Nancy Davis Kho

The Thank-You Project Book: A Gratitude Roadmap and a Giveaway!

The Thank-You Project by Nancy Davis Kho Three years ago almost to the day, I received a letter from my friend Nancy. She described the letter as a way to mark her 50th birthday, by thanking the people, places, and things that helped her live a blessed life. I describe that letter as a masterful connect-the-dots of our friendship; one rendered with such care and craftsmanship, that I still get choked up to see the pattern of us, revealed. “What I love most about this joyful, life-affirming guide is that it feels like a letter… Read More »The Thank-You Project Book: A Gratitude Roadmap and a Giveaway!

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

10 Stars of my 2014 Internet (now with even more bonus stars)

What a year. Samantha Irby made me lose my mind , so I promptly bought her devastating/hilarious Meaty book. Michael Twitty moved me profoundly with his thoughts on Ferguson, and he keeps me awake with his work in culinary injustice , appropriation, oppression, and racism. I wish Mallory Ortberg had been my art history professor in college. Leo Babuta breathed new meaning into my daily to-dos. I love the way Wendi Aarons delivered humor and good writing advice with humor and good writing. My very own sister, Rachel Krinsky (CEO of YWCA Madison) in her TedX… Read More »10 Stars of my 2014 Internet (now with even more bonus stars)