Welcome to my conversation with Christopher Swan! Christopher Swan is a storyteller, explorer, and a champion for dreamers. He’s the founder of Accidental Information (AI), a growing media and entertainment company, a network for storytelling and creativity that entertains, inspires, and educates. Christopher is most known for his podcast, My Big Story with Christopher Swan—he […]

Hi everyone, the speech you’re about to hear is the speech I gave at the Chicago Yoga for Recovery fundraiser at the Victoria Garden theater on Saturday night the noises that you’re going to hear in the background are actual bartenders and people having snacks and chatting. The event itself was a fundraiser for Yoga […]

Decisions don’t take a long time, they happen in an instant. We know what that’s like. The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice — though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at […]

Courage is not being fearless. Without fear, there is no courage. Courage is being afraid and still doing it the thing you have to do. From The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler Courage Courage has roots. She sleeps on a futon on the floor and lives close to the ground. Courage looks you […]

Talking about this poem, and then finding the best version of yourself. Self-Observation Without Judgement  by Danna Faulds Release the harsh and pointed inner voice. It’s just a throwback to the past, and holds no truth about this moment. Let go of self-judgment, the old, learned ways of beating yourself up for each imagined inadequacy. […]

This one comes from the car, completely fulfilling the imperfection requirement for this podcast. Bloopers included for your entertainment.

In this conversation Catherine and I discuss Chicago food and where to eat it. Little Goat, Stephanie Izard, Handlebar, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop were mentioned, among others, social media’s highlight reel vs our actual lives, coffee, coffee and more coffee, books, Nazis, Victor Hugo, Law and Ethics, the importance of being an ally and using […]

In a conversation with Dr Donna Marino, Speaker, Leader, Consultant, Coach, Author and Women Empowerer, we talk about what it is like to be women in leadership, to live in your why, how it feels to choose to learn and grow from the ‘contrasts’ life will throw at you and how important it is to […]

Do you wonder if you have a problem with drinking? Would you like to know what the official criteria are for determining dependency and abuse? There’s no poetry in this podcast, but it will let you know the facts, stats and information around substance use and abuse. Resources National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov Substance […]

Ever have one of those days? That was me today. I’m not gonna lie, there was an oatmeal cookie involved, but also some healthy coping, boundaries and a couple awesome people from my tribe.