by David Cote | Jul 20, 2025 | Identity
When You Don’t Know You’re in Survival ModeWhen Calm Is Just a Mask for Being BracedCalm Isn’t Calm—It’s Being Braced for ImpactWhen Emotions Feel Dangerous, Not SafeWhen Survival Means Smiling While You FlinchWhen Peace Feels Like a SetupWhen You’re So Calm, No One...
by David Cote | Jul 19, 2025 | Identity
Never Long Enough to Unpack: The Reality of Growing Up Without Stability as a ManThe Condemned Townhouse: When You Don’t Belong AnywhereThe New Kid Rules: Surviving School When You’re Growing Up Without Stability as a ManDanger in Plain Sight: The Fight to Feel...
by David Cote | Jul 18, 2025 | Identity
Growing Up in Fear: When Anxiety Becomes NormalWhen Home Never Feels SafeRecognizing Hidden Trauma TriggersCoping with Unexplained AbuseWhen Kids Take On Adult RolesThe Pain of Emotional NeglectThe Hidden Shame of Childhood PovertyFinding Moments of Peace Amid...
by David Cote | Jul 11, 2025 | Identity
How to Stop Spiraling When Everything Feels Slightly OffHow to Stop Spiraling Starts with Catching the First DominoLosing Sight of Purpose Is How the Spiral StartsNot Every Fall Is the Same—And That’s Why the Net MattersThe Failsafes That Keep Me From Falling Too...
by David Cote | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured, Identity
The Deal That Didn’t Involve MeI Already Knew What Sacrifice Looked LikeA Taste of What I Never HadA Boombox and a Broken HeartThe Hardest Words I Ever Said to My GrandparentsWhat I Came Back ToOutside All Day, Crying at NightI Wasn’t Wanted — But I Stayed AnywayThe...
by David Cote | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured, Identity
The Day Everything ChangedI Didn’t Know He’d Robbed a Flower ShopThe Moment I Took on Too MuchI Said No to a Better LifeThe Moment He Told Me He Was ProudWhat It Did to My View of MasculinityDid I Admire Him? Maybe.What My Mom Taught Me Where Was God in All This?The...
