A Taste of the 2011 Aspen Shortsfest

Wade, Tucker and I went up for the Aspen Shortsfest family program this past Saturday and the films were as moving and inspiring as ever. The first film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce, brought tears to my eyes for the beautiful celebration of books and the...

The Aspen Snowmass Kind of Celebrity

(Friends will be friends. Photo lifted from their Facebook page) It was one of our last Saturdays to ski alone together, Wade and I. The boys were in ski school, it was a bluebird day and we were looking forward to a day to ourselves. I told Wade I would be right back and went in to the Two Creeks ticket...

Active Release Therapy

(Dr. Jefferson Roth. Photo Courtesy of The Aspen Club) Ok, I’ll admit it, I don’t take care of myself. I mean, I eat healthy foods and I work out as often as time allows,  but if my body starts to hurt I just ignore it and as the pain grows I grow to accept it. For ten years I was a...

Self-Help Author: Michelle Manning Kogler

I was waiting to be interviewed for the Buzz on 82 with Lynn Applebaum Aliya when I met spiritual healer, Michelle Manning Kogler , two big names for two larger than life people. We instantly connected and she didn’t waste any time asking me why I seemed unhappy. How she saw through my effervescent...

Poetry and Flyfishing: Cameron Scott

I wanted to begin my series on “healers in the valley” by introducing you to a new friend of mine, Cameron Scott. Cameron is a flyfisherman and a poet and although he may not consider himself to be a healer, he has had a very cathartic effect on me. I met Cameron one year ago at the Aspen...

Terry Butler – The Residence Hotel

(All photos Courtesy of The Residence Hotel) I entered my favorite door off Galena Street and climbed the stairs to meet Terry Butler, the owner of Aspen’s boutique hotel, The Residence Hotel. Having stayed at the hotel with Wade, it felt as though I was entering the home of a new best...