About Me

Throughout my life, I've had my share of successes and failures, triumphs and tragedies. 

Although my birth parents divorced when I was just an infant, I had the good fortune to grow up with a loving mother and stepfather in a stable household. Unfortunately, I lost them both to smoking-related diseases within the span of two years, very shortly after their retirement. Aside from the heartache and pain that this caused, I learned two very valuable lessons. Smoking is bad. (Well, I didn't learn that so much, per se, as it was just reinforced for me.) Being sedentary is bad.

I spent early adulthood taking my health for granted, eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, only to find myself out of shape and overweight. I decided enough was enough and lost 50 pounds and kept it off and I am now able to play basketball a few times a week with guys literally half my age. I graduated from college with significant student debt, but through disciplined savings and shrewd career choices, managed to put myself into position to retire early. A disappointing downturn in my career forced me to take a step back and re-evaluate my entire approach to my job, after which promotions started to stack up. The lowest point of my life was getting laid off from work while my wife was recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her brain just the day before. What followed was a gut-wrenching journey of treatments and devastating disappointments as I watched her gradually lose her physical, mental, and emotional capabilities. I have been able to pick up the pieces of that broken life, grinding my way through online dating, to find love and happiness and meaning again, with a level of intimacy I had no idea existed!

Throughout these peaks and valleys, I started to recognize that there were aspects of my life that were tightly interconnected. I observed that difficulties in one area inevitably bled over to other areas. Likewise, when everything was going well across the board, I felt at peace. I also realized that I couldn't control the things that happened to me, but I could control how I reacted. I was able to shed the paralyzing self-pity that could have left me wallowing in my own misery and envisioned a better life for myself. Working toward that vision, I set forth making minor but meaningful and permanent changes to my habits and routines, turning small successes in each area of my life into huge gains for my overall wellbeing that persisted over time.

This is Wellness. I have a passion for it because I can clearly see how all of the dimensions of wellness are interconnected, and that something which impacts one dimension, for good or for bad, will permeate through the others. I've also come to realize that paying keen attention to these dimensions and taking a proactive approach to addressing challenges helps to achieve and maintain wellness over the long haul. What I love most is that due to the interconnected nature of Wellness, improvements in one dimension impact the others, like a rising tide lifting all boats, and the effort you put in has a compounding effect.

Honu Perspective is the fusion of my life experiences and my desire to help others. My certifications in coaching have allowed me to develop the skills necessary to help guide others through their journey. I look forward to working with those of you who are ready to start generating movement toward a new and exciting future. Ready to shed the thoughts and habits that are not supporting you in achieving that future. Ready to embrace change and commit to your own personal transformation!