Feeling Good
1. Sometimes Instagrams lobs you a post of such gobsmacking truth and beauty you need to share it: the seed doesn’t know that it is a flower… (His comedy is AMAZING!)…
Photo above: Photo above: DREAMS do come true. Here we are post-divorce on a family adventure in Puerto Rico! We did it!! 1. In a world of hurt, PLEASURE…
I’m in a patch of windless sea and my sails have gone slack. CREATIVELY, I’m in a bit of a doldrums–that place of no wind (no direction) that sailors encounter…
Going after what you truly want is scary. I know because I’ve spent much of my life doing exactly that. Fifteen years ago, I left my medical practice to pursue…
“Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” – Martha Beck I was speaking to my friend and collaborator Inger Kenobi and she mentioned a cool coach who has a program titled…
(My sister Maria Bamford above at Amazing ALonso- our local neighborhood bookstore!) I notice that, online, a lot of people mention that they “suspect” they are ADHD or that they…
(see photo above: Are you often photographed with your mouth widely agape!? It MAY be a sign that you too are BORN TO FREAK- read on please!) I notice that,…
1. Courage Isn’t A Good Lewk.….But stay with me here! First I need you to see Post Malone, a global superstar known for his unique blends of rap, courntry and…
Damn it’s Scorpio Season mother puggers and WHOOEEEE it seems to me that I am confronting a LOT of shadowy stuff in this last few weeks. How are you faring? 1.…
1. Back to School ReFRESH! My kids are adults now, so I only get mild FLASHBACKS when I see back to school supplies in the aisle at Walgreens. Those school supply lists…
1. These Are Liminal Times. Are you feeling it too? This morning I was trying to remember all of the things that have helped me in the past during periods…
(image: some 2025 journaling of mine) Here are a few ideas that I hope will uplift you in this moment. 1. “The End of the World” Is a Mythic Tale Told…
Art above. Here are a few ideas from me to help you show up and grow in your own life! 1. Powerful Questions Help. How am I complicit in creating the…
(Image: Our documentary is an OFFICIAL SELECTION for the Duluth-Superior Film Festival and will screen on Sunday Oct 6th at 12:30 pm at Zinema in Duluth! I would love to…
Like me, you want to SHOW UP and GROW in your life! Let’s do it! Here are my best ideas for the week! 1. UNDAAAH PRESSHAAH….(cue the David Bowie Tune)…
Here are this week’s ideas to help you SHOW UP AND GROW in your own life. 1. Your Triggers Are Your Spiritual Homework: A few years back boudoir photography was…
1. A New Way to Think About Your Inner Critic: I still hear wonderful teachers of creativity admonishing people to tell their inner critic to SHUT UP ALREADY, or to…
Here are a few things that are giving me life…. 1. It’s important to share about the miracles we experience. This is something I learned about the conditions that make miracles possible in…
“You Are So Magnificent” by Sarah Seidelmann This one is SOLD but other work is available here. Something odd happened the summer I went on sabbatical from my medical practice…
Here are a few of the uncommon books that truly hit the spot for me in 2023. (in no specific order) Foreverland by Heather Havrilesky (memoir) I don’t think I have…
I have so many things to share with YOU that I decided to try out a LIST format again. I hope you find something here to inspire you! 1. I was reading…
The longest day of the year will soon be behind us. I am soaking up the darkness and exploring those things that go bump in the night inside of me. Soon…
At age 43 I got a strange yearning to write books. One year later, in 2011, I self published my first book. A year after that, I published Born to FREAK.…
A Mug for Your Friend Who’s Been Mentioning She Could Use A Few More Boundaries…. (“There’s No Way In HAELLLLLL I’m DOing That” 2. A Daily Reader for That Friend…
Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. When Everything Has Gone to Hell. There is a heartbreaking war happening in Israel and Gaza. Anti-Semetic violence is…
I’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this…
(image above: “Progeny” Acrylic on Canvas (SOLD) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. What if you will be CELEBRATED, but not until AFTER you’re dead….…
(my new professional photo from Jen Clark Photography!) Here is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you! 1. Goosebumps are the new prozac: If you are…
(photo from Emily’s Instagram) Emily Powell is an amazing artist living in Devon, England who I discovered via instagram.I’m her biggest fan. She’s got an energetic and bright style which…
Dear Creators of WONDER and MAGIC- I’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here is my…
