Hi, I’m
I’m a singer-songwriter, storyteller, wife & mom who believes…
EVERYBODY HAS A SONG WORTH WRITING.
now available
0penhearted
Order now to have your CD shipped (with some surprises) and immediate access to digital download. Digital download alone also available for purchase.
WHY SONGWRITING?
The song is for you first.
I once realized I would keep writing songs even if I only ever had an audience of one. Then I realized I already did. Me.
Songwriting gives me a place to tell the truth without needing to fix anything. A place to feel, question, notice, and process the parts of being human that don’t always have somewhere else to go.
But that space doesn’t belong only to “songwriters.” Your life is worth paying attention to. Your questions are worth asking, and your stories are worth exploring.
Creativity gives us a safe place to be vulnerable without judgment. Sometimes we recognize ourselves in someone else’s story. Sometimes we find words for our own. Either way, we make a little more room to understand ourselves and each other.
WHY SONGWRITING?
The song is for you first.
I once realized I would keep writing songs even if I only ever had an audience of one. Then I realized I already did. Me.
Songwriting gives me a place to tell the truth without needing to fix anything. A place to feel, question, notice, and process the parts of being human that don’t always have somewhere else to go.
But that space doesn’t belong only to “songwriters.” Your life is worth paying attention to. Your questions are worth asking, and your stories are worth exploring.
Creativity gives us a safe place to be vulnerable without judgment. Sometimes we recognize ourselves in someone else’s story. Sometimes we find words for our own. Either way, we make a little more room to understand ourselves and each other.
LIVE DATES
18 Sept
26 Sept
16 Oct
11 Nov
18 Dec
14 Feb
coming august 1st
0penhearted
A 16-song album full of honest storytelling, soulful pop, and hope for the beautifully human journey.
now available
0penhearted
order now to have your CD shipped (with some
surprises) and immediate access to digital download. Digital download alone also available for purchase.
stuff i made for you & me
About me
Music, stories, and creative living for real life.
Hi, I’m Emma.
I make music and stories to connect with others over the universally meaningful and mundane. A lot of life is lived in the in-between. Laundry piles up, plans change, creativity shows up late, and somehow there is still joy hiding there.
My work is about showing up anyway. About choosing love, paying attention, and finding small ways to live creatively right where you are. Not because life is tidy or figured out, but because it is worth engaging with as it is. If my work does anything, I hope it makes you feel a little more hopeful in the day to day and inspires you to create something.
From me to you, openhearted. Read more…
A Tribute to Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton passed away on August 25th, 2026. Upon hearing the news, I wrote this song. She was an incredible woman whose unparalleled musical feats are outweighed only by her love of others, which we see through glimpses of the life she led philanthropically, in interviews, and with her family and friends.
She has been and continues to be an inspiration to me of how living life with purpose and intention, led by love, is legacy in the making. Read about the meaning behind the song here.
