Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Today, I’m seeing a particular kind of loss that can go unrecognized. There’s no alarm that sounds and no obvious failure that jumps out at you. Solutions are still found, and the work still gets done. But something’s missing that is difficult to name until you’ve seen it and felt the discomfort that follows along. I know people—genuinely brilliant people—whose writing has changed since they began relying on artificial intelligence. Not changed for the worse in a conventional sense. Their sentences are cleaner, and their structure is so well-crafted. But the voice is gone. The unexpected (or perhaps even expected)…

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Combining complaints and bragging online is sometimes referred to as “humblebragging,” when people boast under the guise of modesty or a complaint. It allows individuals to highlight their successes or positive traits whilst appearing embarrassed or complaining. For example, someone may post a question such as, “Why is it that I always take on too many things at any one time?” Or, a statement such as “It is hard, I give at least 8 radio interviews a week.” Humblebraggers hope to generate responses that reflect their competence and some applause. Humblebragging is a common social phenomenon often used on social…

David Bailey is jettin’ to New York.The J-E-T-S took the Texas Tech stud with the second pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and now, he’s favored to win Defensive Rookie of the Year next season. Let’s check out the early oddsboard at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 24. 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.2026-27 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year oddsDavid Bailey (Jets): +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)Sonny Styles (Commanders): +500 (bet $10 to…

I still do a double-take every time I see animal lovers eating calamari or squid. I’m not talking about coastal communities whose residents rely on the sea for daily sustenance but people from places where burgers, tofu cutlets, or even lionfish tacos (where they’re invasive) are just a menu swipe away. Many of us—especially divers and water-sport aficionados—spend our vacations re-planting coral reefs, lamenting illegal fishing in marine reserves, and removing plastic from beaches, yet somehow the seafood platter still seems to be “normal” après-dive culture—even at dive agencies that extol saving the ocean. Why the disconnect? Maybe it’s willful…

My “why” for writing has always been the same: I write what I wish I could have read in early recovery and offer a longer-term perspective to people in the throes of early recovery challenges, as short-sighted thinking and emotions are typical. Short-term perspectives are almost inevitable for many reasons. Isolation First, most people don’t know of a single other person with their illness, especially if it is schizophrenia. It’s easy to feel like you are a bizarre case or a mystery the world has never seen before. It’s so difficult when you have no one to speak to who…

I started my predoctoral psychology internship in a large hospital system when my daughter was only a few months old. I was seeing more patients than ever before, but the biggest adjustment was having to document the majority of my human interactions on a given day. Meanwhile, I had an infant to take care of at home in the evenings. One night, in the midst of one of my daughter’s sleep regressions, I was up multiple times in the middle of the night to feed her. While sleeping in between feedings, I dreamed that I heard her crying. My dream-self…

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy started with a question. Producer James Wan asked Cronin, “What about making a really terrifying mummy movie?” For the director of Evil Dead Rise, it was a challenge accepted.  With more questions came more ideas that shaped the final film, which is a patient yet wicked piece of horror. “What if there was a different purpose for mummification?” Cronin began asking. “What if it wasn’t about your kings or queens or pharaohs as such? What if it was about somebody that you loved?”  What sold Cronin’s vision to the producers was, ultimately, the story of a…

Week 5 of the 2026 UFL season kicks off Friday, with another game Saturday and a doubleheader Sunday.FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt and Curt Menefee will be on the call once again this week on FOX UFL Friday — a dedicated night of UFL action taking place each Friday on FOX during the 10-week regular season.All 40 regular-season games — plus the playoffs on Sunday, June 7 and the championship game on Saturday, June 13 — will be televised across FOX, FS1, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network. Games will also be available to stream on FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports app and FOX…

The 19th anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre has come and gone—a grim milestone that serves as a stinging indictment of our societal failures. We mourn, yet we continue to ignore the roadmap to preventing violence. By failing to confront the reality of untreated mental illness and legal loopholes, we have left the door open for the next tragedy. The April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech shooting remains a watershed moment in the history of mass violence. With 32 lives lost and 23 wounded, it stands as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. As police stormed Norris Hall, Cho fatally…