FIELD NOTES
February 14, 2024
A lot of you know my memoir, From Turmoil to Triumph, is coming out later this month. I’m super excited. I can’t wait to hold it in my hands, and to share it with you. The process of writing the book helped me to see my life in a new light. A lot happened towards […]
February 6, 2024
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine who also suffers from chronic anxiety. I was sharing my experience about how much medication has helped me. I started taking it in my early 50s, after suffering chronic, debilitating anxiety since I was a young child. Today, having the right combination of prescribed […]
January 30, 2024
Today I’m going to talk with Autism expert Tara Philips for her podcast. Tara is a speech/language pathologist with more than twenty years working with kids with Autism. I’m excited and a little nervous to share my experience in this way. I’m nervous because it’s personal, you know – putting myself out there. But I’m […]
December 7, 2023
My birthday is tomorrow. I plan to spend it with my wife Raven and our daughter. The day reminds me of some special birthday gifts I’ve gotten over the years, like the one Raven gave me when I turned 30. It was one of the most extravagant, personal gifts anyone had ever given me: a […]
December 5, 2023
For those of us with chronic anxiety, holiday events can be stressful. Last week I wrote about how holiday events have gotten a lot easier for me, now that my anxiety is properly managed. Get this: I even enjoy them. That says a lot for somebody like me, who suffered panic attacks at social gatherings […]
November 16, 2023
Anybody who knows me knows how much I love technology. As a kid in the 1980s, I was pulling apart computers and trading up for the next best Walkman model. Technology and top-shelf programming helped launch Lemon Squad into the national company it is today. And Artificial Intelligence? Yeah, it fascinates me. Personally, I’ve been […]
November 14, 2023
I founded Lemon Squad, a company built on serving customers’ car needs. Providing good customer service was the foundation of the company’s success. If we couldn’t excel at customer service, the business would fail. My wife Raven and I spent decades on the phone with customers all over the country. Customers in all kinds of […]
November 11, 2023
I owe a lot to two very important men in my life: my grandfather and my dad. Our country owes them a lot, too. The thing is, neither of them ever talked much about their time serving our country. My grandfather – who I called Pa – served 22 years in the U.S. Military. He served in the […]
April 28, 2020
Vintage video games are a big part of my life. I love them playing them, sure, but for me, they mean even more. They help manage my stress and anxiety. They always have, and today, I see them as a part of my daily self-care. (Which may be a weird concept to anyone who doesn’t […]