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It’s Been So Much Fun! Thank you!
It’s Been So Much Fun! Thank you!

It’s Been So Much Fun! Thank you!

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel 2019 EFGO cast members: Lance Werth, Ellie Devers, Barbara Herel, Lisa Leshaw. Photo by Neil Kramer Photography From auditions to workshops to show day, we’ve had so much fun. Check out these photos from Neil Kramer – they really capture the essence of the evening. (And if Neil looked familiar as he walked around the audience that’s because he told a story about his childhood nickname in last year’s Every Family’s Got One show.) Many thanks to our 2019 Cast. Back: Molly England, Tara Visconti, Barbara Herel, [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-10-22T13:39:50-04:00October 23, 2019|Comments Off

A Story About a Financial Legacy
A Story About a Financial Legacy

A Story About a Financial Legacy

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Long before Suze Orman entered my financial world, there was my dad, Ronnie Herel, and his own method of achieving financial success affectionately known as – the Ronnie Herel Money Management System (RHMMS). Here’s the RHMMS in action: After gleefully ripping open my birthday cards as a kid, holding up a tidy sum of cash, checks, and the occasional savings bond (gee, thanks Grandma) in my hot little hands, Ronnie would always ask me... “Babe, are you going to bank half of that?” “Yes, Daddy,” I would reply in that [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-06-11T09:17:46-04:00June 12, 2019|7 Comments

A Story About a Love Affair with Chinese Food
A Story About a Love Affair with Chinese Food

A Story About a Love Affair with Chinese Food

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Jackie Friedman Image by Rawpixel It all began in the Chinese restaurant in Scarsdale thirty years ago. My son says he still remembers his first experience .... with a wonton. My friend was serving soup to the children from a large steaming bowl of Wonton soup when she put a wonton into his small dish and broke it up with a spoon, releasing aromatic vapors. That was it for Brad, the beginning of a life long love affair.... with Chinese food. The steam wafted from the dish into the atmosphere, [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-13T13:24:16-04:00May 29, 2019|14 Comments

A Story About Knowing Who I Am
A Story About Knowing Who I Am

A Story About Knowing Who I Am

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Chris Schmidt photo rawpixel.com I am from... the painted grout between the bricks, from Walden Mega Magics and Lost Subscorcher 2s. I am from... the smallest, coziest house in the neighborhood. The smell of low tide, I am from the ocean... the sea, big and blue and raging. I am from... Thanksgiving at the Cooke’s house, loud and rowdy, from mom and dad and papa. I am from... Christmas Eve at my house and movie nights at home. From... you can be anything you want and Broncos before Giants, [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-15T07:13:05-04:00May 15, 2019|6 Comments

A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next
A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next

A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Emily Gaffney Image by rawpixel.com Mom is presently serving 10 to 20 at the local nursing home. A simple procedure to remove a kidney stone, resulted in sepsis and a CDC dictate for two weeks of IV antibiotics, plus twice daily PT (apparently, 4 hospital stays in 5 months has left her “unconditioned”… go figure). Since my skill set does not include IV’s or PT, Mom’s full sentence must be served at The Home. During her last rehab stint... she bunked with an old family friend and her days were [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-01T14:01:33-04:00May 8, 2019|4 Comments

A Story About Special Friends
A Story About Special Friends

A Story About Special Friends

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel We all know that having family and friends by your side makes everything better. Especially when it comes to helping you launch your passion project. I’d like to send out... a very special thank you to one such friend, Kathy Radigan, whose incredible contributions made the inaugural season of Every Family’s Got One a thrilling one. Kathy’s boundless energy, engaging sense of humor, and of course superb writing all helped to make 2018 a wondrous ride, one that culminated in a storytelling performance that left us both feeling enormously proud. [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T11:32:33-05:00May 1, 2019|Comments Off