I'm Blake. I write about rebuilding — from the middle of it.

I'm 23, I live in Michigan, and I work in IT. Every week I publish an honest essay on discipline, letting go and starting over — pulled straight from my own life, written while I'm still in it, not after.

I'm writing my first book, Aligned: Lead with Love, Live with Intention — a field guide for rebuilding after heartbreak. The opening chapter is free.

I also built My JRNL, a simple journaling and habits app, because journaling is the daily habit that kept me steady.

Where this is going: I want to speak to teams, schools and groups about the stuff people only say out loud at 2am — pressure, overthinking, heartbreak, and how you actually rebuild. If you want to talk, write to me.

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