This week has been peppered with sessions in which I've gotten to jam with my absolute favorite coaching clients. The patient ones. (Now you know better than to think I *actually* play favorites. Besides, I've…
Let’s Say You HAVE to Deliver. NOW.
Y'all know I'm a research junkie. (If this is news to you, okay. Now you know. I'm a research junkie. I would stay in grad school forEVER if I didn't have this li'l empire to…
The Work: Ep. 0901 — Pick Your Hard
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0901 of The Work. Pick Your Hard: Bonnie Gillespie defines the vocab of Self-Management for Actors in this ninth season of THE WORK! Enjoy these quick trips through…
Cool Chick Stuff and Dispassionate Labeling
The other day — in an impromptu Facebook Live broadcast (yeah, I don't always plan these things) — I talked about dispassionate labeling. This is seriously one of my very favorite things. Dispassionate — that…
Creative HEARTBREAK
I know, this is already weird right out the gate with that subject line. I'm not usually one to focus on heartbreak or sadness or the pain of being a creative. But I *am* a…
Turn Your GRRRR into Grrrratitude
So, earlier this month when we were prepping with the participants of our SMFA Retreat in LA, one of the new ninjas mentioned that she was too early in her acting journey and felt maybe she should wait for…
How Storytelling Heals the World
I have approximately four hundred and seventeen things to share about these life-shifting few days I've just spent in Canada. I mean, whoa. This soulful entrepreneur retreat was everything I had hoped it would be…
Why JOY Is More Important Than Ever
Friday night, my lover took me to see my boyfriend. 😉 See, I have had a ridiculous crush on W. Kamau Bell for *years* (and he totally loves me back, see?) and like all good…
Your Top 5 Can Change Your Life
As the Jim Rohn saying goes, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." When I think about that, I understand why some relationships don't stay as tight as…
Reframing Forgiveness As Freedom
One of the decadent self-care practices I absolutely adore indulging in is a lush bubble bath (more specifically, a LUSH bubble bath) complete with a seriously awesome playlist of all my "five-star soothes" including a…