02/23/2026
⚠️ Heads up: this is an emotional and honest post, but it feels important.
Last week Jana and I shared that clip of us burning papers..everything we wanted to leave in last year. It looked symbolic (because it was)… but for us it wasn’t content.
It was a line in the sand.
The last couple years have been heavy! Hard personally, professionally, emotionally and recently it all came to a head.
When life piles up, it doesn’t just affect you… it affects your relationship, your home, your business, and how you show up as a parent!
Here’s what we’re working through:
✅ Giving each other space to heal, without turning that space into distance.
Because there’s a difference between:
“I need space so I can come back better”
and “I’m pulling away because it’s easier than talking.”
✅ Having tough conversations in business and life… and making financial decisions that aren’t fun, but are necessary.
✅ Protecting family time and actually being present together. Phones down. Work paused. Real connection.
And a big one for me…
Jayden needs us together, but he also needs a strong bond with each of us one-on-one. He needs a strong safe father to look up to! Thankfully our relationship has never been better ❤️
But here’s the trap: When you’re in survival mode, it’s easy to get swept into “just getting through the week”… take your space… avoid the hard talks… too tired or forgetting to invest in each other.
And as the husband, as the man..I’m owning this:
I need to take on more of the emotional load and the decision load. Part of my role is to lead, create safety for honest communication, step up in planning and direction, and protect the relationship and not just provide and carry the weight of life on my shoulders.
We’re choosing to heal. Rebuild. Communicate. Be present. Be intentional.
If you’re in a season of survival, I get it… but don’t let survival steal your connection.
Give space, don’t disappear!
Invest in your kids but don’t forget your partner.
Have the tough conversations. Because avoiding them always costs more later.
We’re still learning… but we’re here. Together.
And we’re choosing to build something stronger than what tried to break us 💪🏼
