Mike Kerklin

The Emotional Honesty Project

Real talk about the gap between looking okay and actually being okay.

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The free 10-minute Quick Site Survey: ten honest questions to see where you actually stand.

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The Honesty Equation: A Systems Approach to Human Communication, by Mike Kerklin, book cover

The Honesty Equation

A Systems Approach to Human Communication

Why most conversations aren't honest, and what changes when they are.

Free on Kindle Unlimited · paperback · hardcover

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Honest Home: Site Survey Workbook

The Honest Home series, step one

Ten honest questions across ten areas of your life, so you know what you're building on before you start.

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The Blueprint: Build a Life That Feels Like Home, by Mike Kerklin, book cover

The Blueprint

Build a Life That Feels Like Home

The Honest Home series, step two. Survey honestly. Build intentionally. Belong completely.

Coming October 26, 2026

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The Emotional Honesty Project on YouTube

Honest conversations about performing "fine," the stories we tell ourselves, and what it takes to stop.

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The Grounds Crew

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One layer deeper: the honesty lessons hiding in the movies and shows we already know, plus follow-ups on the videos. No paywall on the honesty.

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A five-minute check-in every Sunday morning. The kind of question you don't usually get asked before 9am.

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About Mike

I'm Mike Kerklin, a Native nerd dad in Oklahoma. I spent years performing "fine" before I figured out what honesty with myself actually costs, and what it's worth.

Not therapy, not a guru thing. Just a guy who decided to go first.