About Remapping Myself

If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, Remapping Myself is for you.

I created this space for anyone curious about change—whether you’re navigating recovery, managing anxiety, healing from trauma, or simply trying to understand yourself better. If you’ve tried therapy, self-help, journaling, mindfulness, or movement and want to know why those things work, how to make them stick, and what they can lead to, you’re in the right place. I want to help you connect the dots between what you’re doing and what you’re hoping for.

I know how overwhelming therapeutic advice can be—especially when it sounds good but doesn’t feel actionable. That’s why I break things down. I explore the science behind behavior change, the psychology of motivation, and the real-life stories that make it all relatable. I draw on methods like Motivational Interviewing, which helps people uncover their own reasons for change and build confidence in their ability to follow through. It’s not about being told what to do—it’s about discovering what you want, and learning how to get there.

Whether you’re just starting out or deep into your healing journey, Remapping Myself offers tools, insights, and reflections to help you remap your neural pathways—to choose new directions, build new habits, and create a life that feels more aligned with who you are and who you’re becoming.

What Remapping Myself Is Not

Remapping Myself is not professional advice. I’m not a clinician, therapist, or trained mental health professional. I’m a person who places deep value on both lived experience and professional expertise—and I believe they can complement each other in powerful ways.

Everything I share here comes from my own journey through recovery, therapy, and personal growth, as well as from years of working in mental and behavioral health publishing. My goal is to offer insights, reflections, and tools that have helped me and might help you—but they’re not a substitute for professional care.

If you’re struggling or unsure where to turn, I encourage you to seek support from qualified professionals. You deserve care that’s tailored to your needs, and Remapping Myself is here to support that journey—not replace it.

What Remapping Myself Is

Remapping Myself is a space for reflection, insight, and connection. It’s where I share what I’ve learned—through lived experience and professional exposure—about how we change, why it’s hard, and how we can make it easier to understand and apply.

There are regular writings, both free and subscriber-only:

  • Free posts will define and describe key concepts related to mental and behavioral health, recovery, and personal growth. I’ll draw from my own experiences to illustrate how these ideas show up in real life and how they can be used to support change.

  • Subscriber posts will go deeper into specific areas where I have more personal experience and insight. They are usually the weekly Fact-Check Friday posts that are sent out via Substack. You can also find them on the Recent Articles page here. Fact-Check Fridays are all about looking into why we think or believe the way we do and how we can provide our own checks and balances. Other subscriber-only content includes specific writings about:

    • Substance Use
      I was an alcoholic and consider myself to be in recovery—in remission—since 2009. I still identify as an alcoholic, but I no longer feel at risk of returning to use. My journey has taught me a lot about what it takes to change deeply ingrained behaviors and how to maintain that change over time.

    • Food and Weight Issues
      I entered my first weight loss program in fourth grade, which began a long and fraught relationship with food, dieting, and body image. I began treatment for my eating disorder in 2014 and was officially released from programming in 2025, considered to be in remission. I still see my therapist monthly, mostly for general well-being, while keeping tabs on food-related issues.

    • Job Insecurity
      I’ve been laid off five times. One of those may have been related to my drinking, but the other four were due to circumstances beyond my control. Joblessness can shake your sense of identity and stability. I’ve learned how important it is to develop coping mechanisms and to sort through who we are—and who we aren’t—when work is scarce or disappears.

    • Caregiving
      I’m one of many people with an aging parent living with me. I’ve often been the child most available to help my parents, and I’ve struggled to maintain healthy boundaries throughout my life. This isn’t a situation with a clear endpoint or “remission,” but I continue to strive for balance and sustainability in my caregiving role.

  • Exercises that I have designed specifically to walk you through some of the processes involved in remapping. They will be both general and specific to some of the different areas I mentioned above. But the point of remapping is its universality, so they will all be helpful at their foundations.

Through these writings and exercises, I hope to offer something useful—whether it’s a new way of looking at a challenge, a relatable story, or a practical tool. Remapping Myself is about making change feel possible, understandable, and personal.