📚 Almost at 500 followers. My manuscript is officially out on submission. Grateful for every one of you riding this wave with me. 💛 I follow back. #amwriting #onsubmission #authorjourney #roadto500 #IFollowBack

📸 Time to Explore an abandoned military base—one of the filming locations for An Officer and a Gentleman. There’s something about standing in a place where stories were once told… and imagining new ones. Settings are never just backdrops. They breathe. They remember. They

Here we are behind the scenes of every writer's dream—or maybe just mine. 🎬📚 Filming location of Every Year After, the adaptation of Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel. From page to screen… 💫 #EverySummerAfter #BookToScreen #CarleyFortune

There are so many ways to cope — destructive & constructive. But sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is feel the emotion 💭 Your body is intelligent. 💫 It’s not just trying to survive — it wants you to thrive. 🌱 Sometimes, you just need to listen. ❤️ You can get

A dark tunnel opens like turning the page to a new chapter—mysterious, alive with possibility. As my kids step inside, I’m reminded of writing and therapy: sometimes we meet fear, sometimes treasure—but the journey transforms us either way. #WritingCommunity #Psychology

The toughest part of being a psychologist is learning to process intense emotions in a healthy way. The toughest part of following Christ is choosing to respond to those emotions with compassion and grace. And the toughest part of being a father is remembering that little eyes

📸 Speaking at a recent mental health panel. Lately I've been reflecting: do I want the quiet life... or is it time to step back into public speaking? There’s power in stillness — but also in sharing. Not sure yet which way I’m leaning. #MentalHealth #PublicSpeaking

After more rejections than I’d like to count ✉️❌, my literary agent came through — we’ve got a publishing offer! 📚🙌 Grateful, excited, and ready for the next chapter. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #GotAnOffer

So much happening in the news and on social media lately. Simple self-care tips: unplug. Step outside. Spend time with people who ground you. The world can wait — your peace can’t. 🌿 #SelfCare #MentalHealthy #Unplug #DigitalDetox #Mindfulness #TakeABreak #Wellness #PeaceOfMind

When you're both car enthusiast and starting a family: 🏎️💨 #BMWi8 — 0-60 in 4s, 76 MPG w/butterfly doors ⚡🚀 #TeslaX — 0-60 in under 3s, fits 7 w/falcon doors Speed and space. Who says you can't have both? 😎👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #CarLife #Seattle #Alki

🐀💉 The Rat Park Study flipped addiction research on its head. When rats were given drugs in cages alone, they over consumed. But in “Rat Park” — full of stimuli, friends, and space — they ignored the drugs. Maybe addiction isn’t just about chemicals. Maybe it’s about

Watching water fall is soothing. Your brain craves patterns, rhythm, and nature — all in a single cascade. Writers: This is what flow feels like. Psychologists: This is what flow does. #BellevueBotanicalGarden #MentalHealthy #WritingCommunity

Wife started contractions at 4am, called the hospital. Nurse told her to wait. I said "Let's go!" But my wife follows the rules and we wait. Next thing you know the baby is coming while she is on our bathroom floor. Thankfully, they both are healthy. Not me though, never sweated