“Doing the Work” explores the real meaning of inner healing beyond therapy clichés—through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), recovery, and spirituality. It examines how we face our exiled parts, integrate shadow work, and move from seeking external validation to self-led wholeness and authentic connection.

Former police officer turned therapist examines how constant vigilance can be mistaken for bias in an age of outrage. Drawing from 12 years in law enforcement, he explores how trauma, perception, and fear shape human behavior—and why empathy, awareness, and personal accountability matter more than labeling everything as hate.

Inside Work: Rebuilding Connection Without Blame - explore how couples can rebuild emotional safety and intimacy by shifting from blame to curiosity, accountability, and honest repair. Practical tools for navigating conflict, deepening trust, and restoring connection with empathy. Brian Granneman, LMHC, Naples Integrated Recovery.

Learn evidence-based ways to manage anger, challenge rigid thinking, and regain control of your emotions using tools drawn from psychology and ancient wisdom. Explore practical strategies for emotional balance, resilience, and healthier relationships through effective anger management in Naples.

Amor Fati—the Stoic and Nietzschean concept of loving one’s fate—teaches us to embrace challenges, not just endure them. This mindset turns adversity into fuel for growth, helping us find meaning, resilience, and purpose in even the hardest experiences. Learn how to transform pain into power through radical acceptance.

From losing a law enforcement career to building a thriving private practice, this memoir explores how Stoicism, Amor Fati, and surrender to life’s plan can transform suffering into peace. Through addiction recovery, career loss, and starting over, discover how embracing fate opens unexpected doors and leads to growth, healing, and purpose.

We mistake chaos for chemistry when our nervous system craves the “near miss” and the slot machine highs of unstable love. This article unpacks why we chase red flags, how our reward system gets rewired for chaos, and what it takes to retrain the brain so safety, trust, and steady connection feel just as powerful as the thrill of unpredictability.

Adapt the ancient monastic bell practice—stopping mid-task at its toll—into a secular mindfulness habit. Learn how this centuries-old discipline can break autopilot, calm the nervous system, and help you live more intentionally, no religion required.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, online vitriol left me asking: not how to fix the world, but how to keep my own peace. By recognizing the poisons of ignorance, greed, and hatred—and practicing their antidotes of wisdom, gratitude, and loving kindness—I’ve found small ways to stay grounded in compassion, even in times of chaos.

Explore the neuroscience of revenge and forgiveness—why humiliation triggers the brain’s pain and reward circuits, how dopamine fuels retaliation cravings, and why forgiveness is a brain-based intervention, not just a spiritual ideal. Learn a practical “Mental Court” technique to gain accountability without harm, reduce rumination, restore self-control, and protect your future.