EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ words and images for mindful humans Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:11:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ 32 32 On the flip side of life, trauma is your honor https://www.emmpress.com/on-the-flip-side-of-life-trauma-is-your-honor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-flip-side-of-life-trauma-is-your-honor Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:29:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19583 CRYSTALLINE CLARIFICATION HERE: this piece is not about whitewashing trauma. It is also not about justifying it either, even if there is a bit of “silver lining” present…

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]]> Staying in my bones and boobs: on pay equality, health care, and how to restructure an organization https://www.emmpress.com/staying-in-my-bones-and-boobs-on-pay-equality-health-care-and-how-to-restructure-an-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-in-my-bones-and-boobs-on-pay-equality-health-care-and-how-to-restructure-an-organization Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:01 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19387 I realized yesterday, the soaring health care costs I’m experiencing are mostly about keeping me in strong bones and boobs. My entire adult life, I’ve avoided being considered…

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]]> Sex & Death in the time of Kali Yuga https://www.emmpress.com/sex-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sex-death Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:43:39 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19297 I have 20 minutes to write this, so lucky for you, it should be short. When I was around 15 years old, my mother announced one random day,…

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]]> Business, the formula https://www.emmpress.com/business-the-formula/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-the-formula Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:49:26 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19263 After running a small business for 25+ years and having at least one side gig since I was 16, I’ve figured out a few things about business, yet…

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]]> recovering fast from a fall https://www.emmpress.com/recovering-fast-from-a-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recovering-fast-from-a-fall Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:36:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19242 How purposeful breathing can heal trauma-in-the-making and stop pain. I just fell going down my back steps. As a 57 year old woman, the fear and negativity around…

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]]> Did I ever tell you… https://www.emmpress.com/did-i-ever-tell-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-i-ever-tell-you Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:10:07 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19182 A true story about flipping the verbal bird and ungraceful pimping in New York City’s art world? Let me share a little about my time in Greenwich Village…

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]]> Disambiguation https://www.emmpress.com/disambiguation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disambiguation Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:56:03 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18975 How a bold brain chat changed my ability to understand what people are talking about. About two years back, my left and right brain hemispheres had a bit…

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]]> Creative Process: how accidents can become art https://www.emmpress.com/creative-process-accidents-as-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-process-accidents-as-art Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:35:17 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18902 Bringing the unintentional into light by making art of findings. I enjoy altering standard practices in essay writing, so be warned if you find yourself frustrated while following…

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]]> Making a statement https://www.emmpress.com/making-a-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-a-statement Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18747 I love this concept. And I’ve seen the power of making statements play out for those who know the power of words and also carry good character and…

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]]> Declaration of Independence https://www.emmpress.com/declaration-of-independence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=declaration-of-independence Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:29:07 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18762 How a powerful document did what it was supposed to do. There are dozens of declarations that we could look at more closely, but today, I’d love discuss…

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]]> So, my tech guy tells me https://www.emmpress.com/so-my-tech-guy-tells-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-my-tech-guy-tells-me Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:37:34 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18707 After my last email newsletter goes out, my bro who serves as background IT support writes, “are you trying to test your readers?” I could almost feel the…

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]]> pink. and red birds https://www.emmpress.com/pink-and-red-birds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pink-and-red-birds Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:04:51 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18670 Also: needling noses, feeling for others, juxtapositions of color, spiritual practice, and shielding nature from unwanted gazes. I just heard an excellent spiritual practice is sitting outside for…

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]]> How to publish a book https://www.emmpress.com/how-to-publish-a-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-publish-a-book Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:37:47 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18632 I’m a big proponent of the idea that we teach what we most need to know, so today I’m starting today to log my progress publicly. See, I…

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]]> Covering https://www.emmpress.com/covering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covering Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:47:51 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18472 I love the idea of covering. The grace of covering came for me over 20 years ago via a fisherman. Today, covering is at the core of how…

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]]> The Pieces You See https://www.emmpress.com/the-pieces-you-see/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pieces-you-see Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:10:19 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18362 Yesterday, the world lost an amazing painter, David Hockney. He passed away at the age of 88. Has there ever been a painting, an illustration, or even a…

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]]> What I know about social storytelling online https://www.emmpress.com/what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:37:11 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18339 Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…

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]]> Taking time… https://www.emmpress.com/taking-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-time Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:35:34 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18269 On “taking time for oneself,” rest, idiomatic expressions, etymology, and art from this week. I occasionally steal time to do things like watch movies, walk in nature, write…

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]]> Maker Feature: Toland Colorscope https://www.emmpress.com/colorscope-feature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorscope-feature Sat, 23 May 2026 10:58:29 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17846 Includes notes on creativity, ai, and inventing new languages with symbols. The Toland Colorscope system reflects an individual’s labor of love, and showcases people, color, astrology, metaphysics, history,…

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]]> Acclimate https://www.emmpress.com/acclimate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acclimate Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:29:46 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17727 A Term of Endearment post with whiffs of ritual and how to help multi-dimensionally on difficult days. My mom is moving. Moved. The last few days consisted of…

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]]> The digital dance of brand migration https://www.emmpress.com/the-digital-dance-of-brand-migration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-digital-dance-of-brand-migration Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:42 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17741 I know how overwhelming it can be to switch a business name, finances, website hosting, 301 redirects, domain names, audiences, branding collateral, social channels, and not lose sales…

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]]> Short & Sweet https://www.emmpress.com/short-sweet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=short-sweet Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:39:48 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17667 At my first New York gallery show, an Ukranian artist named Bokov drew caricatures of those present. Mine was a young girl with a big head, tiny neck,…

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]]> Name-work, paper-work, and identity reboots for language-minded ladies https://www.emmpress.com/name-work-paper-work-and-self-understanding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=name-work-paper-work-and-self-understanding Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:46:34 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17533 Today I needed to fill in some paperwork to pick up an official birth certificate for my youngest child and was struck how, as a woman, I’ve needed…

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]]> covering: artist’s statement https://www.emmpress.com/covering-artists-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covering-artists-statement Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:47:57 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17478 I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, and include collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as images in…

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]]> Orion’s Party Hat https://www.emmpress.com/orions-party-hat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orions-party-hat Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:38:14 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17437 There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been said about Artemis program to – and around– the Moon. Watching, thinking, listening, and conversing about this go-round of…

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]]> Breaking Conventions https://www.emmpress.com/breaking-conventions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-conventions Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:55:07 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17407 Remember when the Democratic party broke with proper convention (and conventions) to nominate Kamala Harris? As a decidedly left-leaning citizen I absolutely wanted Kamala to beat Trump in…

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]]> From post to gatepost: why “engaging” social media strategies don’t always get people to show up https://www.emmpress.com/from-post-to-gatepost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-post-to-gatepost Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:36:29 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17321 and what to do about it. Focusing on social media engagement stats can be antithetical to actually helping people show up in real life. Because “engagement-based” social strategies…

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]]> Hope in coping mechanisms https://www.emmpress.com/hope-in-coping-mechanisms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-in-coping-mechanisms Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:39:52 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17144 Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

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]]> What happened to the chicken bag? https://www.emmpress.com/what-happened-to-the-chicken-bag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happened-to-the-chicken-bag Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:51:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17129 The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…

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]]> What’s your best marketing plan? https://www.emmpress.com/whats-your-best-marketing-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-your-best-marketing-plan Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:25:14 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16993 Answer: the one you will actually do. No one needs to elaborate any more than this, but I will write like wild anyway because I’m a human who…

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]]> Sushi Bake Beliefs https://www.emmpress.com/sushi-bake-beliefs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sushi-bake-beliefs Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:57:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16902 On Food Culture, Balls of Beliefs, Paradox, Music, and Menopause Yesterday my daughter found a recipe for a Sushi Bake, and I was immediately skeptical. Who wants to…

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]]> Finding order on the web https://www.emmpress.com/finding-order-on-the-web/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-order-on-the-web Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:53:52 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16841 Looking wholly at your web presence When it’s time to change your brand, there a few considerations before you transition a known web presence so you can protect…

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]]> IF you are going to use AI, do this first… or now https://www.emmpress.com/if-you-are-going-to-use-ai-do-this-first-or-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-are-going-to-use-ai-do-this-first-or-now Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:42:28 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16725 For quick disclaimer, I don’t use AI to write, or make art (because I love to do these things, why would I give them up?), but I do…

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]]> Valuing your values – a mini workshop in a post https://www.emmpress.com/valuing-your-values-a-mini-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valuing-your-values-a-mini-workshop Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:14:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14628 Many moons ago I crewed for a personal development coach in Hawaii and both coasts. I used to help usher folks across beds of hot coals and jump…

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