Thriving Singer’s Perspective
The Sexual Self After Breast Cancer
“Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature” –Marilyn Monroe When I was staring down the barrel of my mastectomy, I attempted to find articles on sexuality after breast cancer and there are precious few. Maybe the…
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Body Image
Body image gets a lot of attention these days and that’s good- really good. Our bodies are so important. They are a precious vessel for our intellect, our creativity, our hearts and souls. Our bodies move us around this world…
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Keep Going
I am never up for sunrise. This was captured after my grandmother’s memorial, up early to catch a flight from Florida back to LA. On this the Winter Solstice, I am reminded of the proverb “It is always darkest before…
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The Lessons of Grief
Lessons of Grief Today marks the 20 year anniversary I lost my first baby. I was, at the time, happily married and we were excited to start our family. My pregnancy was planned, wanted and blissful. I was six months…
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Self Compassion
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” ― C.G. Jung I think we all know what compassion is. We know it when we feel it. We’re going through a particularly rough patch and someone is kind to us. They…
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Black Belt Lessons
Testing for my Black Belt 2018 I was in my 40s when I began martial arts training. Girls didn’t do that when I was growing up. Girls took ballet. I took ballet, and loved it. But I’ll be honest: nothing…
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Badass Divamom Peptalks
I teach singing. It’s what I do and I’m really very good at it. I teach technique. I teach interpretation. I make sure people are singing the right notes and are aware of the traditional styles in what they’re singing. …
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