How the game gets in your head: problem gambling in the Philippines

In Search of Stories, Of Purpose

Is this all there is? What else is out there? What more can I do? How can we change our realities? In…

Meet the Mountain Man

The Cordillera mountain range in the Philippines is a little-explored region in an archipelago- country known for its pristine, white sand beaches. The roads that traverse it are perilous and are often inundated with landslides. But to travel to this remote area is a treat — the cool air…

I tried four types of therapy in six months. Here’s what it was like.

Practical Spirituality: A Journey

Every meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gamblers Anonymous begins with the…

This is 36

There is a photo of me taken on my 36th birthday. I am wearing a black, off-shoulder jacket and I am smirking seductively at the camera. Of…

The One Writing Tip That Changed My Life

“Write as if your parents were dead.” In retrospect, there was something ominous and…

Why you should get off your phone, and how to do it.

How to make the most of a coffee meeting

“Let’s get coffee soon,” you say to a contact you made at a…

Humanity in a Box

From a life of opportunity to time in jail. His fall from grace reads like fiction. But for Mr T, his new reality is a harsh lesson on humility and humanity.