Yom Kippur is a day where those of us of the Jewish faith acknowledge our mistakes, especially those who affected others, and atone for them. 

A few years ago, I was planning a concert in my hometown featuring a local…

Last week, a fellow member of the Bruce Springsteen fan Facebook group SPRING-NUTS posted “A woman with debilitating depression and anxiety goes to Australia to see Bruce. Eight concerts, five cities, twenty-six days. It’s life changing.” I was immediately convinced…

Every once in a while, something you hear lands at exactly the right moment. That happened to me recently while listening to Mel Robbins’ audiobook The Let Them Theory and the podcast episodes that go deeper into setting boundaries, letting…

A Movie on a Mission… for Mental Health 

Bruce Springsteen has heard it all. He's been pitched on all kinds of ideas of movies for him to act in, or movies about him. He's been very protective of his image…

A Response to Rick Beato 's Video on Aging and Creativity

Recently, Rick Beato released this controversial video and promptly got over a million views. In it, he describes the effect of aging on creativity, proposing that spontaneous musical creativity…

When you learn to listen to your body, many things in life get better. I've gotten several benefits from recognizing when my stomach is about full. One of them is in rehearsing, recording and performing with my singing voice. 

Chronic…