From time to time, a new buzzword shows up in our language, and almost overnight, it’s on every tongue because it feels cool to be one of the first to adopt the latest expression. Sometimes I’m guilty of that, too—even if I’m not entirely sure I’m using the word...

Today I was thinking about change—and I smiled. I remember the resolve with which I used to tackle my biggest problems, and how try as I might, I could never get very far before I reached the inevitable conclusion that I had failed. Again. This became acutely and...

Recently, I heard someone share their story of recovery. It was a powerful story—and he told it well. As he spoke, I could relate to how he felt before he picked up a drink—those feelings of being on the outside looking in, of not belonging anywhere, of being...