Energy & Health
The Body Keeps Score, Part 5: Just Get Checked
Men of my generation were raised to regard a GP visit as a last resort. I am trying to unlearn this.
Community & Social
Why I Started Writing This (And Why It Took Me 18 Months)
The honest answer is that I kept looking for this blog and it didn't exist. So here we are.
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Energy & Health
The Body Keeps Score, Part 4: Alcohol and the Older Dad
The glass of wine that used to be a reward started functioning as a coping mechanism. Those are different things.
Energy & Health
The Body Keeps Score, Part 3: The Testosterone Conversation I Wasn't Having
Nobody mentioned testosterone during the antenatal classes. This seems like a significant omission.
Energy & Health
The Body Keeps Score, Part 2: The Weight Question
I am not overweight by any clinical measure. I am, however, carrying about eight kilograms that were not there at 36.
Energy & Health
The Body Keeps Score, Part 1: My Back Has Opinions
It started with a pair of small shoes I bent down to pick up. My back disagreed with the motion.
Energy & Health
Is It Too Late To Become a Runner? (A 44-Year-Old Finds Out)
I downloaded Couch to 5K at 7pm on a Tuesday and felt extremely optimistic about myself until Week 2.
Parenting Milestones
A Letter to Sam on His Second Birthday
Dear Sam. You are two today. You have not slept through the night since February.
Technology & Gen Gap
The Generation Gap Is Real. It's Also Not What I Expected.
Ellie asked me who Taylor Swift was. She was appalled that I knew.
Mental Health
The Anxiety That Isn't Postnatal But Nobody Has a Name For
Nobody prepared me for the low-grade existential hum that moved in when the baby did.
Energy & Health
When Your Energy Runs Out Halfway Through Bedtime
There is a special type of exhaustion that only occurs when a child asks for one more story and you have already given everything.