching Transformational coaching is a partnership through significant change by redefining the reality of one’s life through a combination of perspectives and tools to improve awareness, accountability, and reclaim personal power. While the foundational approach is the same with everyone, sessions are tailored a scientific, esoteric, or combination thereof approach to overcome obstacles and…
Read moreDigital Notebook: I was interviewed on YouTube
In a January 2021, Erik Mut asked some interesting questions in an interview for his YouTube channel. In it, he asks about my personal and professional life, and, in all, it is nearly 90 minutes and covers a lot of ground. The two main themes are my work with addiction recovery and what it was…
Read moreDigital Notebook: Two American Nomads, The Road Goes On
The Road Goes Ever On and On Over the past few months I have been posting videos to my YouTube page about the experience of not only being a digital nomad, but of some of the places I have visited and experiences I have had along the way. Thank you that follow me on social…
Read moreDigital Notebook: I was interviewed on YouTube
In a January 2021, Erik Mut asked some interesting questions in an interview for his YouTube channel. In it, he asks about my personal and professional life, and, in all, it is nearly 90 minutes and covers a lot of ground. The two main themes are my work with addiction recovery and what it was…
Read moreFreedom Coach: Digital Nomad
Remote Worker hits the road as Digital Nomad It is not only about what you have done or what has happened to you. Even what you feel you have accomplished. The result of these things, however, propel you in where you are now and you choose in every instant where to go next. It is…
Read moreFacing COVID-19: Navigating Uncertainty
As of today, we find ourselves in the thick of something we never imagined—a global pandemic that has sent many of us home with nothing but time. The powers that be have told us it’s okay, that everything will be taken care of: no power or water shut-offs, some cash to keep things moving, and…
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