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Breaking News: Not Everyone Has A Father To Celebrate Father’s Day With

This may come under the heading of breaking news for those in the media but not everyone has a Father to celebrate Father’s Day with. Not everyone is planning a special day with their Pop or has been searching for the perfect Dad’s Day gift all week. I know because I am one of those […]

How A Podcast Helped A Student Find Her Way To My Class

One of the cardinal rules of effective content creation is to be consistent. While I know this as a marketer and I teach this as an Assistant Professor at NYU I don’t always practice it for myself. Which is why my blog, now my Substack does not publish every week and my podcast goes on periods of hiatus before coming back for […]

It’s Okay To Be Uncomfortable

No one wants to feel uncomfortable anymore. I get it. I am not particularly fond of feeling uncomfortable either. It’s an uneasy feeling, awkward, tense, anxiety-producing. It’s – well – uncomfortable. But that’s okay. We need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. In fact, being uncomfortable can be a good thing. As a kid, I […]

A Fast Car, A Vivid Memory And No Picture To Prove It Happened

It’s been a week and I still can’t get the song out of my head. The lyrics are on replay whenever I’ve had a few moments to just be – whether it’s waiting on the platform for the subway or stepping out of the shower in the morning. Fast Car. Tracy Chapman’s distinctive voice. The kind of […]

I wrote a book. Now I have to sell it.

I wrote a book. There. I said it. I wrote a book. Even now that it’s published and out in the world it still feels surreal. It’s not the first time I wrote a book, so perhaps digesting my accomplishment should be easier but that is not what I am finding. Instead what keeps going through my […]

And so it begins…my first Substack

I have a habit. I am not sure exactly when I started it but if I had to guess it was sometime after I started teaching. When I am done explaining something, I will finish my statement with this question. Does this make sense? It doesn’t just happen when I’m teaching. I have caught myself doing […]