In Your Skin.
I got a chance to catch up with a dear friend last night, and while we spoke, she described her frustration over having had to [...]
Mentorship.
It is my honor to give the keynote speech for the CELEBRATING WOMEN LEADERS EVENT at Olivet College on Friday. The story of their all-inclusive [...]
Differences.
A dear friend of mine asked me to write a piece for the 175th anniversary of her college. The school was one of the first [...]
Love is the Answer.
I bore witness to an act of vitriol anger last night, words that were hurled over the Internet in venomous outrage toward someone about whom [...]
Passion + Perspective = Purpose
I had the honor of speaking at the National Summit on Family Philanthropy yesterday. The plenary was entitled, “Journey Through Trauma,” and for the first [...]
Measurement.
After visiting my surgeon yesterday, I found out that I will have to have another procedure on my knee. A myriad of different emotions washed [...]
Inconvenient.
I have been laid up now for what has felt like an eternity. From my vantage point, I have watched those around me perform—at times—the [...]
Resolution.
Resolution. The crystal ball fell closer to Times Square in seemingly slow motion; bright as the surface of an LED sun, dripping with the rain [...]
Innovation.
A friend of mine was putting on an acting workshop a while ago, and he had asked me to collect everyone’s payment leading up to [...]
Architecture.
I took my perch high on the twentieth floor of our Florida vacation spot, anticipating the warm sunshine on my face while meditating. Before I [...]
Thanksgiving.
I stepped into an elevator early this morning, on my way down to the gym. There was a mom with her little girl already inside, [...]
Alma Mater.
I stepped onto the campus of the University of Notre Dame this past weekend, for the first time in several years. I stayed with my [...]
Surrender.
“If u want to go fast, go alone, if u want to go far, go together.” —African proverb. These profound words stared up at me [...]
Feelings from Hearings.
As I sat in the vacant waiting room outside my most recent audition, I couldn’t help but feel its walls daring to close in on [...]
Impact: Mind the Gap
“I’ve started interviewing for a new job.” My good friend—a recent transplant to New York—was guzzling his enormous iced coffee. I stopped mid-sip on my [...]
Battle Cry: No One Can Take Your Joy
I survived sexual abuse in the Air Force academy. I am not a victim. I am a victor. — Published on August 7, 2018 by [...]
Marie Claire Article – Sexual Assault in the Military: One Woman’s True Story
Sexual Assault in the Military: One Woman's True Story Polo Tate, author of new memoir Deep Dark Blue, was sexually assaulted multiple times during her [...]
It’s Personal.
It's Personal. “So…what’s your story…?” The words hung in the potent, eclectic, air amidst each party-goer’s signature scent, the smell of upscale pub food, beer, [...]
Curiosity Killed the Critic.
Curiosity Killed the Critic. I found myself caught in an emotional revolving door the other day; spinning and spinning at the behest of my inordinately [...]
Quit “Should’n” all over yourself.
I had a reunion of sorts this past weekend. I got to see people I hadn’t seen for a while and had the opportunity to [...]
Storytelling
I passed by a woman sitting on the street yesterday. I have seen her set up her blanket every week for months in same spot. [...]
No Worries.
I went to see a new doctor yesterday regarding an impending knee surgery. Capping off a litany of questions, she asked if I found myself [...]
Sisterhood.
I woke with something in my heart. Something often witnessed, experienced, or inflicted, and often ignored. I don’t want to ignore it anymore. Now is [...]
Missed-Stakes.
Yesterday, I went to Barnes and Noble. And while I waited thirty minutes for a lunch date that was running late, an epiphany magically escaped [...]
Appreciation.
Last night was the Launch Event for my debut memoir, Deep Dark Blue. And I just want to express my deepest appreciation for those who [...]
Putting the “H” in Hear.
Putting the “H” in Hear: I had to fly out of town over the weekend. And as I sat in a supple leather chair amidst [...]
Be Kind, Rewind.
Be Kind, Rewind: I was in Claire’s boutique last weekend watching my dear friend get her ears re-pierced, and this amazing little girl kept stealing [...]
Row, Row…Let Go Your Boat
I returned home from the United States Air Force Academy a broken, shell of a human being. For what had seemed like my entire life [...]
If not now…WHEN?
I have been recording the audio version of my first book, Deep Dark Blue this week. Aside from the amazing sound engineer who has been [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, the suggestion for tonight’s show is…LOVE.
I’ve been performing improv comedy for over a decade here in New York City and out in Los Angeles as well, and I love it. [...]
What lights you up…?
We all have heard the expression, “you get what you give” and “you teach people how to treat you.” And we have all either experienced [...]
AIRPLANE RULES: PUT YOUR OWN MASK ON BEFORE ASSISTING OTHERS.
I was sitting on a plane last week, awaiting take off, and the safety demonstration struck me, once again, with its order of events; the [...]
#IAmAMogul: No one can take your joy.
“Aren’t you a little…young…to have written a memoir?” The older gentleman to whom I was being introduced was still holding my hand as his words [...]