I Punched a Hole in the Wall: A Divorced Dad’s Guide to Stopping the Rage
I put a hole in the freaking wall. Twenty-six years with my high school sweetheart. Gone. Gone in one night. Gone in one moment. Gone with one punch. My kids were in their room. I punched that hole in the wall and I called their mother names that no man should ever say. In that…
Divorce Recovery for Men: The Eagle and the Chicken
My grandfather once told me a story that saved my life. It was about an eagle raised by chickens. It pecked the dirt and feared the sky because it believed it was something it was not. At the end of the story he would point at me and say, “Today, Mikey, you acted like a…
I Tried to Fix My Loneliness with Lust. It Only Made It Worse.
The silence in the house after my divorce felt heavy. Every empty room echoed with the life I thought I would have forever. In that silence, a whisper turned into a shout. You are free now. Go feel alive again. So I did what many men do when faced with a void they do not…
Divorce Communication: The Real Reason Marriages Fall Apart
Ask anyone what destroys a marriage and you will hear the usual list. Cheating. Money problems. Addiction. They look like the explosions. Most of the time they are warning lights for a deeper issue. In season 1, episode 9, make a bold claim. One hundred percent of divorces trace back to a failure in communication.…
The Sudden Shift: Coping When Divorce Gusts Blow You Off Course
The Gust: When the Divorce Storm Hits and Flips You Over Before I get ahead of myself, let me tell you why this matters: life can feel steady and manageable—until one moment flips everything. That’s exactly how divorce tends to hit. I’ll never forget that night on Interstate 80 in Wyoming. I was pushing about…
The Divorce Crash Scene: Triage & Survival in the First 24 Hours
The moment she says “I’m done,” your world shatters. One second you’re cruising down the highway with everything mapped out — career, family, future — and the next, you’re surrounded by twisted metal, smoke, and shock. This is your triage window — the first 24 hours that can shape everything that follows. How you respond…