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Left and Right Brain Coaching Skills Save My Clients Time and Angst

Clients come to me because they want to write a book or articles for their work. They���re smart, soulful, and bursting with inspiration. They have lots of ideas and papers everywhere. They are ready to put their ideas into shape, but they don���t know how to get organized and get started. I get it! There […]

Know your creative truth at midlife: podcast with Kimberly Wilson

What fun to be on Kimberly Wilson’s podcast Tranquility du Jour. The current season of the podcast focuses on midlife, reinvention at midlife and how creativity plays a role in our well-being. Among other things, we discussed balancing writing, art, and business by embracing seasonal shifts in focus. I have the great good fortune to […]

Sketchbook Tour of Cynthia’s Lisbon Wow

I filled this custom-designed accordion notebook in a week, using our fun, easy and quick sketchbook practices. Writing, drawing, filling pages with the delight that is Lisbon. Three spots left in our April, 2025 Capture the Lisbon Wow! Reserve your spot here!

Paul Wyman: Part of Me

Coaching Paul Wyman was a joy. Paul, a seasoned coach, wanted to take a program he designed and make it into a book. When he came to me, he had done several drafts but didn’t feel able to pull it all together. Smart, accomplished and driven, he is like many of my clients who have […]

Cindy Lusk: Author of Align and Refine: The Journey of Yoga and Meditation

It’s thrilling to see a client finish a book! It was a great honor to work with Cindy Lusk to write her book and get onto the publication path. We met in 2001 when I was a student and she was a teacher at the Yoga Workshop in Boulder. I knew right away she was […]

Your Artist Knows the Way and It’s Time to Claim That

Sometimes I feel guilty that in the realm of writing and creating, I really know what works for me and what doesn’t. Owning my process and honoring it reduces SO much stress. I trust myself, and I know how to manage the inner and outer obstacles of making. This allows me to focus on the […]

Why you must create

What’s your plan for staying on track with your writing project this summer? This year’s sunny season is different for me. I have a couple of big projects plus a coaching skills training I am taking. I’m also hosting a 14-week session of Write ON, my coaching group for writers with a project they must […]

Sort through a Messy Book Draft with a Punch List

Writing a book is messy, even for seasoned authors. Wrangling your material into cohesive shape is real work. There will be times when you sag with despair and cry out “This is a mess!” Rest assured. This is normal. This is not a function of your ineptitude, the lameness of your book or your inability […]

Unlock Creativity In All Parts of Work and Life

Have you ever felt like creativity is a gift only meant for others? Like you just weren’t born part of that illustrious and somewhat mysterious “creative class?” Total bunk. Creativity lives inside all of us—and uncovering it could unlock meaning and joy in every aspect of your life? In this conversation, Jonathan and I explore […]

Master works of storytelling to inspire writers and artists

In case you didn’t know this about me, I am a culture monster. I soak up movies, books, podcasts and TV shows like they’re a limited resource. Honestly, I relish my travel times because I get to be in the real world and dial back the gobbling up good stories. The last two novels I […]