Commentary In 2019, I basked in the darkness and dined with my demons. They poured my favorite whiskey and my forever place at their dark dining table was set to welcome another fractured veteran. My cozy reservation at this somber dinner party was within grasp. When squared-up and standing face-to-face, I gave a subtle nod…

For three years, 25-year-old Eddie Janicki had felt content working as a civil engineer on a skyscraper-construction project in downtown Seattle. Then he met with the company’s financial advisor. The advisor told him if he continued down the same path, he could retire around age 60. Eddie thought, “That’s great,” but later remembered that his…

Life coach, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker Micheal Taylor used to think that having “the house, the wife, the 2.5 kids, and the 401K” would make him happy. “Once I attained all of those things, I realized I was actually miserable. It wasn’t until I went through a divorce, bankruptcy, foreclosure, depression, and being homeless for…