As a diehard middle-of-the-roader (mainly because it offers the best view and because I don’t believe extremes serve anyone), I recognize that differences are simply varied perspectives. I understand and use proven methods to demonstrate that if we are willing to explore other views, engage with people different from us, and express ourselves from a place of authenticity and vulnerability, we can end the divisive “us and them” narratives that plague humanity. 

My stories and self-expression are humorous and meaningful. I also use the explore-engage-express triad in a storytelling format to teach others how to tell (and live) authentic life stories.

Tongue-in-cheek is one of the ways I express my inner monologues, many of which have been said to rival the familial wit of Erma Bombeck and David Sedaris, with the occasional crassness of Chelsea Handler sans the middle finger, and not quite as many f-bombs. 

The only gay person in my 70+-person indoctrinated Catholic family, I get much of my subject matter from the beautiful humans to whom I was born. My perspectives cause my audiences to pause while also seeing me as a refreshing (if not at times annoying) voice that champions love over fear.

I do not see light and dark as rivals but recognize them as compatible forces—for one cannot exist without the other. This awareness guides my work.

I am studying and writing about how to shift culture, bridge divides, and make actionable the things that so many of us know but don’t know how to put into practice.

I am paving my path in the wilderness. I am different because of this work. I am seemingly who I was born to be—finally. You’re likely meeting me for the first time, even if you’ve met me a thousand times before.