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Summer Reading List for a New Perspective

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You’re burned out and stuck in a rut. Each day is starting to feel the same and you are clinging desperately to a vacation that…

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Posted onAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024Uncategorized

Lesson in Love, Baking, and Improv With a 5 Year Old

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“I’ve got an idea” Yesterday, my 5 yo came into me while her sister was napping. “Dad, I want to make a special dessert, just…

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Posted onJuly 9, 2024July 9, 2024Uncategorized

Order In Chaos: Improv and the Scattered Brain

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I’ve been grappling, recently, with a self-diagnosis of adult ADHD (or ADD because… nothing hyperactive over here). Most of it began with a social media…

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Posted onJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023Uncategorized

Quick, Healthy Improvised Chicken Salad: Easy Lunch or Dinner

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As I near 40, I have been shifting some focus to my health and trying to be mindful of what I eat, how much I…

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Posted onOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021Uncategorized

Dads-To-Be: Grab a Leg and Make a Playlist

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A basic guide to creating a stellar labor playlist Face it, as a dad-to-be, you are completely helpless. You won’t be able to help push,…

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Posted onOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021Uncategorized

Best Advice For New Parents

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Somewhere there is a list as long as a CVS receipt of things no one tells you before you become a parent. Everything from the…

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Posted onAugust 30, 2021August 31, 2021Uncategorized

Announce Your Truth

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It’s valuable to acknowledge that when most people hear the word improv, they look for the exit. Their backs start sweating and all energy goes…

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Posted onAugust 29, 2021August 29, 2021Uncategorized

The Early Morning Dichotomy

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One of the best things that improv teaches us is to be present. To live in the moment. That’s become a buzz phrase lately for…

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Posted onAugust 27, 2021August 27, 2021Uncategorized

Good with one hand

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First, get your head out of the gutter. Good. Let’s continue. It’s amazing the things you forget. Forget might not be the right word, but…

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Posted onAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021Uncategorized

Because “yes, and” so much more

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I’ve been improvising, teaching improv and studying improv for over 15 years. I’ve been a parent for just over 2. I’m probably awful at both…

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