Not This Again

Three months ago, fearing my life had gotten too comfortable, I decided to stretch myself and do something that scared me, something for which I had no inherent talent.

I signed up for singing lessons.

It took every ounce of resolve I possessed to make it to the first lesson. When I […]

By |2022-01-20T14:01:00-07:00January 20th, 2022|Categories: Emotional Wisdom, Memoir Writing, On Writing|Tags: , , |3 Comments

The Memoir Collective, #7: Dealing with Resistance

Fear, doubt, procrastination, starting over, changing subjects... resistance to writing takes many forms. In this free, 90-minute class we'll talk about resistance, what it is, why it exists, and--most importantly--how to manage it!

By |2022-01-05T17:53:44-07:00January 5th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , |0 Comments

What Our Keyboards Teach Us

The last two weeks I’ve been avoiding my piano, and two nights ago, after a particularly frustrating night of practice, I realized why.

Whenever I’d sit down to play—or, more accurately, clonk my way through the beginner’s book—I’d find myself confronting patterns of behavior that have plagued me my entire life.

I […]

By |2019-05-22T17:22:25-06:00May 22nd, 2019|Categories: Emotional Wisdom|Tags: , , , |3 Comments
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