I had the privilege and honor of getting to know these two amazing people while I was in Washington DC. They graciously opened up their home to me, a complete stranger, to stay with them for a week while I was out there advocating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion awareness. We did a […]
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This past week I was one of about 50 Minnesota bloggers invited to a attend a preview of the Lowertown Pop at the Union Depot in Saint Paul. Lowertown Pop is a Minnesota Maker movement, a pop-up shop, and crowd funding platform to benefit Face to Face as well as Minnesota Makers. The Pop features […]
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I am very excited to announce that my book release party will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Saint Paul. There will be a reading at 7:00 followed by food and drink (and fun, of course)! I will have copies of my book on hand for purchase, as well as my TBI Awareness […]
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Check out my book on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1K3Wvwu Every 13 seconds someone in the United States suffers a Traumatic Brain Injury. That’s over 3.5 million people per year just in the U.S. In February 2014 Amy Zellmer slipped on a patch of ice and fell, forcibly landing on the back of her skull. The impact briefly knocked […]
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I received very exciting news earlier this week. Not only was my entry accepted into the Pride Juried Art Exhibit, it was also awarded “Best in Show” AND “Chairman’s Choice” awards!! I am blown away! This is a HUGE honor and I am thrilled beyond words! I will receive my official awards at the Pride […]
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A few weeks ago I first shared my story of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with my readers. It took me months to get up the courage to write the original post. It took even more courage to submit it to Huffington Post, but I did. It was published on Monday afternoon this week. It has […]
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This past weekend I attended the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railroad) Holiday Train at the Saint Paul Union Depot. It was the train’s first appearance in Saint Paul since the Depot reopened. I had an all-access media pass while freelancing for The Community Reporter, and was able to get into some really fun spots and grab […]
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This is a blog post I wasn’t sure I was ever going to be able to write! My sister, Val, and her partner, Amy, have been together for 20 years. While MN passed same-sex marriage last year, they live in WI, where it finally passed and was ultimately revoked within 6 days. But during those […]
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Last night I attended the Twin Cities Pride Art Exhibit Opening Ceremonies at the Aloft hotel Minneapolis. I had TWO images selected by the jury to hang in the show, and was also honored to be ONE of FIVE pieces selected by Aloft hotel to hang in their lobby through the end of the month!! […]
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Yesterday I photographed the most beautiful pregnancy session for a little angel who will be brought to heaven in the next day or so. They have allowed me to share their story, in the hopes that it will help inspire others to consider photography when facing a similar situation. Photos can help with healing and […]
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