Martie McNabb 
Look &/or listen as my guest tells the story of The Turtle. It is the Thing that matters to her because it has given her an amazing life experience with her children and her parents all while allowing her to explore the world and learn about herself. The Turtle is a 2006 Fleetwood Jamboree motorhome … Read more
Look & listen as my guest Phyllis Braxton shares the story of a simple PINK pen that tells a big tale. Phyllis was supposed to be back at her home in Minneapolis for our time together, but got delayed in Maryland with her daughter & granddaughter (not a bad thing to get more kisses from … Read more
Look & listen as dancer/creative coach Jess Grippo shares the story of this well-used and well-loved T-shirt. Part of her personal history, her life journey is practically woven into its fabric. Part of her journey (& the tee’s too) began in 2004 in Florence, Italy. She was there on a semester abroad program from college. … Read more
Look & listen as my guest Rosemary (Rosie) Grant, of TikTok fame @ghostly.archives, tells the story of a pandemic inspired baking interest, a library science project and an internship at Congressional Cemetery through the Thing that matters: a vintage aluminum cookie press. Her first stop was Historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn NY, where she found … Read more
Look & listen as storyographer Kathy Stone shares her personal, family, military & a country’s history through the story of a ship in a bottle. This object has been in her family for as long as she can remember. It fascinated her as a young child. How could they possibly get the ship into the … Read more
Listen as my guest Heather Markel shares the stories of her travel souvenirs. As a digital nomad, Heather, like many of us, has to be more aware of what souvenirs she buys and keeps. I connected with her through a mutual nomad who shared Heather’s TEDx talk The benefits of living nomadically. Watch it here: … Read more
Listen as Robin shares her artist journey through her mother’s own peasant journey artwork and a self portrait. Though her mother wasn’t a good mom, she gave Robin the greatest gift of all … that of becoming an artist herself. Her mother’s own desire and determination to get away from her dirt poor roots and … Read more
What perfect timing to launch this episode into the world. I first met Alejandro 2 years ago when he and his collaborators offered a New Year’s workshop via LinkedIn and I fell in love with this beautiful human. Look & listen as Alejandro shares his passion for learning all about life & business through a … Read more
Look & listen as my guest Maureen Taylor aka The Photo Detective shares the story of a picture of her great grandmother. Just as Maureen invites her clients to tell her the stories they know about the photos she investigates, she is forever fascinated with why her clients pick certain photos. She knows many of … Read more
Look & listen as my guest Rodney shares the story of his signed baseball. One of my first interactions with Rodney was when he walked past his Mom’s office computer, looked over her shoulder and asked, “Mom are you really doing show and tell?” His Mom is my techie and digital strategist Nicole Richardson. If … Read more