Meaning Making

Learning to Be Human Halfway Through Life

This is a book for people who have been around a while and seen a lot of life . . .

People who have conquered and also failed, scaled a few mountains, and traversed some valleys.

People who are certain about a few things and much less so about pretty much everything else. 

People who recognize that being alive is not equivalent to actually living.

Meaning Making is for those who have smiled and sobbed and loved and lost and are now eyeing the time they still have, determining how to be confident they don’t opt out of the exquisite chaos right in front of them now.

No one is broken, everyone is worthy of being known, and we’re all a collection of complex, beautiful messes. These are the fundamental truths at the heart of this authentic book. It’s about becoming fully human, a moment at a time—no matter hold old you are. 

Meaning Making is not memoir or self-help. Chris is clear that he doesn’t have all the answers (or many at all). He doesn’t offer action plans, groundbreaking advice, or a guarantee to alter your life. 

Instead, he shares the ordinary, simple moments that surprisingly become important life lessons—but only if we choose to make meaning from them. Vulnerable, heartfelt, and relatable, Meaning Making is about Chris’s commitment to embracing the second half of life—and inviting you to do the same.