Blog | Ian's Legacy

The Architect of Listening

I met Habib Khalafi on a sidewalk outside of Lou Malnati's the evening before we were to attend the Chicago Coldplay concert over...

It Was All Ian

💜The Love Button symbolizes the power of love to ignite a global conversation in healing our world. We went to a Coldplay concert. Chris...

Kintsugi - The Art of Broken Pieces

Kintsugi is a Japanese practice of mending broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer. The practice is related to Japanese philosophy...

Shatterproof

Shatterproof is something I haven't felt yet. Some days I'm very much shattered. Addiction is an isolating disease for everyone. Since...

Guest Post - Aaron

My name is Aaron, and I am a cousin of Ian. I first met Ian and his brother, Austin, when I was about 10 or 11 years old. Ian would have...

Thanksgiving Elephants

"When my friend Chris's young son died, I told her about how my therapist used to ask our group to "be like the elephants" and gather...

Take Care of Yourself

My nephew noticed it's been a while since I posted. I told him that I think about writing all the time, but there's so much in my head,...

Love and Understanding

Addiction or grief - which do I want to write about? This is the other mental roadblock that has prevented me from actually putting words...

Why Tuesdays are Terrible

My son, Ian, described Tuesday as the worst day of the week. The weekends stand on their own merit - no work or school for most of us....