Nov 6, 2017How to blow up your own mind.EARTHLINGS! Are you taking yourself seriously enough on today’s voyage around the sun? Giving your fear sufficient power over your reality? Living comfortably inside a limited interpretation of what’s possible for your life? Yesterday I got stuck in an anxiety feedback loop that was ruining my mood, blocking my inspiration…Life1 min readLife1 min read
Nov 6, 2017Surprise rocket fuel + the nitty gritty of your genius.What’s up beautiful creation machines! Have you been half heartedly hacking away at your to do list today? Chasing after a sense of satisfaction, wondering how many tasks need to be finished before fulfillment sets in? I wake up feeling like that pretty much every day. Somewhere along the way…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 6, 2017Let this smack you awake.My friends: Dance lost a legend last week. I found out about Voodoo Ray’s passing when I got to Cielo before the Get Down, saw candles burning in the dj booth next to Ray’s picture and had one of those slow-motion moments where reality as I knew it (the one…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Aug 11, 2017The only question you ever need to ask about anything.My people, I’ve given up. I’ve thrown in the towel & set it on fire. I’m done figuring it out. I’m done strategizing and setting goals. I’m done wondering what’s going to happen, and whether I’m going to get my way. All the best things that have gone down in…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Apr 27, 2017fear is my bff: why you should tell your brain to STFURecently, everup reached out + asked me if I’d be willing to do an interview with them about my relationship to fear. The idea made me uncomfortable for a few reasons, so I said yes. Here’s a repub of our conversation, including my 3-step process for moving through fear: WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? Making…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Apr 15, 2017sit the fuck down and stop trying.Ever had something you really wanted to do — a passion, a dream, something you wanted to create — but didn’t know where to start? Maybe it’s still living on your back burner right now, nessled under the category labeled tomorrow or someday. That’s most of my to do list. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Apr 5, 2017on making shit + sucking at stuffI am a recovering perfectionist. I’m also historically impatient, and for the first quarter century of my life, these two factors combined to generate a mess of abandoned passions, tortured projects and creative roadblocks. I gravitated towards the things I was naturally good at because I couldn’t stand the feeling…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Apr 5, 2017how to be happy when you have no idea wtf is going on.I keep looking for the answer. I keep wondering if the next person, job, and opportunity that crosses my path is gonna be the Thing. The Thing that quiets my anxious mind once and for all: the Prince (or Princess) Charming, the Big Break, the thing that makes me happy…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Apr 4, 2017on dating as a spiritual practice.Know what’s super weird? Dating for the first time at age 30. After getting spit out the other side of a relationship + marriage that consumed the entirety of my 20s, I’ve been on a wild ride of discovery, confusion, excitement, disappointment, bliss, and Who are these people and WTF…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read