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Spring is hard, and I'll tell you why :-)

I just listened to Michael Pollan on The Ezra Klein Show talking about his new book A World Appears, where he dove deep into the subject of consciousness in his science-, research-, and experiential-based way. Jacob is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. There is a lot of beautiful information and discovery that Pollan found through this process—much of it things I’ve felt for a while—but one m

“It is crucial not to make a problem out of our resistance to facing our fear. There is enormous energy bound up in resistance, energy that can be freed up for more life-giving purposes if we will but approach our resistance with clarity and compassion, moving at a pace that neither rushes us nor proceeds too slowly.” – Robert Augustus Masters, PhD So what is fear? Fear is a primary emotion — one of the oldest, most pervasive and persistent feelings experienced across living

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how uncomfortable I used to feel in my body… almost all the time, particularly in high school. There was this sense of unease that was just always present. I didn’t understand it at all, and I hardly ever questioned it. I just remember thinking it was normal — what it’s like to exist in a body as a human. Jacob is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Reflect

What does it actually mean to “do the work”? We hear the phrase everywhere — but what does it look like in real life, in the body, in our relationships, and in the choices we make each day?

You don’t need a retreat, a substance, or a peak experience to access deeper reality. Your breath can guide you there — helping energy move, awareness expand, and long-standing patterns begin to change.

This piece explores what it means to hold anger and grief while choosing love and connection in a time of deep political and cultural division—without bypassing, hardening, or losing our humanity.

A blog post about my thoughts on men's groups and why they are important.

What is it like working with me? Hopefully this article informs you a bit.

An essay about my path to healing, and how it led me to intentionally helping others heal.

Just breathe… From the moment we entered this world and took in that first powerful inhale of oxygen, we have been breathing. It is an autonomic function, just like our heart beating or our nervous system responding to external stimuli. It just happens. And at some point in human history, humans began intentionally working with the breath, controlling it, manipulating it, and using it for specific purposes. We discovered that by working with the breath, we could change our co

You’re in a school, why don’t you take the curriculum? Why don’t you try being human? - Ram Dass This is one of my favorite quotes from Ram Dass. However, it’s Ram Dass quoting his formless friend, Emmanuel, which is pretty ironic, right? Nevertheless, it marked a poignant shift for him, one that I relate to deeply. This quote is part of what makes me see Ram Dass as one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time. From everything I’ve gathered, he moved through all the pl