Hi.

My name is Dustin and this is all very strange to me. I have had a hell of a couple of years here in Lake Tahoe. It started in 2023 with health issues that culminated in late 2024 with a seizure, spinal compression fractures, a cancer scare and ultimately a healing sobriety journey. After some stops and starts, I am a little over a year deep into living a newly sober lifestyle.

I am so humbled and grateful for all the love I have in my life that has carried me through this tumultuous time.

All this has led to the decision to finally take the steps-led by faith and unencumbered by fear-to make my move back to Los Angeles to really re-integrate into my true professional passions while taking all that I’ve gained here in Lake Tahoe with me. I’m writing a book y’all.

I am now locked into a forward momentum internally without any real safety nets practically. Successfully searching for job leads in LA while still in Tahoe has proven difficult. To assist me in hitting the ground running, I am plugged into some programs through insurance to kind of help ease the pain of transitioning into the LA workplace that is sure to look very different than it did when I moved away over a decade ago. But building a nest egg on unemployment during a move is not just impractical, it’s impossible. I have spent the years post covid trying to make this happen insisting I do it on my own- lying to myself through quiet insurance that I didn’t need help and maybe even worse, not trusting the ones I love to show up for me. That exercise left me stuck and demoralized and sick. Pride is poison and I’ve been humbled time and again throughout this process. If anyone feels so inclined to assist me in getting settled, the gratitude in my heart will be expressed and felt.

Happy holidays everyone.

if you’re seeing this, I’ve got love for you.