(Photo by William J. Feerrar) I mentioned in a previous post that I’ve been exploring songwriting as a storytelling device. It’s all very new, but over the weekend, I had my first super informal recording session with a friend. We are both learning! It was so much fun to play around with all this, and …
Some of my favorite topics to work on with clients are those I’ve struggled with throughout my own life. Perfectionism, for example. My inner perfectionist and I are still learning this tango, but we’ve come a long way in balancing the give and take needed to foster a healthy relationship. For most of my years …
January 24, 2023 I don’t know if I’ve made it clear on this website, but I’m a long form writer, by education and practice. Historically, I’ve focused on memoir and personal essay as a genre. Lately—as of about May, 2021—I’ve been exploring songwriting as a storytelling device. It’s a way of telling the story without …
October 22, 2022 Sitting on the deck on this spectacularly gorgeous fall day, waiting to see if a song will come to me. What would I want to say? What feels important? Clearing out the cobwebs to make room for the light,You’re doing it right. It’s a scary place to godown all those stairs to …
April 8, 2020 Since the pandemic began, the director where I work has been talking more about the mental health benefits of drawing—not professional-quality drawing, but simply picking up a pen or pencil and distracting yourself by putting that utensil to whatever paper you have on hand and creating something. Just this morning it occurred …
July 2021 (exact date unknown) It all looks good from the outside in.Your reflection in the mirrors is so flawless.There are so many mirrors— enough to keep you constantly checking.Always reassuringyour competence,and value,and worth. Success looks back at youwith her confident smile.Her knowing eyes sparkle and wink. “You’ve got this,” she says,of the this du …
January 19, 2023 I’ve been meditating a lot more lately, almost every day, and I’m really enjoying it. It doesn’t feel like chore or a “should.” It feels like a beautiful gift. The word that comes to mind is luxury, but that stems from the old belief that feeling good is somehow bad. It isn’t …
January 26, 2021 I’ve started painting in watercolor, just along with some videos, in attempt to find some distraction from the current state of affairs. I chose watercolor because it’s easy to set up and clean up and it seems less toxic than other types of paint, though I don’t know that for sure. I …
Photo by Cristol Grey (I’m pretty sure) March 30, 2022 That moment you know that you have to write another book. And the way that you know is the seed of an idea, which has silently been sprouting, blooms in an unexpected instant and fills your whole heart with dread. Because it isn’t going to …
July 12, 2021 That little girl was quiet and fierce.She tackled every challengewithout question or hesitation.It was expected, she could do it,and she would. She made them all proud,until she didn’t. Because, by that time it wasn’t ladyliketo stand out from the crowd;to shine with a light that could not go unnoticed;to sing with a …