Welcome to Finding Good

Welcome to Finding Good – my journey through cancer, addiction, and learning to live again!

If you’re reading this message, there is a strong likelihood that you made a positive impact in my life. My mission now – as it has been since rediscovering how to find the good in everything – is to pay that positivity forward. With that in mind, I decided to write a book that tells the story of how I learned to love life again.

Finding Good chronicles my years battling to stay alive after a life-altering cancer diagnosis at the age of 10, followed by almost a decade mired in a fog of depression and an endless supply of pain medication. I had all but given up; I didn’t care if I was alive or dead.

But my story wasn’t over. 

The good people around me brought me back – countless inspired souls who wouldn’t let me quit. Once free from the clutches of addiction and withdrawal, a newfound passion for life rejuvenated my desire to learn, grow, and be active. Their relentless energy propelled me to accomplish great feats in stunning places, including competing at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Through these endeavors, among others, I have raised over $1 million for various charitable causes, thanks to the generosity of an ever-growing network of good people.

After Kona and Kilimanjaro, I continued to focus my energy on raising funds and awareness for different groups, but I felt compelled to make a bigger impact in the world. I eventually returned to academia where I earned a bachelor’s and am currently finishing a master’s program at Texas State University 

Which brings us to today.

The book won’t be released until later this year, but we’ve got plenty in store for you until then. Be sure to follow me on social media for inspirational content, access to cool merch, world-class events, bike rides, group runs, delicious food, amazing people… I want to share all of this and more with hopes of creating a movement where our first instinct is not to downplay, disregard, or deny the existence of bad days but instead to focus on finding good in all that we experience during our time on earth.

Come find the good with me!