"I USED TO THINK PUSHING THROUGH WAS THE ANSWER. IT TURNS OUT,  IT'S A TRAP. ONE THAT TOO MANY CREATIVES FALL INTO." For the longest time, if my kids needed something, I was on it. No hesitation. “Mom, can you—” and I was already moving. Dinner, drinks, lost toys, you name it. It was like my n...

"I WAS IN MY MADE-IT-TO-VOTING-AGE ADULT YEARS WHEN I FIGURED OUT THAT I JUST WAS NOT AN EARLY MORNING PERSON." I am not phased. I learned decades ago that the whole wake-up-at-5am-to-be-a-better-you thing was indeed NOT for me.  I believe it was an early college years’ summer off of school an...

I finally accepted that I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I’ll just say it. The grass was looking greener. In 2022, after the 2nd year of pivoting my creative wellness biz as often as some people change underwear, I thought, “hell, this isn’t working, time to find a stable museum gig.” ...