Jump Start Your Joy

Category: music

  • Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth on Learning to Create Your Own Joy From the Inside Out (Open Wide)

    Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth on Learning to Create Your Own Joy From the Inside Out (Open Wide)

    Fred LeBlanc, the energetic drummer and lead singer of the band Cowboy Mouth is back for a second visit this week to talk about his brand new release, “Open Wide.” It was fun having him join me for this interview about the new music the band is putting out, along…

  • An Interview with Kerri Powers on her Album Starseeds

    An Interview with Kerri Powers on her Album Starseeds

    Kerri Powers is a singer, songwriter, and musician, and she has just released her latest album, Starseeds. I’m so honored and delighted to have her on the show this week to talk about her creative process, about getting honest and telling your truest story, and about how music is a…

  • A Recap on the Balance Retreat

    Saturday was one of those wonderful, life affirming days. We had a large group of participants, so many participants! There was a point during the day, when leading one of the sessions, that I felt so fully present and engaged. So in the moment, and so full of gratitude to…

  • Puff the Magic Dragon: A Boy and His Dragon

    My three year old son, who’s nickname around here is Zoom, loves dragons. I can’t say just when the fascination started, but it must have been a couple of years ago. It doesn’t completely surprise me that he loves the beasts, I too adored Elliot (Pete’s Dragon), and Puff. Puff…

  • How One Business Trip Changed My Life, Or That Time I Went to New York and saw Kinky Boots

    In January, when I was still at my last job, my team was flying to New York for a bit meeting with out client. All of the agencies were gathering together for an annual meeting, and it was being held at BBDO New York. After what had been a very…

  • Five Minute Friday: Song

    Songs filled my home as a little girl. Lots of folk songs, lots of Peter, Paul, and Mary. The Beatles, Billy Joel, The Mammas and the Pappas, The Carpenters, John Denver. My Dad would play records for hours some nights, DJing to us, his willing audience. The chopsticks would come…

  • OMD at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco

    On Friday my sister and I went to see OMD at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. They have been a favorite of mine for years. The Regency Ballroom is a beautiful old venue in San Francisco. I loved the chandeliers. The funny thing is I never saw OMD in…

  • Zoom Friday: Burning Love, an Elvis (and Elmo) Fan

    Last night during dinner we started talking about Elvis. Zoom (now 2) has been a fan for a “long time,” and tonight as he had peanut butter and bananas (The King’s favorite sandwich), Zoom chatted along with us, saying both Elvis and Elmo. Then he jumped down from his chair…

  • Puccini’s Last Opera and ‘Rent’: A Testament to Hope and Friendship

    At my most recent visit with Father Rusty, we were speaking about the inter-connectedness of all of humanity. About how all things come full circle, how many times the unexpected makes people see things with new eyes. And, how we all have friends in this life who are so integral…