SPEAKING TRUE
I cry in public a lot, sort of like I did yesterday, while I was walking along a dirt path, in the middle of a dark forest, listening to Eddie […]
FIVE YEARS NO ALCOHOL: TOP 10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN SOBRIETY
Last Friday I celebrated five years of life without alcohol. It was a proud accomplishment and something that seemed unfeasible ten years ago. I recall one summer day, way back […]
GRIEF: A CELEBRATION OF LOVE
Two weeks ago I celebrated the second anniversary of my brother’s death. Some of you might be wondering why I chose the word ‘celebrate.’ After all, I love my little […]
Psychedelics For PTSD? How They Can Change Your Life
Do you experience ups and downs? Do you experience levels of great happiness followed by maddening sadness? Do you experience fluctuating mood swings? Are you often confused? If yes, […]
Losing Two Brothers to Drug Addiction: What Their Deaths Taught Me
I owe everything on this website to my two little brothers. I made a video on social media the other day. I told my limited audience that losing two little […]
Microdosing: Is It Safe to Do on Your Own?
Before I began microdosing mushrooms, I kept hearing and reading stories about how people were benefiting from them enormously, how they were finding happiness and joy in their life that […]
Rewriting the Story: Using Pain for Power
I was sexually molested when I was in sixth grade. Pretty awful, huh? You want to know the worst part about it? It happened while I was sick in the […]
Taylor Swift Inspires a Father
Two nights ago, along with my wife and four children, I watched Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie. If I’m being honest here (and if you’re just getting to know me, […]
Psychedelic Healing: Turning Fear into Faith
I didn’t fly across the United States and into western Canada eager to take my first sip of Ayahuasca. No way. Simply put, much like everybody else, I was fucking […]
Who Is Ryan M Graves?
Rehab and AA saved my life, but they didn’t fix anything. Growing up in northern Maine, I aspired to be many things―a doctor, a professional basketball player, hell, even one […]