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Hello, Again.

    “What’s the deal? Did someone hijack Ann’s Rants?” my dad texted me. When you google Ann’s Rants these days, the number one search result gives you a photo of a woman wearing aviators, sporting massive cleavage, and packing an automatic rifle. Someone did hijack Ann’s Rants, but probably not Uzi Babe. All my sites got corrupted due to being so elderly and neglected; decade-old links, custom themes no longer update-able, and a storyteller woefully exhausted of ranting on the internet. All three of my sites sat broken and abandoned all summer long, while I dragged… Read More »Hello, Again.

    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!

        Game Changers

          On Friday night I sat among colleagues and friends in Dana Point, California, as a nominee at the 3rd Iris Awards ceremony at Mom 2.0 Summit. I felt uneasy in the nervy WILL MY NAME BE CALLED environment, although I absolutely assumed my name would not be called–not because I don’t believe in myself or the project. Considering the project has been around for 6 years and I’d been nominated for the third year in a row, I put my cards on the others–nominees changing the game in huge vital ways–and didn’t think too much… Read More »Game Changers

          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!!

            Join me Sunday at Arcadia Books! Also, LTYM Video Release!! Lastly, Washington Post!!!

              DUCK AND COVER! I am coming at you on allllll of the platforms… VIDEO: Big news! Listen To Your Mother released our 2015 videos, adding 450 new stories of motherhood to our LTYMShow YouTube channel! Now our archives houses nearly 1500 videos from five seasons of LTYM shows. You can watch videos from the 6th annual Madison show here, then skip hop and jump around by city, reader name, keyword, or topic! Most enormous gigantic thanks to my business strategist and video producer Deb Rox plus online content manager Stephanie Precourt who’ve spent the past… Read More »Join me Sunday at Arcadia Books! Also, LTYM Video Release!! Lastly, Washington Post!!!

              Why I Look Ten Pounds Lighter

                Recently, I saw my friend Araceli Esparza. She remarked “You look ten pounds lighter!” My head immediately dropped to scan my body with curiosity. “Noooo, silly. You are always flaca, I mean you look like a new person–relaxed.” Araceli saw this: Instead of, say, this…   Araceli nailed it. Two weeks after LTYM 2015 ended, I did feel ten pounds lighter, and every ounce of it off my shoulders. Listen To Your Mother 2015 came with an enormous load of responsibility including the Weight of Tremendous Beauty. What is the Weight of Tremendous Beauty? Ann,… Read More »Why I Look Ten Pounds Lighter