A reflective essay framing the author’s age-31 mid-life crisis as a catalyst for self-development, situating it within the cycle of human development stages and introducing manifesting as a learnable skill for shaping one’s own reality.
A step-by-step guide to manifesting: choosing what to attract, writing it by hand, feeling and acting on inner guidance, plus warnings about manifesting from fear versus love and the difference between influence and control.
An overview essay aligning the developmental research of Kegan, Fowler and others into a single eleven-stage cycle spanning social, religious and spiritual growth, described as a circle we travel repeatedly rather than a staircase we climb.
An autobiographical song about finding the courage to leave a harmful situation and later helping others escape too, presented with chords and full lyrics as encouragement for anyone who needs to leave.
An autobiographical song for mothers about the habit of self-sacrifice for family approval, and the realization that loved ones are happiest when one is fulfilled, presented with chords and full lyrics.
An original song, presented with chords and lyrics, about the guilty delight of watching karma catch up with someone who wronged you — a playful, tongue-in-cheek anthem of schadenfreude written in a fit of laughter.
An emotionally charged original song, with chords and lyrics, about parents deliberately loosening the fences so a child will push toward independence — capturing the grief and love of sending grown children off into the world.
A personal essay arguing that initial objectification is a shared biological reality across genders, distinguishing the fleeting first glance from acted-upon disrespect, and reframing the real goal as equality — equal pay, opportunity and unacceptable violation — rather than asking men to stop objectifying entirely.
An original song with chords and lyrics about sensing someone emotionally turning away before they openly do, capturing the pain, anger and eventual resolve to walk away from a relationship that costs too much.