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5 Bits of Nourishment That Will Change Your Life

in Self-Management for Actors on March 26, 2018 August 15, 2025

“I want to feel like this all the time.” — Keith, at the end of this weekend. Yeah, it was pretty spectacular. Even still, I’m basking in the afterglow of our fifth SMFA Escape (this…

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Be the Role Model You Deserved

in Self-Management for Actors on March 19, 2018 August 15, 2025

So I was talking with my phlebotomist a few hours ago (because THAT is how you expect a BonBlast to start off, right?) and thought of y’all. Let’s be clear — I think about y’all…

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What’s Going on With My Health

in My Hot Bod on March 16, 2018 August 15, 2025

This is my right hip, 30 or so acupuncture needles in my lower back, hip, thigh, calf, and ankle. Ten of them are hooked to electricity. I lie here three times a week for a…

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Separate the Sensation from the Story

in Expansive Capacity My Hot Bod on March 13, 2018 September 10, 2025

Ugh. I’m going to start by explaining why I’m being so damn vague about what’s going on with me health-wise these days. Reason number one: I can’t seem to get really smart people with lots…

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Actor Cover Letters

in Self-Management for Actors on March 6, 2018 September 11, 2025

Hello gorgeous. This will be quick, because I’ll be doing a Facebook Live on the topic in a few hours, I’ve already written a lot on the topic, and it’s even covered (COVERED! Hilarious!) in…

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Remembering Your First

in Mindset on March 1, 2018 August 15, 2025

As I write this, it is two hours before a speaking engagement I have in Hollywood and I’m seated by the window in the 101 Coffee Shop. The first time I sat here (possibly in…

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When You’re a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail

in Self-Management for Actors on February 27, 2018 August 15, 2025

Funny thing about advice we get, mentors we seek out, classes we take… We *think* we know what we want to be told, so we gravitate toward those who will take care of that need….

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3 Top 3 from 300 BonBlasts (and More)

in Self-Management for Actors on February 20, 2018 August 15, 2025

I’m out here in the desert attempting a whole bunch o’ new remedies (the wildest one is this thing called “totally disconnecting from real life for a good long stretch o’ time” — I mean,…

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How to Turn Thoughts Around

in Mindset on February 15, 2018 August 15, 2025

So. As you may know, I’ve been going through some health stuff. I’m not ready to get specific because when I get specific, I get sad and I really don’t like being sad. One of…

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Vanessa Van Edwards, Dr. Valerie Baker, and More Badassery

in Self-Management for Actors on February 9, 2018 August 15, 2025

Fun Fact #1: I did the casting for Dr. Paul Ekman’s instructional vids. If you’ve never heard of the dude, he’s the expert whose work was behind the Tim Roth series Lie to Me. This…

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