Life

Confidence, friendships, routines and the decisions that actually move the needle.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Land before dark and eat dinner at the bar

The planning that makes a solo trip safe is boring and takes one evening. Do it, and you get the good part with both hands free.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The first week after your father's stroke

What to ask, who to talk to, how to split the days, and the paperwork you'll wish somebody had found on night one.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to ask a friend if he's thinking about suicide

The six words most of us soften into uselessness, plus the signs that show up in a normal week of work, gym and kids.

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Put the mom guilt down, and keep the part that's true

Some of it's a signal you should act on by Thursday. Most of it's a rerun you've been watching since the hospital parking lot.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to hand down tools, land and heirlooms without a fight

The estate fight almost never starts over money. It starts over a hand plane worth sixty dollars and a promise nobody wrote down.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

When your family flinches, that's the problem to fix first

If your kids read your mood from the sound of the garage door, no training program matters until you deal with this. Practical steps, and where to get real help.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The first year of marriage the wedding planner skipped

Certified copies, beneficiary forms, the February slump, and the fight that isn't about the dishwasher. What actually fills year one.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Long-term care costs real money and Medicare won't pay it

A private room runs six figures a year, Medicare covers almost none of it, and the family that plans early pays far less than the one that improvises.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Stool test or colonoscopy, and how to pick one you'll do

Four ways to screen for colon cancer, what each one misses, and how to get through prep without torching a work week.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Find one perfume you'll wear every day, and skip the rest

Three sprays, four hours of waiting, and a testing method that keeps you from buying another expensive bottle you'll hate by Thursday.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Take the hard trips first

Book your travel in order of what your body will allow, not what your heart wants most, and you'll get all of it.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Antidepressants take weeks to work and week one feels wrong

What actually happens when you start, why the first ten days are the worst part, and how to keep training and working through it.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

The lunch you keep skipping is why 3 p.m. hurts

Eight real meals you can put together in four minutes or less, plus the twenty-minute Sunday habit that keeps you from living on coffee until dinner.

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GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Medicare deadlines that cost real money if you miss them

Miss one window and you pay a penalty every month for the rest of your life. Most of the traps are avoidable if you know the dates.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Fitness6 min

Your short fuse, your 3 a.m. wake-ups and your blood pressure

BRO for Her5 min

Give away the jeans that don't fit today

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Pick the Dog for the Job, Then Teach It to Stop

A pup out of working parents is two years from useful, so choose the right kind of dog, start on broke stock, and put the brakes on before anything else.