I'm Here Too

Before Season Two gets underway, I’m sharing one more reflection from the first season of I’m Here Too . At the end of every conversation, I asked each guest: “What’s something the audience can do for you?” Their answers weren’t transactional. They revealed seven ways we ask for meaning, support, and connection in our lives: Asking as Action : applying what we learn Asking as Amplification : helpi...

A season closer — and a pause before what’s next. Before heading into Season Two, I’m reflecting on the first season of I’m Here Too — where we explored how we grow, create, and stay connected while everything around us keeps moving. Through some favorite moments and voices from Season One, I revisit reflections about purpose, belonging, becoming, and the everyday practice of finding home wherever...

Hi everybody, in this episode, I’m talking with my old friend Gene Gurkoff, founder of Charity Miles. We grew up together in Essex County, New Jersey, and this is a conversation about what it means to keep moving — literally and figuratively — and to build a life that feels true. We talk about taking the road that isn’t always straight, about purpose as something we practice rather than find, and...

Hi everybody, this episode feels like a late-night call — the kind you don’t want to end. I’m talking with Amy, a friend from my early years in Essex County, New Jersey, and we go deep into what it means to grow, drift, and return to the people who’ve known every version of us. This one’s audio-only, intentionally — I wanted it to feel like the kind of conversation you lean into, where you can jus...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I’m Here Too: Mastering the Art of YOU, a conversation with Dana Bernstein. Among many things, Dana is a conflict resolution author, speaker, consultant and Principal of Dare to Live Brave. With over 2500 coaching hours and more than 100 clients, Dana specializes in de-escalation, negotiations, contracts, project management and high stakes situations.  In 2...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I’m Here Too: Writing Our Lives, a conversation with Heather Lanier. Heather is an essayist, memoirist, poet, professor and TED speaker whose talk, “Good and Bad Are Incomplete Stories We Tell Ourselves” has been viewed over three million times and translated into 18 languages. I had the good fortune of meeting Heather back in 2009 when we were roommates at...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I’m Here Too: a bonus feature with Hilary Harkness and Becky Moon . Many of you may know Hilary is my wife, but more importantly, she is a wonderful artist. In 2023, she had a solo show at PPOW Gallery in New York City. Upon hearing about this, Becky actually decided to take a flight from St. Louis where she was a student at Washington University. Becky lan...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I’m Here Too: Seeing the Forest and the Trees, a conversation with Becky Moon. Becky is many things; she’s an artist, a philosopher and an admirer of ants. So, you can imagine when we got together, we had a lot to talk about around all of these intersections, but most importantly about the spirit of generosity that Becky brings to her work, her life and her...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I'm Here Too: Raising a Creative Kid, a conversation with Sheryl and Roger Tucker . This episode goes out to my fellow creatives and all of the people who love us. During this conversation, we dive into a number of topics including, what does it mean to both be a creative kid as well as be the parent of one? How do you know when you should let go, get o...

Hi everybody! Welcome to this episode of I'm Here Too: Building the Foundation for a Well-Lived Life, a conversation with Cynthia Cuffie, MD . I'm really excited for this one. We're going to sit down with Cynthia and hear about her early academic experiences and how those paved the way for her career success as a physician, as a corporate executive and as an executive coach. We'll...

I know, I know. Everyone and their cat has a podcast. But I was one of the masses who had a blog and we had fun, right? Okay, so in less than 90 seconds, here’s why I’m taking the podcast (aka chatting with people I admire and enjoy) plunge and why I think you’ll want to join me on this journey; sporadic and scrappy as it will definitely be. Thanks for listening!