Want An Epiphany? First Step: LISTENING
I don’t know about you, but I’m a way-less-than-consistent meditator. (This photo was taken of me in New York many moons ago [hello, #ThrowBackThursday] on a rooftop after one of my first acting classes – totally staged.) Science says that meditation has uber-positive...
Take Your Place: My Interview with Lawrence Wright, Author of The Looming Tower (now a Hulu series!) and NEW book, God Save Texas
Take your place. The future is now. You don't evolve into who you want to be, you decide it. So take your place, make your mark, be the person you want to be in your family, in your community, in your career, in the world. Where’s there fear, there’s...
Why I Write Books (And Other Things)
The other day someone wrote me and said this: "I’m presenting at an upcoming local book marketing summit. My topic is The ROI of Book Marketing and part of my presentation addresses the different reason authors write books (it isn’t all about money). I...
EPIPHANY: When Letting Go Leads to Love
Letting go for love compels us to take risks—sometimes the biggest of our lives. In return, it rewards us with renewed hope, possibility, and the chance to reclaim the love we’ve always wanted…with both another person and, most importantly, with ourselves....
How The Wisdom From Epiphanies Can Help Us Right Now: Talk Show Interview With Elise Ballard
This interview with Danya Bacchus for FOX's "Politics and the People" was so much fun. We talk about the interviews I've conducted with various people including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Clive Davis, Michael Beckwith, Linda Biehl and Dr. Oz. Danya asks me which...
EPIPHANY INTERVIEW: Epiphanies of Empathy and Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival
"We are all much more connected than we think. We have so many shared experiences, division is ultimately an illusion. Stories help us empathize. They help us reconnect." ~Brittany Neff The Sundance Film Festival happens every January so as we approach its start date...
Get Your Epiphany Project Lesson Plan Now Or Create Your Own!
I’ve learned not to fear but instead smile through the darkness. About a year ago, I was tagged in an Instagram post by Jordan Moxley, a young teacher in Columbus, Ohio. I didn't know Jordan or anyone in Columbus so I was perplexed at first until I saw that an...
EPIPHANY INTERVIEW: Is Your Negative Self-Talk Actually Your Voice…Or Someone Else’s?
Most of the time, a person’s negative self-talk isn’t even his or her voice-it’s someone else’s. Knowing that negative, critical self-talk is actually not your voice but someone else’s is the key to freedom from it. https://youtu.be/OhA7yzSVbSs I...
The Importance of Examining Belief
Our epiphanies reflect how we are all so very different and yet so very much the same. That's why I love that tonight, Oprah Winfrey and OWN are airing the first episode of a mini-series called BELIEF, a television series exploring faith and spirituality around...
All-Natural Sleep Remedies That Work
Who can have epiphanies if you're so sleep-deprived you can't think clearly? (and it definitely doesn't add to our attractiveness factor...case in point to your left, poor guy.) Have you noticed how many people are complaining about sleep problems? In my life, besides...