When we don't feel like playing - Pema Chodron + Shane Koyczan
Two thoughts: 1. Play and not-play are two sides of the same penny. We can't get one without the other. Play isn't devoid of substance....
The birth of a group (and why working with others is a radical politicalpersonalphysiologicalsocialc
The first part is a blog I wrote years ago about the birth of a group of women clowns/performance artists that I'm part of. The second...
Permission Slips - Don't run over yourself
The following list is from a soap box I was standing on a few years ago. Something a friend and I dreamed of speaking through a megaphone...
Chef's Table + what it showed me about how many possibilities are possible
What I'm about to say is NOT a parental guilt trip. I'm sure I'd feed my children, if I had them, cheese toast 3X a day if they wouldn't...
vulnerability vs. openness: what's the difference + why does it matter onstage and off
There's been a lot of talk lately about vulnerability (thanks Brene Brown). In a way I see it as our culture using our giant brains and...
Gord Downie: a permission giver
I speak a lot in the work I do about being a permission-giver. In Canada, we were recently with Gord Downie, of the Tragically Hip, as he...