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Why do you experience life as you do?
This question has a way of opening many others.
Helpful questions elevate curiosity and wonder over fear and doubt.
They guide us when we find ourselves stepping into life-changing unknowns.
Helpful Questions Change Lives is a place for stories, questions, and reflections on human experience - and the quiet journey that led to building Ease, a calm conversational companion for thinking things through.
This publication is now the narrative home of that journey: a place for reflection that embodies the same presence Ease offers - without rushing to fix or explain.
Each post is free.
For one simple reason: I don’t want money to stand in the way of you uncovering potential that is already within you - the capacity to keep learning, adapting, and making sense of life no matter what comes your way.
That said, some people choose to support my work financially. I take it as a sign of fellow travellers on the road to making this world a little kinder and wiser.
You can expect around 25 posts a year, each inquiring into questions that help you, me and the rest of us humans explore how we make sense of different aspects of our lives.
Ease — a calm conversational companion
Ease is something I’ve been quietly building with my two daughters - a gentle conversational companion designed to sit with people as they think things through or move through difficult inner weather.
Sometimes I share short excerpts or reflections that arose while building or testing Ease — always anonymised, always with permission.
If you’d like to explore Ease you can find it here.
(No rush. Only if you’re ready or think someone else my find it helpful to have a companion alongside them as they work through knotty problems or troublesome emotions.)
About me
Hi, my name is Roger and you’re very welcome here.
I’m one of those humans who used to get depressed - and while life still brings challenges, I no longer experience it in the same way.
For over 30 years I’ve been a student of what helps - and what doesn’t - when it comes to making sense of our lives. As a coach, consultant, sounding board, critical friend, and facilitator, I’ve learned from colleagues, leaders and teams, mentors, family members, and thoughtful voices across many disciplines.
I’m here to share what makes sense to me, given that path - not so that you’ll follow me or do as I say, but to help you look at your own experiences through different lenses and decide for yourself what feels helpful.
Thanks for being here.
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