The Controlled Release. Or Make Your Emotions Sing.

The Controlled Release. Or Make Your Emotions Sing.

Often, when I talk to people about the work I do with someone new, they immediately freeze up with that deer-in-headlights-expression. I could at this point script the conversation that comes after said look. One of the following lines usually comes out: “I...
Confession

Confession

I’ve been holding onto this secret for a little while, making sure that the love affair would stick. I think this one’s a keeper.

43 years ago

43 years ago

We were still recovering from the reality-shaking moment of Watergate. It put cracks in the foundation of our democracy.

Hidden Tracks

Hidden Tracks

A couple weeks ago I went to a live re-enactment of Alanis Morissette’s seminal 90s album, Jagged Little Pill. I was so unbelievably excited to have this opportunity that I downloaded and started streaming the entire album days beforehand, screaming it at the...
A Drop in the Bucket

A Drop in the Bucket

I know it’s hard sometimes. It feels like we do a lot and have virtually no affect on the things we’d like to change. A few years ago, I got a Facebook friend request from a guy with whom I’d gone to grad school. We’d lost touch the moment we...