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Inside Canggu’s $60-A-Day Fitness Arms Race

The first time I came to Canggu, there were two gyms. Not two good ones. Just two. Dua.Canggu barely existed in the form people now book flights for. There was no supplement shop on every corner, no Openhouse, no recovery menu, and the idea of a fitness venue you might spend an entire day inside […]

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter, Part 3: The Changing Rhythms of Love Through the Ages

This is the third in a series of articles I’m writing about what I am learning about life, love, and health since the shocking call from my doctor following my yearly visit to my cardiologist. “Your recent tests show that you need a pacemaker to prevent serious heart problems.” In the first […]

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter, Part 2: For My Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

In my recent article, “Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Living and Loving After Getting a Pacemaker,” I described my recent visit to the doctor and the unexpected news that I needed a pacemaker. Test showed that I was having life-threatening arrhythmia, even though I was not aware of any symptoms. As […]

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Why It Looks Like Anger, Not Sadness

Zahra Ciardi has spent more than a decade watching men arrive with the wrong diagnosis already in their heads.They do not think they are anxious or burnt out. They think they have a temper problem, a sleep problem, or a business that needs one more brutal quarter before things settle down.Ciardi is the Australian psychologist […]

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Real Talk on Dating and Relationships ❤️

Is your dating checklist helping, or holding you back? Are your dating standards too high? The qualities that seemed most important at one stage of your life may not be what you value today. Revisiting your priorities ensures they reflect who you are now. If your checklist is primarily about income status, physical appearance, sexual […]

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Lift Less to Lift More: When and How to Take a Deload

I’ve been lifting weights consistently for over 15 years now, and in that time I’ve learned that no matter how dialed-in my training is, every now and then I hit a stretch where the wheels fall off. I get busy with work and family stuff, sleep goes to pot, or maybe a kid gets sick. […]

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Living and Loving After Getting a Pacemaker

It began as a routine yearly follow-up with my cardiologist. I had been referred originally by my family doctor ten years ago because my heart would race periodically even when I wasn’t exercising. The problem was eventually diagnosed as a heart rhythm problem called tachycardia. I had always thought of my heart as […]

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Real Talk on Dating and Relationships ❤️

Why do some people overanalyze everything when they begin a new relationship? Some people immediately question the situation by saying things like: “Why haven’t they planned another date?” “What if it doesn’t work out?” “What did they mean by that text, and why was there a delay in them getting back to me?” “What […]

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Why Fathers and Their Babies Are Key to Humanity’s Survival

No one forgets the birth of their first child. For me the blessed event occurred on November 21, 1969. I had done my best to coach my wife through the Lamaze breathing techniques that we had learned in our birthing classes. It was now time for her to move to the delivery room to […]

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