Incurable Joy

Progress is not a strait shot. 

Embarrassingly horrible sound quality! Look forward to me clearing my throat, and mysterious bumps, clanks, and friction. I think my macbook is dying (but I'm not!) so please hang in there with me fo…

Calling in my dear friend Kelly.

All the variables I had to suss out to get my head right(ish) this week. And also I hate the science fair.

A story of lying to my kid to dodge embarrassment. Spoiler. It backfired. And how picking the best lies can be a good strategy.

I'm taking a vacation from my problems this week. Woohoo! Also looking for book recs.

Just some of the ways I am horrible, with examples in real time.

Taking advantage of the present even if you're unsure of the future.

Remembering two really great teachers. TRIGGER WARNING: topic of death, suicide

The story of meeting my number one favorite singer of all time.

An ice storm. Lydia is fine with being late. I'm not. A teaching story, and how it relates to me becoming someone who keeps promises to herself.

The very dramatic tale of getting into the clinical trial, and the thought work I had to do to recover from last week.

At 39, 20 years after ending her career as a ballerina, Carla decided to reignite that passion and audition as a dancer in her local community theater. Carla and I talk about what it took to go there…

1) I need a tagline. 2) I used to pass out a lot. 3) Something brilliant my friend Roxanne shared with me.

In this episode I tell a delightfully pitiful story after gushing about my excitement over my birthday and the clinical trial. 

We made it to TWENTY! In this episode I give a vague-yet-complete update on my treatment situation, a rundown on why the possibility of immediate change fascinates me, and a mini lesson on thought do…

Family Christmas, meditation, pain, Barack Obama possibly joining my team, cheetahs. No thread tying these topics together. 

Short and sweet! Just two thoughts that have been on my mind lately: the inverse that comes with being a strong person & why I'm getting my hopes ALL THE WAY UP.

In this episode I confess to camera crimes. Sorry! Also, a big thought swap that I'm considering is replacing 'I have a chronic disease' with 'I have a temporary disease.'