What if you knew that you were unstoppable? I didn’t realize I was that kind of guy – the kind of person who could actually make things happen. But if there is something that the El Lugar project has shown me, it is that I…Read More
Do you ever wake up in the morning and wonder how you are going to make it through the day? Do you ever feel so overwhelmed with sadness, depression, anxiety or loneliness that you sometimes ask, “What’s the use? Is this all there is to…Read More
I appeared to have it all… The perfect fiancée, two successful chiropractic practices, and a beautiful home… Yet none of this made me happy, and inside of me, there was a big, black, bottomless hole. Unable to find a way out, I gave the universe…Read More
I had the pleasure of speaking with Fox 26 News Houston a while back. We discussed tips for overcoming depression and developing gratitude for being alive. As many of you know, 24 years ago, I set a date to end my life. I’m so grateful…Read More
If you pay attention at all to the news or social media, you have likely noticed that the number of celebrity suicides has increased. When a well-known person, someone of fame and fortune, chooses to take their own life, we tend to notice. These aren’t…Read More
When I was a child and my parents would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would simply say that I wanted to be happy….Then I got to this place, 18 years ago, where I hadn’t been happy for almost three…Read More
I had a date in my diary for my suicide. I had a beautiful girlfriend and everything looked great. But I was dying inside. I woke up every day more and more depressed. I got to the point where I couldn’t handle it and I…Read More
It is strange to write about suicide when you’re happy. It nearly seems disrespectful. Because if you’ve really been there, at the point of killing yourself, you know it is not a show, a gamble or a play for attention. That moment in time, that…Read More
What is it you’ve always hoped somebody would invite you to? In this video I would like to tell you my story, with the hope that these tools can contribute a different possibility to you like they once gifted (and keep gifting) to me. Please…Read More
Seventeen years ago, I was so hopeless that I set a date for my suicide. I am not the only one. You don’t have to go far to hear a heartbreaking story of someone else choosing to end their life. Years ago, I had a…Read More