Listen To Your Mother

Same lesson, different costumes: My podcast interview with Midlife Mixtape

With guests like musician Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s, Martha Quinn of MTV fame, Air Force veteran and Texas democratic candidate for congress MJ Hegar, and all manner of midlife luminaries, today I’m thrilled to join Nancy Davis Kho on her fabulous Midlife Mixtape podcast A podcast to celebrate midlife with humor, heart, and a really good beat. In each episode, Nancy interviews GenXers and icons of Generation X about how they’re thriving in the years between being hip and breaking one. As funny and delightful as she is an ace interviewer, Nancy and I discuss: Listen… Read More »Same lesson, different costumes: My podcast interview with Midlife Mixtape

The Miracle of Ease

Miracle of Ease sounds like a digestive aid, a joint cream, or a low-impact exercise dance requiring a broomstick skirt. However, the miracle of ease I’m about to describe is a phenomenon in which a new door swings open before you, and the moment you step over the threshold people, funding and resources await you. I experienced a miracle of ease when I founded Listen To Your Mother. The show came together in a matter of weeks, a venue became available for minimal up-front costs, the talent came in droves, and the audience and press… Read More »The Miracle of Ease

Red rover, red rover let something new into your brain and force the crap out

Like many people, the new administration has stressed me out of typical anxiety, past every-so-often feelings of depression, and brought me to the brink of despondency. However, I think I found a way out! While tentative, I think it’s a breakthrough worth sharing, in case it helps anyone else. I’m no stay-at-home brain scientist, but I do have a few weeks anecdotal evidence to share (which does not a sound-experiment make–sorry, graduate school). After feeling very low for weeks at a time, I noticed that even while running or doing yoga, spending time with loved ones,… Read More »Red rover, red rover let something new into your brain and force the crap out

Join me at Madison Women’s Expo!

Grab your people and head to the Alliant Center for Listen To Your Mother live-storytelling this Saturday November 19th at 11 am on the DreamBank stage! Enjoy funny and moving true stories from Erin Clune, Beverly Davis, Cate Guggino, Jane Wright Jones, Jessie Loeb, Jolieth McIntosh, De’Kendrea Stamps, and me!! Then “explore, engage and experience” Madison Women’s Expo’s treats, shopping, speakers, entertainment all weekend long. Find discounted expo tickets here. Join me for a lighthearted soul-filling event. Hope to see you there!

COOL STUFF GOING ON!!

Last night I dreamed I went to France without any Francs. Maybe this dream stems from the fact that I rarely have cash money in my wallet. Since my kids don’t accept debit cards yet for allowance, they are more than a little accustomed to IOUs aka broken promises. Pretty sure you can’t pay for a cafe au lait with broken promises. I think this dream relates to my anxiety about so much cool stuff going on and a fear of finding myself unprepared. This fear manifests in reality when I forget to tell the… Read More »COOL STUFF GOING ON!!