With Koda spending a few cozy weeks in Pennsylvania with my parents until Christmas, my apartment has felt… quieter than usual. Anyone who knows me knows that life with a husky means constant movement. Walks. Parks. Adventures. Even just the energy of having him stretched across the couch like he pays rent. But without him…
After my divorce, I thought the worst thing that could ever happen to me was being abandoned by someone I loved. I carried that fear into my next relationship without realizing it. I thought if I just showed up fully, communicated clearly, and loved the right way, things would finally be different. What I didn’t…
There are certain objects in life that hold more meaning than they should. For me, it was a RAV4 Hybrid, a car I never planned on buying, but one that carried the weight of a marriage ending, a life changing, and a version of myself I had to leave behind. This story starts before the…
When I look back on the hardest chapter of my life, there’s one constant that carried me through all of it, my husky, Koda. People talk about emotional support animals like it’s some official designation, but Koda didn’t need paperwork to be my anchor. He was the only one who saw every moment I didn’t…
If you asked me at 24 where I thought my life was headed, “divorce at 30” wouldn’t have been anywhere on the list. I got married young, optimistic, loyal, and ready to build a life with someone I really believed would be my forever. And then, almost overnight, the “forever” I built cracked right down…
Affiliate Link: https://awrymenswear.com/JUSTINBOOKUse code JUSTINBOOK for a discount. I never thought I’d be that guy who wears a fitted swim brief. Truly. I’ve always been a board-shorts person because it felt safe, familiar, and honestly… less vulnerable. So when AWRY reached out, I figured I’d try them on fully expecting to hate the way I…