Unfinished

Content Advisory: This episode contains discussions of substance use, fentanyl, fatal overdose, grief, and guilt.

What if I'd knocked on the door? What if I'd stayed a little longer? What if I'd done something differently?

A few years ago, I lost a friend to a fentanyl-related overdose. What made his passing especially difficult was knowing that I had been sitting outside his house just days before learning what happened, potentially...

How much of what we’re chasing is actually for us, and how much of it is about proving something to someone else?

In this episode of Unfinished, I take a look at where that need to prove ourselves comes from. Maybe it’s an ex, someone who doubted us, people from our past, or even a younger version of ourselves. Sometimes that “watch me” mentality can be exactly what we need to get moving, but what happens whe...

I’m getting closer to finishing my degree, something I’ve been working toward for years. I always thought getting this close would feel exciting. And it does. But lately, there’s been something else mixed in with that excitement: fear.

Last week, I talked about starting before you’re ready and how fear of failure can keep us from taking the first step. But what happens when you take that step, keep going, and...

How often do we tell ourselves we’ll do something when we’re finally “ready”?

In this episode of Unfinished, I talk about what being ready actually means and whether that feeling ever really comes before the things that matter.

I look back at becoming a dad, going back to school, and even starting this podcast. Three completely different parts of my life, but none of them started because I suddenly felt comple...

☕ Welcome to the first Common Grounds episode of Unfinished.

Common Grounds is where I sit down with someone over a cup of coffee and have the same kind of honest conversations that Unfinished is built around—except this time, you get to hear a perspective other than mine.

For this first one, I'm joined by my friend Keith.

🛤️ Keith has spent years working toward a career he genuinely wanted, and we talk about the path that got ...

What Happens When It Gets Quiet?

There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely.

A couple of months ago, my life changed pretty quickly. A relationship ended, I moved out on my own for the first time, and on the days I didn’t have my daughter, I found myself coming home to something I wasn’t prepared for:

Silence.

In this episode of Unfinished, I talk about loneliness, one particularly difficult night tha...

What Are You Teaching Them?

As parents, we spend a lot of time thinking about the lessons we want to teach our kids. But what are they learning from us when we're not intentionally teaching them anything?

In this episode of Unfinished, I talk about the pressure I put on myself to be a good dad while still figuring out my own life. After a difficult bedtime moment with my daughter forces me to confront the way I handled my own emotion...

We all have something we lean on.

For me, it was alcohol.

But this isn't really a story about sobriety.

It's a story about identity.

What happens when the thing you've hidden behind is gone? Who are you when you can no longer define yourself by a habit, a title, or your past?

In this episode, I share how getting sober forced me to ask a much bigger question than I ever expected—and why that question has changed the way I see mysel...

What does it mean to be unfinished?

In the very first episode of Unfinished, I share the story behind the podcast's name and why that single word has come to define so much of my life. We talk about growth, mistakes, sobriety, fatherhood, feeling behind in life, and learning to embrace the fact that none of us have it all figured out.

This isn't a podcast about having all the answers. It's about becoming who we're meant to be, one st...

Welcome to Unfinished.

This is a quick introduction to the podcast and what you can expect each week.

Unfinished is a place for honest conversations about all the things we're still trying to figure out. 

If you've ever felt like you're still becoming the person you're meant to be, you're in the right place.

New episodes will drop every Monday!

🎙️ Your story is part of Unfinished too — send me a message or voicemail.

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