Exactly Enough Time

My conversation with photographer, author and friend, Tracey Clark.

If you're like my friend Sharolyn, you feel a sense of urgency for telling your story, but where do you begin? What are the stories that will be most important for those that love you? I believe there are 5 stories we all can and need to tell, and I share them with you in this episode.

In this episode I chat with Veronica Staudt, founder of Vintage Meet Modern. Our conversation is about jewelry; the stories it can tell about the women who wear it and why those stories might matter to you.

May the 4th be with all moms and kids struggling with ADHD. As soon as you begin listening to this episode, you'll understand that sentiment. Growing up with ADHD is hard. Parenting a child with ADHD is hard. Loving each other through it is the key. In this episode, I visit with my now 24-year old son, Chase who has some hard-earned wisdom to share with others who might be in the midst of what is...

I met Amy years ago when she proposed a class at Big Picture Classes and I've been a fan ever since. In today's episode, I sit down with Amy to chat about her love of color and her incredible experience painting a mural for the Southern California Children's Museum. I have a very happy feeling you are going to come away with the desire to shine a little brighter in your own unique way.

My experience podcasting (thus far) and things I'm learning in a podcasting course have surprised me—I want to share what I think and know that will help you START something important to you. You have influence and your influence isn't just for you. It's time to step up to the starting line—you have exactly enough time!

In this episode I share two stories along with a recent experience that shed light on the importance of telling our stories and on the freedom that we have to organize and craft them in ways that serve our time and interests.

The memory keeping and paper-crafting industry continues to be supported by a variety of companies, who create the products we need and crave. Close to My Heart is one of these, but CTMH (for short) is also a vibrant and very connected world wide community of loyal customers and dedicated consultants and in this episode I sit down with two of the women at the top and one of their Australian consul...

Many women take the plunge into memory keeping when or even because they have little children that are so easy to photograph. But, those children eventually become teenagers, who may or may not enjoy or cooperate with mom's documenting ways. What then? How do we navigate this change in our families and what is important to remember? Stacy and her guest, Cathy Zielske--both mothers to "older" kids...

This just-for-FUN episode, full of curious exploration centered around the number 7 challenges you to write your own 7-word bio, create a list of 7 people to whom you owe a lucky break and intentionally infuse your day with some good-hearted FUN.

If you’ve ever felt that what you do creatively is not actually art, then this episode is for you. We'll explore the idea and liberating power of "ish" and see if we can loosen the lines a little, so that you can more confidently express yourself and recognize, celebrate and savor present moments.

The girl who goes to what she thinks is a postage stamp party and the guy who takes his wife backpacking, so he can scout for deer—both in unexpected ways discover life quests, passions, interests that will occupy them for years — and those 2 beginning stories just collided 2 weeks ago. When the scrapbooking daughter documented some of her dad’s favorite wildlife stories—including the one where he...

During times when life I particularly challenging, have you ever pined to, feel like yourself again? Why is it that our default is to be and get back to normal. What if that isn't the best approach at all? In this episode I share when I began to shed my shyness and something very useful that I learned from my life coach—and it all relates (somehow) to memory keeping. I promise!

February is Library Lovers month! For reals. This along with the wonderful warm response to this podcast has motivated me to create a bonus episode —just for YOU.

I'm pretty sure my fascination with yellow started when I was quite young. Come along as I share some stories of color and why its something I hope you give yourself a chance to feel and respond to because it can actually change your life.

When someone you love has only a short time to live, how can you create help them preserve some stories? I will share my thoughts and two recommendations.

Ok. I'm doing this. I'm throwing my hat into the podcasting ring and I'm excited to share the ground rules, which are actually more like rails—for me. But either way, I invite you to listen and share your thoughts!