Journey

There was never a plan for music: writing, performing, studying, teaching. Music was and still is, just who I am. 

Coming from a musical family, I was always singing and playing the piano, however, it wasn’t until I was in an apartment without a piano, that I picked up the guitar. I was twenty. My daughter learned to stand while I learned chords. Eventually, we got a piano too, and I started composing on both instruments. To entertain my family. To tell the stories I didn’t have time to write into a book. To explore fantasies and fears.

Open mics led me to solo performances. I started a band, then another. I recorded an album, then a few more. No fame or money, but had fun. I fell into teaching and started a career. Went back to school and earned a degree.

The physical and mental toll of Cushing’s made performance and composition agony so I stopped. During recovery, the memory of that darkness blocked any new creative flow. Through meditation and therapy, I am slowly finding my way. 

I have recently begun sharing some of my songs on Insight Timer, the meditation app. I am choosing songs that have helped me become the person I want to be, explore deeper questions, or just elevate my day! Some tracks have beginning audio about the creative process behind each song.