Gratitude. Joy. Light. Love. This are the things I believe in. 

So why focus on grief? Because grief and gratitude are not opposites, yet are often treated as such. My intention is to explore the relationship between grief and gratitude in a way that makes hard emotions more relatable, and therefore less isolating. 

I have five children, including two beautiful girls and also two boys and one non-binary person who have unofficially adopted me. I also have a wonderful partner, Lisa, who can’t help but see me as my best self, even when I can’t. What an incredible gift!

Want to know a bit more about me? Here you go:

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? Laughing to the point of tears, unable to catch my breath, in the company of people I love. 

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?  Loneliness. 

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOURSELF? Uncertainty. 

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS? Cowardice. 

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE? The motorcycle I have yet to buy. 

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?  Playful. 

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVERRATED VIRTUE?  Moderation. 

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE? Depends on who you ask. 

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A MAN? Curiosity. 

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A WOMAN? Curiosity. 

WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVERUSE?  Awesome. 

WHAT OR WHO IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF YOUR LIFE? My girls. 

WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST? Fourth grade. 

WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE? The ability to draw portraits. 

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’d listen to my intuition more often. 

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? That I still wake up each day and decide to be happy. 

IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR A THING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A skier in a Warren Miller film.  

WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO LIVE? Manhattan. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? The Human Rights Campaign flag that flew in honor of my girl. 

WHAT DO YOU REGARD AS THE LOWEST DEPTH OF MISERY? Self-pity. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC? My thousand-yard stare. 

WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS? Showing up. 

WHO IS YOUR HERO OF FICTION? Rocky Balboa. 

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE? Creators. 

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST REGRET? Not forgiving myself sooner. 

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE? After my parents and before the rest of my children. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Live your story—write here, right now.

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