When someone disagrees with you, are you listening to understand—or getting ready to explain why you’re right? David Fein’s work depends on that distinction. An energy lawyer and certified divorce and family law mediator, David spends his days with people whose interests don’t neatly line up. Finding a way forward takes curiosity, careful listening, and […]
Have you ever thought, “That looks fun,” only to immediately tell yourself you’d look ridiculous, wouldn’t be any good, or have something more useful to do? Welcome to Reports from the Creative Closet! In this dispatch, I explore play, the third area of practice in my Restorative Creativity Framework™—and my favorite. How did something that […]
As an actor, Mark Strickson got to pretend to have adventures—but eventually, that wasn’t enough. He wanted to experience the real thing. Best known to Doctor Who fans as Turlough, Mark went on to study zoology in Australia and build a career in wildlife filmmaking, including making Steve Irwin’s first film. His earlier experiences—as a […]
Have you ever found yourself getting excited about a new topic, hobby, or idea, only for someone close to you to say, “That doesn’t really sound like you”? Welcome to Follow Your Curiosity! In this dispatch from the Creative Closet, we’re exploring integrity—the second area of practice in the Restorative Creativity Framework™. We often think […]
Have you ever talked yourself out of asking for an opportunity because you decided in advance that the answer would be no? Welcome to Follow Your Curiosity! My guest this week is #1 New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee. With nearly forty years of professional writing experience across comics, television, audio dramas, and novels, […]
Have you ever looked at your life and realized that while everything is functional on paper, you aren’t actually present for it? Welcome to Reports from the Creative Closet! In this dispatch, I’m sharing one of the biggest reasons we feel so drained: we’ve built a system that treats human beings like machines, and then […]
What if you didn’t actually lose your childhood imagination, but simply stopped giving yourself permission to use it? Welcome to Follow Your Curiosity! In this episode, I’m joined by Haitian-born poet, educator, publisher, and cultural curator Enzo Silon Surin. Enzo is the author of American Scapegoat and When My Body Was a Clenched Fist, the […]
What is the one decision, pitch, or ticket you’ve been putting off because you’re terrified of what might happen—or what might not? Welcome to Curiosity Clinic: Proceed at Your Own Risk! When I set up this series, it never occurred to me that anyone would ask a question about my life. But listener Michael sent […]
Have you ever stood in the middle of a room full of cardboard packing boxes, felt completely paralyzed by the sheer volume of stuff, and realized you needed a way to bypass the dread? Welcome to the very first actual episode of the Curiosity Clinic: Proceed at Your Own Risk! This is a brand-new, low-pressure […]
Have you ever shared a creative project that you felt really good about, only to have someone else’s casual criticism completely crush your joy and send you into a downward spiral? In this week’s Report from the Creative Closet, I’m sharing a heartbreaking online post that has been on my mind all week. It’s from […]
Have you ever faced a moment where your life was brought to a complete halt, and you realized you needed something deeper than distractions to survive? This week, my guest is documentary photographer and artist Nathalie Latham, whose life took a dramatic turn when she was diagnosed with stage-three cancer at age 39. Nathalie joins […]
Have you ever looked at your life and realized that while everything is “okay” on paper, you feel like you’re speaking a completely different language than everyone around you? In this week’s Report from the Creative Closet, we’re looking at what happens when we challenge our idea of what “normal” is. From the culture shock […]