This Might Be Therapy

We all have someone we compare ourselves to. For me, it’s my mother’s husband. He’s built businesses, created wealth, retired comfortably, and now travels the country in an RV most people only dream about. Then there’s me. A husband. A father. A retail manager. A veteran. A guy who’s made more mistakes than he’d like to admit. For a long time, I believed I had somehow taken the wrong path. But wha...

Somewhere between Episode 1 and Episode 50… I realized something. I thought I was recording a podcast about my life. I wasn’t. I was recording a podcast about yours. This episode is for every father who’s ever wondered if he’s doing enough. The dad who leaves for work before the kids wake up. The dad who comes home exhausted. The dad who quietly carries the weight of providing while hoping his chi...

I thought this episode was about missing my son’s first day at International Music Camp. It wasn’t. It became a conversation about fatherhood, time, marriage, work, health, and what happens when you’re so focused on surviving today that tomorrow arrives without warning. As Father’s Day and my 15th wedding anniversary approach, I’m forced to confront a difficult realization: life keeps moving wheth...

A Broadway show. A trip to Washington, D.C. A pair of $130 Nikes. A little dot moving across a map 1,402 miles from home. This episode isn’t really about New York. It’s about fatherhood. Chris shares the story of watching his son Briley experience the trip of a lifetime and reflects on the sacrifices, prayers, and faith that made it possible. From a difficult birth that left Briley unable to cry,...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of This Might Be Therapy, Chris pulls back the curtain on the pressure of trying to survive modern life while carrying the weight of leadership, fatherhood, mental exhaustion, and personal rebuilding at the same time. From managing the chaos of Fresh operations at Sam’s Club to navigating ADHD overload, burnout, strained workplace dynamics, and the emotional isol...

After months off the mic, Chris Tigges returns with one of his most vulnerable episodes yet. In “The Things I Never Planned to Lose,” he opens up about the hardest chapter of his life so far — losing his home, fighting to keep his business alive, and trying to hold it all together while rediscovering what love and faith really mean. This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a testimony. A story about marr...

In this follow-up to one of the most personal episodes I’ve ever recorded, I open up about the battles I’m fighting right now — the ones nobody sees. From navigating the VA claims process to living with the physical toll of past exposures, from silent family tensions to the invisible work of holding a household together… this is the side of strength that doesn’t look like power. It’s the quiet, un...

After a long pause, I’m back—and not with a “everything’s perfect now” story. This is the truth about where I’ve been, what I’ve been fighting for, and why reconciliation with my wife and kids means more than just a fresh start. In this episode, I talk about the work behind the curtain—the concessions, sacrifices, and mindset shifts that have kept my family together—and I connect it to a bigger st...

Before I was Tigges, I was Delclef. In this special episode, I trace the legacy of Francis Delclef—my Belgian-born great-grandfather who crossed an ocean, fought for a country that wasn’t yet his, and planted the roots of a name that still echoes through me today. This isn’t just a history lesson. It’s a declaration of origin. A reclaiming of bloodline. A spoken memorial for the immigrant soldier...

In this raw and expanded follow-up to “The Things I Do That No One Sees,” Vigil returns with deeper reflections, heavier truths, and unspoken weight. This episode cuts into the silence that surrounds fatherhood, sacrifice, and the emotional toll of being a man who never stops showing up—even when no one notices. Through vivid storytelling, scripture, and soul-deep honesty, Vigil speaks to the fath...

What do you do when the love of your life becomes the biggest silence in your house? In this raw confession, I sit with the truth of 19 years spent loving one woman — through good, bad, ugly, and everything no one else sees behind the pictures we post for show. This is for every man or woman who’s ever carried a marriage on their back, fought for loyalty while drowning in family poison, and asked,...

Some names are just paper. Some names are blood. And some names you stand guard over so your children never have to wonder where they come from. In this short episode, I open the door to my own roots — from an adopted name to a birth surname whispered out of Belgium, from Welsh hills to my kids’ future. This is for anyone who ever asked, “Who am I, really?” — and found the answer buried deep in th...

I carried May in silence. My wife’s birthday. My mother’s birthday. Mother’s Day. And the anniversary of the day the military discarded me—May 10th. Every year, I bleed through that month while everyone else just expects me to smile through it. But now it’s June. And this time, I’m claiming what’s mine. Father’s Day. Seven years of Chris and Sons. Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. And the first...

What happens when the person you built a life with walks away—and doesn’t even look back? This episode isn’t about bitterness. It’s about the invisible grief of being emotionally replaced while you’re still standing right there. It’s about the quiet rooms, the unanswered questions, and the silence that used to be filled with love. But more than that—it’s about what comes next. Because in this stor...

After years of court losses, false accusations, and financial ruin, I took back my power—and I did it without a lawyer. In this episode, I break down exactly how I navigated the child support system, gained more custody of my children, and rewrote the terms of my fatherhood. No sugarcoating. No legal team. Just grit, strategy, and faith. 💡 Learn the hidden rules behind parenting plans. 📑 Hear ho...

Some truths can’t be sugar-coated. This episode is one of them. In A Special Place in Hell, Vigil delivers his most raw and unfiltered episode to date—calling out the dark reality that many fathers silently endure: when mothers turn children into weapons, and the court system hands them the ammunition. From personal testimony to real-world cases across the U.S., this episode exposes how child supp...

What if the argument wasn’t really about a pillow? In this raw and deeply personal episode, Vigil unpacks a moment that seems small on the surface—but reveals a much deeper truth about emotional control, parenting power struggles, and how everyday objects become weapons in toxic dynamics. After a thoughtful gesture is twisted into conflict, a father finds himself punished not with words—but throug...

A quiet revolution in self-worth There was a time I didn’t even like myself—let alone want to be myself. In this honest, soul-deep episode, I walk through what it means to rebuild trust with yourself after years of abandonment, shame, and people-pleasing. Not performance. Not perfection. Just presence. Through vivid storytelling and scripture, I unpack how I went from chasing approval to finally s...

Healing doesn’t always announce itself with fireworks. Sometimes it whispers. In the quietest way possible, I realized I was healing—because it didn’t hurt as much. I didn’t check her page. I didn’t replay the fight. I didn’t reach for a drink. I didn’t want her to come back. This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter—where peace comes in stillness, and strength shows up in softness. Throug...

Not every fire ends in ashes. Sometimes, what’s left behind… still burns. In this deeply personal bonus episode, I close out Chapter 3 not with a dramatic finale—but with a quiet truth: something in me survived. I speak on the symbolic and personal meaning of “the ember”—from the emotional flame that stayed lit through betrayal, divorce, and isolation… to the real-life Ember, my estranged niece, w...

What if every hardship wasn’t leading to something greater… but just preparing you to survive more pain? In this raw and soul-baring episode, I ask the question I’ve carried for years: Is God preparing me for purpose—or just breaking me down one crisis at a time? From surviving one brutal divorce to now staring down another, from child support debt to emotional collapse, I unpack the exhaustion of...

What do you do when the person who swore they’d never hurt you… does it anyway? This episode is about betrayal—not the loud kind, but the kind wrapped in silence and convenience. Chris shares the raw story of how his children were stolen from him in 2006, how the military discarded him at his lowest, and how, in 2025, the same emotional wounds are being reopened by the very woman who once promised...

They said if you stayed loyal, loved hard, and did the right thing—you’d be enough. But for fathers in this generation, being “good” doesn’t guarantee anything. In this raw, unfiltered episode, I expose the 7 biggest lies they told us about fatherhood—and the painful truths that come with them. From betrayal, emotional manipulation, and court battles, to the quiet grief of being erased by the very...

What do you do when your own son tells you to go to hell… and the woman standing next to you just walks away? In this raw, unfiltered episode, I open up about a defining moment that broke me at 5:36 PM on May 16, 2025—a moment of defiance, silence, and generational pain. My 12-year-old son lashed out physically and verbally. My wife witnessed it and said nothing. And on the birthday of the woman w...

This is more than a podcast. It’s a testimony for every father who’s ever been erased by a lie. In this brutally raw episode, we expose the quiet warfare behind custody battles—where manipulative women build their case in secret, weaponize the father’s own family against him, and use false accusations to destroy his credibility, finances, and connection to his child. You’ll hear the truth about: H...