Hey there! I'm Jake—overthinker, professional at making bad life choices, and full-time expert in awkward human existence. This blog started as a way to process all the moments that make me cringe, cry, or sit in the shower replaying conversations from 15 years ago.

I launched Jake's Awkward Days after my entire life imploded (see: betrayal, heartbreak, and a midlife crisis, but make it naked). What started as a desperate attempt at therapy has somehow turned into a place where we can all sit in the mess together—laughing at the ridiculousness of life, figuring things out one mistake at a time, and hopefully making it through with our sanity mostly intact.