Practical traction after a hard hit—field notes and tools for rebuilding without performative positivity
Maybe you arrived here through a personal post. Maybe you found a tool, a case study, a podcast episode, or something about conflict, work, money, stress, identity, or rebuilding after a hard hit. Then you looked around and found a Reader’s Guide, a Core Thesis, a Phase Map, a workbench, a Field Lab, case files, … Continue reading How Standing on the Ledge Fits Together
Together Requires Something to Stand On Have you ever listened to someone talk about unity and found yourself wondering whether they understood how the room became divided in the first place? The words may sound right. We should work together. We should stop fighting among ourselves. We should remember what we have in common. We … Continue reading Unity Is Not a Slogan
There is a particular kind of sinking feeling that comes with opening your pay and realizing that something you were counting on simply isn't there. Not because you misunderstood what you were being paid. Not because you forgot something. You did the work. You submitted the hours. Somebody just didn't pass them along. This month … Continue reading When Extra Work Doesn’t Show Up on the Paycheque
Catch-22 Tonight I went down one of those little rabbit holes that starts with a simple question and ends somewhere considerably deeper than expected. Where did the phrase Catch-22 actually come from? Most of us know what it means even if we have never read Joseph Heller's novel. A Catch-22 is a situation where the … Continue reading When the Rules Become the Trap
What Silence Hides Content note / disclaimer: This post discusses suicide, grief, and warning signs surrounding the death of a friend. It is a personal reflection based on my own memories and understanding of events, not a clinical assessment of anyone involved and not an attempt to assign responsibility for another person's death. Some details … Continue reading After the Candle
Later today, I am going to light a candle. Brandon “Gypsy” Birch. Brendan Roche. Brendan Myers. Chris Benson. Lisa Rondeau. “Parsnip” Thomas. And there are others whose names I know are there, somewhere in the back of my head, refusing to come forward at this particular moment. That bothers me a little, but perhaps it … Continue reading A Candle for the Unfinished Goodbyes
Standing on the Ledge 