Happy Birthday to Me! Here’s Why I Love Aging.

Claire DeBerg model

I am 38 years young today and I am thrilled to be aging.

“Excervous” & Acting + Modeling = Super Fun Times

Claire DeBerg, model and actress shares her new work from New World Productions.

My Top 10 Songs :: A Life’s Playlist (thus far)

I originally wrote this piece for The Mennonite. It chronicles the Songs of My Life and includes a link to my Spotify account where you can listen to each song…if you dare.   1. Dolly Parton, “Wildflowers” When I was growing up my parents had records. My dad loved country music—old country like Kris Kristofferson. When he got the 1987 Trio album that featured Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, I was mesmerized. Three bold and beautiful women singers? I was in. I listened to this album over and over and would often stare… Read More

Need a Leader? Look Behind You.

leadership

At the beginning of 2016 I launched a full-fledged writing agency called Cicada as I am working on being a leader—essentially creating opportunities to lead instead of waiting around for someone in front of me to tap me for those roles. I decided that if I’m going to be a leader I had better just turn around and tap myself. But something interesting happened when I turned around to tap myself. I saw leaders behind me. Not people behind me in terms of experience or education but in terms of the leaders… Read More