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Category: Culture

Body & Health

Edge of Seventeen

Enjoying the full-bodied rebellion of peri-menopause, and the strength of youth. My well read (and generally badass) friend says to me the other day, “there’s a hormonal link…

March 26, 2025April 1, 2025 · 3 min read

“Fielding Pi” by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson. Digital Symbol Work comprised of digital markup fingerpainting on original photo.
Coaching

Open Hope

Not everyone grew up with the privilege of taking Hope for granted. Hope is a thing of children, even in rough places. It’s a thing of the child…

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 · 2 min read

Culture

Alt Empress E

We’ve always had “royal” notables in our culture. I’m talking the King of Rock n Roll1, The Queen of Soul2, The Prince of Pop3, The Godfather of Soul,…

March 19, 2025March 20, 2025 · 5 min read

Coaching

Helping the Helpers: methodology and pitfalls

Like many people, I’ve wanted to make a huge positive impact, but unlike others, I haven’t wanted to be directly acknowledged for doing it, because I’m uncomfortable with…

March 2, 2025March 5, 2025 · 5 min read

when you come down to it, the only ground you stand on is the ground you stand on
Body & Health

Are you freaking out? Try a simple practice for sanity and strength

There has been no end of folks reeling since we’ve had crazy makers at the helm of our executive branch. The extra work some of us need to…

February 27, 2025March 2, 2025 · 4 min read

Body & Health

So, I’m at the grocery store, not buying eggs

I’m seeing young parents wheeling around their kids in carts, and think: I did that. Yeah, I had kids, am still raising them, and I deserve some kind…

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 · 2 min read

Culture

Diversity

If we experience life through a lens where the people we deal with seem most like us, it’s easy to think we have a leg up on navigating…

February 22, 2025February 23, 2025 · 4 min read

Creativity

Rebellion | emergence from dark into light

Why new voices from the subconscious matter to all of us. I admire teenagers and young people who rail against every day culture and bring new music and…

February 18, 2025February 20, 2025 · 5 min read

waitress smoking -stock image
Culture

“That doesn’t happen here”

Feminine Power in the Face of Fighting: A Waitress Story. At 22, I started working as a cocktail waitress and bartender at a jazz club in New York…

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 · 6 min read

Culture

Advertising & Influence – it’s an energy thing

While many of us assume emotions like happiness are the best feelings to evoke in advertising, it is not the case. It’s actually energy (positive or negative) that…

February 8, 2025February 8, 2025 · 4 min read

Culture

Efficiency: a dangerous game

By design it benefits only a few. Oh my goodness have I loved efficiency. I drank the Koolaid early, and developed my own flavors of fast-to-faster to boot.…

February 4, 2025February 5, 2025 · 5 min read

Culture

Damn, I’m sorry

… for my part in the debacle that is the Internet, so I’m writing long form as penance. Below is this maker’s overview of the web’s history and…

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 · 11 min read

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