It’s such a pleasure to spend time with Dave Williams, artist, author, and one of our favorite creative friends. Wynne and I love talking with Dave because he offers cool insights into the creative…| The Heart of the Matter
Michelle Oram inspires me to tidy up, but not in the condemning, “hustle up and get ‘er done” kind of way. Michelle’s approach, told in her fabulous blog series, “Clutter Tales” is sensible, do-abl…| The Heart of the Matter
I am not a camper. Never have been and I think I can blame my stint in 4-H and Girl Scouts. I loved ‘sleep away’ camp so long as the accommodations came in the form of cabins instead of tents (even…| The Heart of the Matter
Wynne and I were thrilled this week to sit down with one of our favorite guests, the talented Pete Springer. Without a doubt, Pete’s earned the title of “storyteller supreme” as he regales us with …| The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, Vicki Atkinson and I are back with one of our favorite guests, writer and retired psychologist, Dr. Gerald Stein. In this fascinating episode, we talk about the factors that keep u…| The Heart of the Matter
Wynne and I get excited when it’s time to visit with one of our favorite recurring guests, Dr. Gerald Stein. In one of his recent posts, Becoming Close Friends: A Practical Guide, Dr. Stein i…| The Heart of the Matter
What’s more enchanting than listening to a talented youngster as she shares not only her beautiful voice – pure and poignant – while also teaching the adults a thing or two about what matters most?…| The Heart of the Matter
Sometimes a little perspective is all we need to see the gifts…right before our eyes. Either a reframing of an experience we’ve lamented over, or the goodness that arrives when we see people sparkl…| The Heart of the Matter
For that period of time when all the stars aligned, when rock and roll and comedy and radio were all simultaneously kings, when the 1927 Yankees of Radio all gathered in the same hallway at the same time, the Loop created something that will never be forgotten. That story is told in the pages of this book by the people who were there.| Eckhartz Press
One of my favorite personality assessments provides insight about planning preferences. The need for organization and predictability vs. a love of keeping life loose, open-ended and spontaneou…| The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, Wynne Leon and Vicki Atkinson are talking about receiving unexpected feedback to our stories. We know we’re not alone in being surprised sometimes by how a story is received. We tell about an experience to a person or persons and then are shocked at how it lands. We thought it was funny and they thought it stupid. We thought it was deep and they only appreciate the surface. Whatever it is, it is out of our control for better or worse. When our inner editor starts curating t...| Spotify for Podcasters
I love swapping stories with Wynne on the Sharing the Heart of the Matter podcast. It’s a connection-making opportunity that continues to delight me, each and every week. This week? Wynne and…| The Heart of the Matter
My brain is funny. To me, anyhow. Do you ever wake up with a thought that seems so off-the-wall that you can’t help but smile? A remnant from a dream? A phrase, a word, an image that lodges in your…| The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, Vicki Atkinson and I are talking with author, podcaster, publisher, and former radio producer, Rick Kaempfer. Rick has recently published The Loop Files: An Oral History of the Mos…| The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, Vicki Atkinson and I are talking with author and blogger, Cheryl Oreglia. Cheryl has recently returned from attending the San Francisco writers conference. She shares her elevator …| The Heart of the Matter
A coming-of-age spy thriller set in Cold War West Germany in 1976.| Eckhartz Press
podcast with David from the Pinwheel in a Hurricane blog about practicing creativity| The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, I’m with my co-host Dr. Vicki Atkinson and we are so fortunate to have blogger and retired psychologist, Dr. Gerald Stein back with us. Dr. Stein tells us three stories about waiti…| The Heart of the Matter
Who is the person closest to you? You see him every day, talk to him and about him, sleep with him, clean him up, applaud his successes and analyze his defeats. This individual knows more about you…| Dr. Gerald Stein
“Surviving Sue” is a heart-wrenching story about the torment of keeping secrets, told from the daughter’s perspective.| Eckhartz Press
In this episode, I’m with my co-host, Dr. Vicki Atkinson, and my delightful daughter, Miss O. Miss O shares a personal narrative that’s she written as an assignment in 3rd grade. And then she tells…| The Heart of the Matter