Upstream Health Solutions

While beer-guzzling patrons of San Francisco’s Edinburgh Castle Pub may have been aware of a vague rumble coming from above, they probably didn’t realize that, hidden within the wooden belly of the Scottish bar, lies a theatre space where some of the nation’s best authors have been showcasing their work to packed, raucous audiences.

My mother used to tell me to “stop and smell the roses.” The true meaning of this seemingly overused phrase, along with countless other clichés, was lost on too-busy ears for the first 28 years of my life. I am a prime example of someone who carelessly brushed aside the power of those overused words, [...]