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Chapter 15 — Saved by a climbing gym, two real friends, kitesurfing, and a half-naked haircut.
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 15 — Meeting the Mentor
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Why I No Longer Cringe at Being Called a "Kitesurfer"
...and how I've gotten to be OK with playing outdoors
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E09 / The Adventure of Young Fatherhood with Noah Rainey
Listen now (52 mins) | A commitment to joy and fun, the power of invitation, embodied virtues, exploring the territory of fear, unexpected fatherhood…
Chapter 17 — Learning that I didn't have to do it all myself
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 17 — Joining Up
Acquiring the skills of growth
Change can seem entirely impossible—and, it can be normal, and easy.
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Let's open it up
Memoir only for the moment, done with previews, new interview format, and memoir on Substack
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Psychic Heartburn
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 24 — There is No Escape
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What I'm Reading, Nov 2022
Maia Szalavitz, Liz Goldwyn, John Paul Brammer, Tim Kreider, Holly Whitaker, Connor Beaton / Mantalks, Bill Maeda, Jamie Wheal, and Bill McKibben on why…
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How to eat the question when someone asks "What's next?"—or anything else, for that matter.
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 21 — Eat the Question
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How physical fitness supports my creativity and my work as a writer
How physical fitness at age 53 supports my creativity and my work as a writer—with pilates, body weight conditioning, calisthenics, trail running…
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The amateur athlete’s speedball
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 18 — Running the gauntlet
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The Boat Was Called Discovery
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 23 — The Scar
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