I had a nightmare in the wee hours of this morning, one that included flagrant and painful encounters with my mirror-touch synaesthesia. I woke up pondering the neurocognitive process by which one might experience blended senses during sleep, and if those perceptions were real or illusory.   In my dream, I was flying home from…

Last Sunday was my 28th anniversary as a bodyworker. I am using that term instead of massage therapist because my first technique was Reiki, a form of energy medicine akin to “laying on of hands”. That initial inquiry into the alternative healing arts led me to courses in Swedish-Esalen massage, which I completed at The…

I’m an Anglophile of sorts. I’ve been to England a half dozen times, mostly for pleasure but occasionally for work. I adore London and its wonderful arts and culture scene, and I am captivated the city’s innovative restaurants; hello, Cambridge Street and your sublime Cornish cod. I love the sense of history both ancient and…

The colorful illustration above drives me mad. It’s just plain wrong in so many ways, and I cringe each time I see it. I wish I could banish it to the nether reaches of the internet, or to some sort of graphic design Hell, never to be seen again.  It’s all over the web from…

I have a friend who is in in treatment for a pelvic mass that may very well be ovarian cancer. She is in surgery as I write this post. My concern for her well being is somewhat tempered by my confidence in her physicians and care team at the University of California, San Francisco. I…

“Wear things on your head” is one of my mottos, a battlecry that unites my creative sensibilities with my sensory processing struggles. In regard to the former, while I intellectually understand how and why the contemporary language of attire has abandoned headware as a routine accouterment, aesthetically, I just don’t get it. Hats, fascinators, caps…

There are few joys in life equal to finding a vocation that is a perfect match for one’s passion, temperament, and aptitudes. I’ve practiced manual therapy for more than 30 years in a variety of settings, from an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic to a community focused yoga studio. My keen interest in the life…

I’ve always felt the best leaders come from the populations they represent. As a neurodiverse person, I am committed to destigmatizing neurocognitive differences. I am a speaker, presenter, organizer, and author focused on synaesthesia, Tourette, sensory processing differences, Autism, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, and other neurocognitive outliers. I sit on the executive board of IASAS,…