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What are you up to in life Jake?

Updated July 08, 2026

A now page is a snapshot of what someone is focused on at this point in their life.

I am currently in my late 20s recovering from a [[downfall of my life|bad few years]]. When I say rehabilitation I mean government help, therapy, etc.

While I was discovering the world of mental health I saw many misconceptions, stigmas — some of which I held and still hold myself — problems in the way we think about the health of one's mind. I speak about it to help others in whatever way I can. If you have a question, you can email me and i'll do my best to answer.

I spend my day

  • Building good habits, finding and spending my life with good people.
  • Practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu geared towards self-defense
  • Attempting to share ideas via my writing (currently on substack)

Writing

  • In the process of writing [[📖 Codependence|a book]] about the last few years of my life, marriage and divorce.

Reading 📖

  • On Writing by Stephen King
  • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
  • The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth
  • Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • A System of Writing by Bob Doto