The Night I Almost Hung Up My Knives
There is a particular kind of tired that makes the whole industry look like a locked door. I know it because I stood in front of it.
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Still
Standing.
Stories, recipes, and field notes for chefs in the fight.
For the chef at 1 AM, sitting in the car after a brutal service, wondering if they're done with the industry. This is a letter from someone a few steps ahead on the same road.
Our mission: cut chef suicide worldwide by 25% in 10 years.
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Still Standing is the journal arm of Wydaho Warriors, founded by Chef Steve Murphy. We write about the parts of kitchen life that do not fit on a resume: the strain, the faith, the food that gets us through, and the slow work of getting back up.
Three ways in
Meet us at the line.
The honest part
Warrior Stories
First-person stories of trials, tribulations, and comebacks. Raw, specific, hopeful — from one side of the line to the other.
Read the notes Food that holds youRecipes for the Road Back
Healing food with a story attached. Simple, seasonal, and made for the nights when feeding yourself feels like one more job.
Read the notes From the lineField Notes
Short, practical wisdom for the work: the Knife Check, the Tri-Stone, leadership, and finds worth a chef’s time.
Read the notesFresh from the pass
Latest notes.
Knife Check: A 90-Second Honest Inventory
Before you sharpen the blade, check the hand holding it. Three questions for the minute before service.
Read storyThe Soup I Make When I’m Running on Empty
A pot for the nights when feeding yourself feels like one more job. Make it the way you would for someone you love.
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Reading stays free forever — the mission is the chef at 1 AM who can't pay. The money comes from the depth and the growth, never from locking stories behind a wall.
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- Quarterly small-group call with Steve
- Annual Founders Table gathering
- Numbered certificate #001–#012 and a Founders Wall on the site
- Lifetime price lock — $199/year locked forever while active
- Your name in the Misfit Chef acknowledgments
- Annual clarity-call discount
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There is a place to keep going.
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