Resources

So how did this lawyer, turned mom, turned ex-pat start a career as a singer-songwriter? I followed the breadcrumbs. I read books, found teachers, looked for mentors, and stumbled into community. One foot in front of the other, one note, one line, one song at a time.

 
 

Currently on my bedside table


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Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness

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The Body is Not an Apology

Sonya Renee Taylor

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How to Write One Song

Jeff Tweedy

 

The bookshelf

Here are some books and podcasts that have helped me on my journey. Maybe they can help you too. Our lights shine brighter together – want to come shine with me?

 

 Creativity, Music & Inspiration


 

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

READ

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

read

Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work, and Keep Going by Autsin Kleon

READ

 

Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison

READ

Women Walk the Line by Holly Gleason

READ

Just Kids by Patti Smith

READ

 

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

READ→

The Paris Review

READ

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

READ

 

Creative Peptalk

Listen

Sodajerker

listen

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

listen

Parenting


 

You Are Your Child’s First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy

READ

The Awakened Family by Dr Shefali Tsabary

Read

Your Baby and Child by Penelope Leach

READ

 

Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

READ

Aha Parenting

READ

How We Montessori

READ

I Am A constantly evolving human


 

Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.

READ

The Late Bloomer by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.

listen

Eat - Taste - Heal: An Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern living

READ

 

Soulcraft by Bill Plotkin

READ

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi

READ

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad

READ

 

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

READ

Brene Brown

READListen

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

READ

 

My Village, My Teachers, My Mentors

The people that made me, sustain me, and co-create with me – if you are interested in doing this work – follow and support these people – you will not be disappointed…

 

Side Note:

These Categories are painfully incomplete – every person in my village is multifaceted, multi-talented, and exceptionally human – so please explore their multitude of offerings….


 
 

Production & Songwriting

 

Website Design & Branding

Social Media Mavens

Gatherings of Like-Minded People

Things that I love


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Baxley Goods

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Wool & the Gang

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