Passion

An interview with Dr. Julia Burns: Defying Small through art

I recently had the privilege of talking with Dr. Julia Burns, a psychiatrist who has helped children, adolescents, and adults for over twenty years. When she is not working with patients, she enjoys painting, blogging, and spending time at the beach. Dr. Burns lives along New Hope Creek in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, …

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10 Quotes from Alice in Wonderland That Can Help You Defy Small

In honor of British novelist Lewis Carroll’s birthday on January 27, I thought I would share a few quotes and my reflections about defying small from Alice and her adventures in Wonderland. #1 “When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle …

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Perfectionism: A Killer of Dreams (or what I learned from dinosaurs)

I’ll never forget waking up out of a dead sleep when I was in third grade. I bolted upright in bed in a cold sweat. I was having a panic attack at the age of nine. For weeks I had been researching, writing, and illustrating a report about dinosaurs. I’d drawn my creatures with colored …

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An interview with Jesse Ruben: Defying Small through song

Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Jesse Ruben when he was in town for his “We Can” tour with Caitlin Crosby. Jesse is a Philly-bred singer/songwriter currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He has independently sold over 10,000 albums, had song placements on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Degrassi, and Teen …

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