Category Archives: Blog

Dear Friends, I am so excited to be the motivational presenter for next weekend’s Building Bridges conference in Tucson! Tara shared the flyer yesterday, and I want to share some thoughts today. I have been so fortunate in my new life to have had several opportunities to present publicly. I absolutely love it! The publicContinue reading “Being Heard”

Dear Friends, Oh my goodness, it is so hot these days! Whew. I am so in slug mode. I just want to rest and relax. Tara took a much-deserved surf trip last week. I was glad she could get away and have fun for a bit. But I always miss her, so I feel soContinue reading “Heat and Me”

Dear Friends, I am so glad to share that I have had some nice ocean time lately. It had been a while since I had last snorkeled, due to conditions not being great during my windows of ocean time. Finally, we got in with our masks and snorkels twice this week! The water feels greatContinue reading “I am an ocean man”

Dear Friends, It has been a very full couple of weeks! I won’t attempt to do it all justice here. But I am all aglow from it. The main thing is of course Motormorphosis. Wow! It gets better each year. The time with old friends and new was so heartwarming. And I love the energyContinue reading “A lot to catch up on”

Dear Friends, Wow, the most wonderful time of the year is here! Motormorphosis is this week! We leave tomorrow. My mom and Tara are coming with me. I am having fun packing! To think I will be surrounded by friends and allies in a welcoming and understanding environment, immersed in sharing and learning, in aContinue reading “The most wonderful time of the year”

Dear Friends, My goodness, Motormorphosis is next week! How did that happen? If you are not familiar: Motormorphosis is an annual conference held by I-ASC (International Association for Spelling as Communication). It is a conference for and largely by spellers. It is such a fantastic event! It is so inclusive of nonspeakers, and it isContinue reading “Motormorphosis around the corner”

Dear Friends, Tara’s birthday is this week! I want to celebrate her on here a bit. I am so lucky to have an older sister like her. She is a truly talented, smart, and kind person, almost too compassionate at times, but also super funny and salty at times. She is so thoughtful and alwaysContinue reading “Happy Birthday Tara”

Dear Friends, Announcing a new episode of All Our Brave Hearts! I am so happy to share some of my thoughts about being “famous!” It is such a change from being silent and overlooked. I am grateful for it, but it is also a bit strange to get used to. There are so many spellersContinue reading “A Famous Brave Heart”

Dear Friends, I am having a nice time these days. I feel pretty calm and happy. And it feels so good to soak it up! I am sort of behind on many plans that I am excited about. But it is all fine, because I treasure the days when I can relax. I have learnedContinue reading “Lazy Days”

Dear Friends, I am overall doing okay these days, especially compared to past years. But I am going through a span of feeling on edge. It is much more manageable than in the past. And I am so grateful that my hard work in therapy and mindfulness practice as well as figuring out how toContinue reading “About Dysregulation”