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Fear of Taking Meds

October 25, 2025

Hands holding prescription medication capsules illustrating Antone Hempstock’s article “Fear of Taking Meds,” exploring anxiety, mindset, and personal resilience.

Fear is a strange thing. What strikes terror in one person’s heart doesn’t faze another person at all. For me, I could drive motorcycles at super fast speeds, pushing them faster and faster, just to see what they could do. Opening up my 2017 Harley Softail Slim (with a built 120R) on a backcountry road […]

Veterans Day

November 11, 2023

Blog image - Veterans Day with black background and U.S. flag.

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 […]

VINTAGE Video Games

April 28, 2020

Nintendo Mario Brothers image

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 […]