Make Your Damn Bed

before you can know WHAT to buy you need to know WHO you're buying for. what style are you drawn to? what is your vibe? how do you like to present/feel most comfortable? can you be more intentional w…

call out the brands you love instead of feeling guilty about buying the shit. they should feel guilty - not you. pass the guilt back to the brand with the crappy labor practices with every new purcha…

Don't feel bad if you still "need to" shop at these places, but it's good to recognize when we're buying just to buy or buying to really fill a need, especially since it does have such an enormous (n…

OPE, you mean our individual impact on climate change is totally dependent on our individual circumstance!? Looks like another thing we're supposed to feel guilty about. That said - it's still incred…

Yesterday - as a part of the tiny eco choice challenge - I skipped the take-out and cooked stuff I already had in the pantry, but when I do order from local spots - I choose some of them based on the…

Morning sunshine!

Collective action challenge for today: what TINY action can you do today to make a difference for the future of our planet?

(tag me @MYDBPodcast with ideas if you can, cuz I love it)…

Improv: Keeps you open. Keeps you listening and curious and present. It helps you stay in the moment and not planning ahead or dwelling on the past, but instead allowing it to guide your future actio…

You can be ANYONE you want, any time you want, as long as you're making choices that align with who you want to be. Stop stressing about the rest. Trust that you'll discover your "why" along the way,…

Figure out WHO you are first, so you can make choices that align with your WHY. Not everything that gets thrown at you is going to be worthy of your time, energy, and thought. Release the need to add…

Know when to stay silent. Learn when the situation needs space and time to breathe. Building tension through pauses can really increase your confidence, improve the energy surrounding it, and allow y…

Learning to trust yourself is the most important part in being able to ACCEPT the current REALITY of what is, now. Being a great human starts with accepting the reality as it as now, so you can react…

Trust yourself to make the next best choice. Flow, don't plan. Lean into the mistakes. You've done hard things many times before - and you'll do more again - so don't stress it. You're gonna do great…

There are no mistakes. As long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else, every mistake is an opportunity for growth, learning, change, or re-routing. Never be afraid to make a contribution, even…

In day 6 of the @MYDBPodcast improv series, I discuss "yes, and" vs. consenting to the things that do not align with your personal values. Get comfortable saying no to things that are dangerous or pr…

This is day 5 in the improv series of the Make Your Damn Bed Podcast.

Today we're discussing how to "yes, and" someone and still disagree proactively.

Get the foundations built before you reform it. …

In day 4 of the improv class series we discuss the concept of "yes, and", which is a principle that you will accept other people's suggestions, ideas, and contributions and expound upon them instead …

Taking a brief "commercial" break to tell you about an app I have discovered (non-sponsored, just truly couldn't wait to share this) that is aiming to help you get cheaper grub and help restaurants e…

improv is overwhelming, but don't sit on the sidelines. go with the flow and enjoy the journey. lean on the connection and your ability to make everyone around you look amazing.

a commonly discussed …

Rules* of improv:

1. There are no rules. (other than the basics like: avoiding intentional harm, etc.)
2. No wrong answers. Mistakes are opportunities. Lean in.
3. Flow vs. Plan
4. Stay open. Open to new ideas, …

Today I share the very basic structure of my improv classes.

1. Boundary check - How does everyone feel about physicality? any limits we should know about?
2. Warm ups - connect + get comfortable with thos…