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Jared Meyer
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Join date: Sep 26, 2025
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Jared Meyer is a Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Anchor Ridge Counseling & Consulting, as well as an entrepreneur and owner of Caring Transitions. Through years of counseling, business leadership, and work with men, he has become deeply interested in how responsibility, success, and unspoken expectations shape our inner worlds. His writing explores themes of connection, belonging, and growth—bringing together psychology, faith, and lived experience to help people make sense of their stories and live with greater integrity and presence.
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Feb 17, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Still Trying to Make the Olympic Team: Achievement, Purpose, and the Longing Beneath Success
Every two years, during the Olympic Games, I find myself asking a slightly delusional question: Could I still figure out a way to compete? It usually starts during the opening ceremonies. The music swells. The athletes walk behind their flags. The commentators tell stories of obscure sports and unlikely journeys. And somewhere inside me, a 40+ year-old moderately athletic man with a respectable running history and a questionable hamstring, something ignites. Skeleton? Curling? Speed walking?...
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Jan 15, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Surrounded, Yet Alone: Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard
If there’s one topic that comes up over and over—both in my counseling office and in my own life—it’s this: adult friendships. Most people believe their struggle to connect is unique, but it’s one of the most common experiences I hear about. We live in a time where connection is instantly accessible—and yet meaningful friendship feels harder than ever. Our calendars are packed. Our attention spans are short. Our social interactions often happen through a screen. Between work, parenting, and...
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Oct 23, 2025 ∙ 5 min
What Wakes You at 4 a.m.? The Quiet Cost of Leadership and the Way Back to Connection
There’s something about those early mornings—the stillness, the coffee, and the space to finally listen to what’s stirring beneath the surface. One of my favorite reflection questions is: “What keeps you up at night?” If you’re like me, the counterpart might be “What wakes you up in the morning and keeps you from going back to sleep at 4 a.m.?” Anyone else… just me? Probably not. Even as a morning person, 4 a.m. is a bit early. But I’ve learned to treat those wake-ups—thankfully less frequent...
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