Reflections
Poetic. Practical. Quirky
NOT YOUR GRANDDADDY’S SPEAKING OBLIGATION
What if public speaking could be a transformative and soul-stirring experience instead of a nerve-wracking obligation? What if it’s actually a part of our spiritual path - just like money, just like relationships. What if we could listen for our soul’s...
The Unexpected Ways Theatre Changed My Life
It’s 1947. Three actors form a group that ends up forever changing the art of acting worldwide. By creating a sacred, private space, actors could freely explore and deepen the craft of acting. They were more able to express the truth onstage in the moment. To hold a...
Flying under the radar
My acting was BRILLIANT. Too bad I was turned upstage, back facing the audience, and no one could see it. At 23 years old I got cast in my first professional production: A new play called Transatlantic. During that play, my character got high. I came...
The Truth about Magnetism
Paperclips, momentum, and hope ... ✨ What do paperclips have to do with magnetism? Watch this video to find out. (Or keep scrolling if you prefer to read.) I share some truths about magnetic public speaking, living, and leadership....
When You’re Ready
When you're ready ... When you’re ready to be seenWhen you’re ready to be heldWhen you’re ready to be heard When you’re ready to come ALIVE When you’re ready to find your voiceWhen you’re ready to share your storyWhen you're ready to speak your truth When you're...
2 Talks that Broke My Heart
Last month I watched two presentations that broke my heart. 💔 In the first, the host (we’ll call her Stefanie) shared a very clear, logical, well-structured presentation. Unfortunately she spoke purely from her mind, hiding her sensitive heart behind walls of...
The Below-The-Belt-Bastards
A voice in my head shouted “No one cares what you have to say.” Even after 16 years in business, this voice still yells at me from time-to-time. One day I’m on fire. Unstoppable. The next, it’s back to the depths of grief and shame. My Soul knows my...
The Imposter Monsters
Who do you want me to be? How do I need to play this role for you to cast me? What do I need to say for you to accept me? I spent a lot of my young life allowing questions like that to drive me. I’m highly adaptable, but that’s not really a good way to channel...
Controlling stage mothers
There I was, being whipped and flogged by the Controlling Stage Managers™, wondering where my passion had gone. I was a much more controlling person as a twenty-something actor than the me that you see before you now. Back then I’d show up to rehearsal on day one...