Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John M. Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman is a book about how to create healthy, loving and long-lasting relationships. Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman are two of…
2022 was a big year for me. I signed my first semi professional football contract, I graduated high school and started college. Those are just the tangible things. So many moments were lived in private, below the surface. The struggles,…
“They said it’d take five… I did it in four,” is written under my graduation photo in the 2022 yearbook. As a 2005 born, this wasn’t supposed to be my grad year. What is there to know about the unique…
On June 10, 2019, I stood on a stage in a room in Langley Events Center wearing a white t-shirt and striped navy blue shorts. I was 13 years old at the time, and still unsure of my chances of…
Boy, was it a rollercoaster… I remember the first few weeks of the semester and not knowing what to expect. Would my professors like me? Would I understand the content? Would I fall behind? My mind ran circles as I…
Written for a college writing class and non-football playing readers. I show up to the field in shorts and a training top, carrying cleats in the bag on my back and a water bottle in my right hand. The air…
Fictional places, characters and events. Written for a college writing class. I sat down at his kitchen table and made a point to stay as close to the exit as possible. I kept my purse in my lap. For shoes,…
Here’s what I think: Everyone who says it’s not possible, everyone that says, “oh he’s not gonna make it,” I think they say that because they’re afraid. Mathematically, yes, he won’t. He won’t accomplish the impossible, because the chances are…