Last week, my parents needed some help. So I flew to New York to help, and asked folks for even more help. And a magnificent wave of family, friends, neighbors, and helping pros heeded the call. I’m now back home in LA on relatively stable ground with a current of gratitude running through me, and a strong sense that we’re deeply supported, no matter what happens next. Help FTW! Asking for help can be hard for a million reasons: “I should be able to handle this myself” “I don’t want to burden...
15 days ago • 2 min read
I just bought fifth-row center tickets for the opening day of You Can See Everything. It’s Nathan Fielder’s wildly anticipated documentary following Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder, in the month before she began her federal prison sentence for wire fraud and deceiving investors. If you’ve talked to me in the past month, you know I’m chomping at the bit. That’s because, in my opinion, the film explores one of the most important questions we wrestle with, as individuals and a...
29 days ago • 2 min read
When’s the last time you tooted your own horn? Like, really gave it a good honk, so loud that the folks in the nosebleeds heard it? If you feel good about your place in the world, get sought out for your superpowers, and are paid fairly for what you contribute, your horn is likely already tooting systematically in the background. Other people are probably pulling out their trumpets on your behalf too. But if not, you gotta learn to toot your own horn. My clients hate this part of our career...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
It’s time I come clean: I’ve been Trojan Horse-ing some woo woo shit into my work with extremely serious, science-first, analytically-minded professionals. Before I defend myself (and hypnotize you too) let’s define woo woo: Woo woo is the woman who waltzes in wearing a crushed velvet fringed robe, dripping in turquoise jewelry, and derives meaning from your anecdote based on the position of the stars in the sky. It’s being engulfed by the scent of incense as a kind soul hands you a...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
This weekend, my dear friend Miloš let me ride his VIP coattails at the Daisy Chain Fields music festival, as he was capturing footage for his documentary about the iconic alt rock band, Garbage. Between carefree moments belting “Pink Pony Club,” dancing in flowery Doc Martens to “Denial is a River,” and screaming the moment Alanis Morissette was announced as the surprise guest (see below), I was doin’ my thing: getting curious about the people who make this work. The whole thing was so...
2 months ago • 2 min read
This is a photo of a page in my journal from July 2021: At the time, I was working in tech middle management in exchange for big $$$ and Cadillac benefits for me and my partner. I helped people pivot careers during my lunch breaks and after hours, and admired the creative entrepreneurs my company supported—but never in a million years thought I could be like them. I also sang little ditties around the house and sent my friends funny Memoji songs over text. But I didn't dare call myself a...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Greetings from the sky! I’m flying back to LA with a full heart after throwing my dad a 75th birthday bash in my native NY. Almost 100 family members, childhood-through-present-day friends, and fellow musicians turned out to celebrate Mr. Gregarious himself. My brother and I rented a restaurant on the Hudson River, complete with our own DIY music setup so we could play live for each other. We opened with “Home” (fitting), wound through everything from “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” to...
3 months ago • 2 min read
When I started this career coaching business, I thought I'd spend my days helping people pivot. Changing roles, companies, or industries. Launching new values-aligned, lucrative businesses. Kicking down the front door of their corporate drudgery past, revealing their new meaning and money-filled future. And we still do that a lot! But an increasingly large part of my job is helping people stay sustainably—at least for now. Sometimes that’s because they're the breadwinner or caretaker and...
4 months ago • 1 min read
This message is for anyone who’s feeling overwhelmed by the job market right now. For anyone who’s stressed about the AI specter of death hanging over your job, the "forever layoffs” and “job hugging” headlines, the DOGE downsizing tornadoes reverberating through the federal government, and the rising price of groceries and gasoline. There are a million ways to calm your nervous system.There are a million ways to make yourself more indispensable.There are a million ways to proactively land or...
4 months ago • 1 min read