Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.In this season’s Big Ten Championship Game the Ohio State Buckeyes are the favorites, but by less than a touchdown (-4) over the Indiana Hoosiers. Lucas Oil Stadium will host the matchup on December 6, 2025, starting at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. An over/under of 47.5 is set for the contest.The Buckeyes’ last contest was against the Michigan Wolverines, and they won by a score of 27-9. Last…

Here’s something surfers understand that most trauma survivors don’t: before you learn to ride big waves, you have to learn to get back on the board. This sounds obvious—of course you have to get back on. But watch a beginner at any surf break and you’ll notice something interesting. They spend almost no time practicing recovery. They’re focused entirely on the ride: the pop-up, the stance, the glorious moment of gliding across the face of the wave. And then they wipe out. And they wipe out again. And eventually, many of them quit—not because they couldn’t learn to surf, but…

All of us live in macrocosms as well as our own microcosms. There is the larger world around us and the smaller world that we each inhabit. The other day, I was coming out of a supermarket, and a woman approached me, telling me a story about losing her home and that she was hungry. I was about to take her grocery shopping, but she informed me she was homeless. There was a Chick-fil-A up the street, so I gave her money to buy a warm meal. I worried where she might stay to remain warm because it was a…

Setting limits is hard. When someone else’s behavior is impacting your life in a negative way, it can be important to set limits on them for your own protection or to create space to thrive in your own endeavors. This can happen in families, at work, in your community, online, or anywhere. However, the question arises: Should I show some empathy to the person who I am setting limits on? Or even pay extra attention to them? Or emphasize how I respect them? The answer is: It depends. In my book with Ekaterina Ricci, SLIC Solutions for Conflict: Setting Limits…

Another year has come to an end, and another batch of horror movies has been added to the Letterboxd archive. It seems like just yesterday we were disappointed by The Wolf Man but inspired by Sinners.  Rinse and repeat, as 2026 already looks like a bumper crop of horror movies that will make our “most anticipated” lists (there’s always one on their that disappoints). Another Evil Dead? Yes, please. A Silent Hill reboot? We’ll take it. Ghostface returning to Woodsboro? What took them so long? Below is a list of notable 2026 horror movie releases, along with their trailers if…

The world feels heavy right now. Many people are moving through their days out of alignment, exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure about how to make sense of a time that feels shadowed by despair. With so much pain, ill-being, and relentless challenge, we’re witnessing a collective weariness that’s impacting our mental, emotional, and societal well-being. Conflict and division are deepening. The future feels uncertain. If you’ve turned on the news recently, you understand this. People are more connected than ever and yet feel increasingly isolated. Mental health challenges are escalating, even as access to information grows. Many feel that the education,…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said President Trump’s voters may be an issue for the Republican Party during next year’s midterms because this “big pool” of people may not show up to vote without him on the ballot.  “I think Republicans have an issue that Donald Trump has created a big pool of voters, but…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Redshirt senior Ty Clemons from the football team and senior Michaela O’Connor from the lacrosse team were recognized as 2025 Food Lion Community MVPs, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced. The Food Lion Community MVP honors student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding skills in coordinating and motivating community-based initiatives to improve our local towns and cities. Forty ACC student-athletes were honored in total. Clemons’ commitment to uplifting the youth and strengthening his community has not wavered since the moment he stepped on campus. Through his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, he helped launch “Pie a Que,” a fundraiser supporting local youth…

December is upon us, which means it’s time to discuss holiday horror! I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t offer you a bit of gastro horror tidings to get through this month! This really should come as no surprise given that the late autumn and early winter holidays are known for their use of food as a means to celebrate. There are specific traditions for each. On Thanksgiving we eat turkey, Hanukkah celebrations are made better with latkes (Team Sour Cream here), and with Christmas you have all sorts of food traditions depending on where you celebrate. One of my…

Nine conference title games are on tap for next weekend, highlighted by a showdown between No. 1 and No. 2 in the country.College football fans, rejoice. Let’s check out the odds for each conference championship game at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Dec. 5.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.FRIDAY, DEC. 5Conference USAKennesaw State @ Jacksonville StateSpread: Kennesaw State -2.5Moneyline: Kennesaw State -135, Kennesaw State +114O/U: 60.5Sun BeltTroy @ No. 25 James MadisonSpread: JMU -23.5Moneyline: JMU -3200,…