Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks. Sometimes it looks like always being on edge.Overthinking every decision.Feeling exhausted before the day even starts. I’ve lived with that for most of my life — long before I even knew the word anxiety existed. What still blows my mind is that I didn’t have this explained to me until I was in my 20s. Not by my family.Not at school.Not by anyone who was supposed to help me understand what was happening inside my own mind. Looking back, that silence did more damage than the anxiety itself. Because when you don’t have language for what you’re experiencing, you don’t seek understanding — you seek coping. You assume something is wrong with you. You normalize stress, tension, and emotional shutdown because you think that’s just “how life is.” Now, almost 40, I still see the same pattern playing out. Mental health gets talked about just enough to justify a prescription — but not enough to build real understanding.Not enough to teach people how their mind actually works.Not enough to give them tools before things spiral. And especially for men, these conversations often never happen at all. We’re taught to push through. To keep it moving. To ignore what’s going on internally until it shows up as burnout, anger, isolation, or self-destructive habits. Anxiety isn’t a personal failure. It isn’t weakness.And it isn’t something you’re supposed to just “tough out.” It’s a signal. A signal that your nervous system has been living in survival mode for too long.A signal that something inside you has never been given space, understanding, or direction. I’m sharing this because I know I’m not the only one who grew up without these conversations.And I know there are men carrying this quietly, thinking they’re alone in it. You’re not. And the more we talk about this honestly — without labels, shame, or pretending it doesn’t exist — the less power it has over us. If this resonates, you don’t need to fix anything today.Just start by acknowledging it.

If you want 2026 to be more in alignment with your goals and dreams, what needs to change? If you’re stuck in a place you don’t wanna be, if you know you’re meant for more, if your mindset hijacks your growth, what are you going to do differently? We don’t rise to our habits, we fall to our systems! From the book of atomic habits. The system you’re running is what fails you! No one else can control your fate but you. We need to expose the invisible rabbits that run the system that doesn’t serve us. They are hard to find if you havnt been taught the tools to dig them up. Self-Awareness is key along with taking full responsibility. Let’s kill some rabbits together and get you in alignment with your vision of the future that already belongs to you, if you have the courage to look yourself in the mirror and change. Much love brothers.

The holidays are about food, freinds, family and some much needed time off. Though I know this is not the case for everyone. I know first hand how stressful the holidays can be. When you are behind in life, financially or otherwise this time of year can be stressful. Hard to enjoy the holidays if life leading up to it hasn't been the easiest. My lady and I did a bottle drive to raise money to buy families Christmas dinner this year, so I see just how challenging it is for some families to even have a dinner during the holidays. I also think about my brothers out their during these times because we lose a lot of brothers as well. I know we are all so busy during the holidays, but if you know anyone who may be on harder times or could use a reach out, that may be the greatest gift you could give someone. The holidays are about love at the end of the day and most people just need to know they are loved and that someone cares. So, give the gift of love to whoever needs it.

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