Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Winter is the season of retreat. Bare trees mark the retreat of green, short days announce the retreat of light, and bitter cold broadcasts the retreat of warmth. It can feel as if life itself is withdrawing from the world. There was one winter when this withdrawal ran too deep, when what was lost that season never fully returned. It began the morning of November 29, 1864, at a bend in Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado. Here, among leafless cottonwoods, among buffalo grass turned still and pale, 20 tipis stood in a wide circle, smoke rising from a fire at…

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I remember watching my 3-year-old niece, Avi, try to organize her toy cars. She wasn’t counting them yet, but she would say, “This one goes near the red one,” and “I want more cars here!” At the time, I just thought she was talking as she was playing. I didn’t realize that in those moments, Avi was actually building the foundation for her entire mathematical future. We often think of early math as just learning to count from one to 10 or recognizing numbers and shapes. However, recent research suggests that the words we use to describe relationships and quantities,…

When it comes to playing in the prestigious Masters, a golfer must be invited to participate in this “Tradition Unlike Any Other.”Among the numerous ways that a competitor can secure this highly coveted invitation are by being a previous winner, being in the Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 or placing well enough in a recent major event. In 2025, Rory McIlroy earned the green jacket, but will the Irish golfer don the winners’ threads for the second year in a row at the 90th Masters?Let’s dive into some of the odds for Augusta at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 8.This…

This post was written by Léna Nagy, Ph.D., researcher at the School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, and Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, sexual health researcher, and sex therapist. Sexuality can become a source of distress in more than one way, and careful diagnosis matters. Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and paraphilic disorders are distinct clinical constructs, yet they are often confused in public discourse and sometimes even in clinical thinking. That confusion can fuel stigma, overpathologization, and imprecise treatment decisions. CSBD refers to a persistent pattern of difficulty controlling intense, repetitive sexual…

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Estuary: A Ghost Story, a new four-part comics tale, is described as “a chilling tale of secrets buried deep beneath the surf of the idyllic Pacific coast.” There’s a mysterious nun, a marine archaeologist, a shipwreck and, of course, a dash of the supernatural.The first issue, from Oni Press, offers a vibrantly visual set-up as it introduces the characters and the tale is set in motion. It’s the work of a team that includes writers Tim Daniel & David “D.B.” Andry (Crush Depth, Morning Star) with artwork by Maan House (Mine is a Long Lonesome Grave).D.B. fielded some questions from Wicked Horror…

So often, when we as family law attorneys caution newly separated or divorced parents to keep their children “out of it,” clients interpret this as a warning not to argue in front of their children. Or not to bring their kids into arguments for support in a he said, she said-type of discussion. They are correct to assume this, and I’m happy they do. Though parents may not have a name for these behaviors, they usually say they recognize the harm they can cause. My conversation with newly separated or divorcing parents, however, would be incomplete without my underscoring one…

Not long after Fernando Mendoza quarterbacked Indiana to a perfect season and a national title, FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt floated the idea that he would take the Hoosiers star over any young quarterback in the NFL to lead his team to a game-winning drive. Now, with the 2026 NFL Draft fast approaching, Klatt not only has bought into that idea, but he might also have another top draft analyst agreeing with him.In the latest episode of “The Joel Klatt Show,” Klatt and NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay agreed that they would trust Mendoza to lead a…

What does it mean to feel stuck? This could mean different things for various people, but it usually involves being faced with a major decision in a specific area of your life. Common examples are ending a relationship, changing careers, quitting your job, or moving long-distance. At each stage of our lives, we learn more about who we are through our experiences, and this helps to inform our path in life. The traditional life path has been about meeting people, having fun, exploring a career path in our younger years; settling into a long-term romantic relationship; having children (for some);…