I love giving audiences vivid experiences in enjoyment, understanding, inspiration, belonging and belief; empowering trust, commitment and action.I have three areas of activity.1. Compelling storytelling at https://www.goodstory.us/. My independent journalism has been broadcast nationally over PBS, on Twin Cities Public Television and KCTS/Seattle, and has won awards from the Chicago International Film Festival, American Film & Video Festival, and others. I’m honored to serve mission-driven organizations to produce compelling stories for marketing, public relations and fundraising communications in web, video and print. Clients include Mayo Clinic, Fairview Health System, Allina, University of Minnesota, Kairos Alive!, Arts Midwest, National Endowment for the Arts, Ameriprise Financial, Lutheran Brotherhood/Thrivent, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Target, Best Buy, and others. 2. Premarital, relationship and creativity coaching at http://openheartopeneyes.com/.I’ve served 8 years as a coach, giving couples a conceptual framework and shared vocabulary for personal change work that should serve them all their lives. Positive, strength-based environment. Forthcoming book, based on the work, due Spring 2021.“A wise and charming book for people getting married, for those who love them, and those who perform the ceremonies. It’s packed with soul, wit, helpful advice and far-reaching psychological understanding.” – Nor Hall, Psychotherapist, Essayist and Author, The Moon and the Virgin, Those Women, and Broodmales.3. Associate Teaching Artist/Communications Manager, https://kairosalive.org/Kairos Alive! is a national award-winning Arts and Health/Creative Aging pioneer, featured in the PBS documentary, ARTS AND THE MIND. I bring my background in theater, music and literature as an Associate Teaching Artist. I also provide extensive communications work for them.Our times call for empathy, knowledge, enthusiasm, cooperation and a weaving together of community, as together we make change toward the common good. Personal and community cohesion are paramount. It’s time to tell our stories. What we say and how we say it matters.