On this day, the 16th of September, 2005… I moved to NYC for a new life. I didn’t just move across the country, I intentionally wanted to let go of an identity of who I thought I was. At the time, I was a thirty-year old who dreamed of becoming a successful singer/songwriter who hid […]

I spent 10 years of my life recording video diaries as I pursued my dream as a singer/songwriter in NYC. I eventually turned this into a film, “The Dream Diaries” which, some of you have watched the trailer. I never set out to record for that long. But something beautiful unfolded each time I recorded […]

Maybe 26/27 years old. First real photoshoot for the cover my 1st CD of original music. I think about her a lot. How excited and passionate she was about making it. How she was always in a hurry to get it done because according to her, she was already “too old.” She no idea that […]

It was the last night of my solo trip to Paris, and I realized I hadn’t picked up my guitar since once. I made a promise to myself that I would try and play live as part of my #fortyfearlessacts challenge, but there I was, tired, making excuses for myself… “oh, it’s late, I’ll do it another […]

I didn’t want to do this one again.  I just didn’t.  Nope.  No, thank you.  I did it once and it turned out great so I’m gonna lean towards the big “HELL NO” in my head and respectively decline.   But then…There’s this other voice in my head…a much softer, kinder, nudge of a voice, […]

Eight years ago I did a really brave thing.  After waiting and waiting to hear back from a big-time music manager about becoming his receptionist, I showed up to his office unannounced, and said: “I didn’t move to New York to become a receptionist.  I came here to be an artist and I want you […]

As I’m nearing the end of this fearless journey, I started craving the days back in the beginning when I did something scary everyday.  There was something special about feeling that knot in the pit of my stomach, or the kind of nerves that fly up and down my spine. And lately, I’ve sort of […]

#fbf to Day 17 of my #fortyfearlessacts challenge when I decided to sing on the subway. Here’s a lesson in surrendering versus giving up. After providing the live music at @lyonsdenpy , I decided to bust out my guitar and sing in the subway car on my way home. Like many New Yorkers, it takes […]

Six months before my fortieth birthday, I booked a solo trip to Paris to celebrate the milestone….and, I cried.  I realized I had not taken a vacation for myself in ten years.  TEN YEARS!!  How did I let this happen?   Just ten years prior, while approaching my thirtieth birthday, I made a life-changing decision to […]