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…
Posts tagged woo-woo
Cast Your Life
So, I’m prepping for this phonecall with a producer. One of the things I always do before having a potentially conflict-filled convo is the same thing I did before every performance of my actor life:…
The Struggle Is Overrated
In one of the many spectacular convos going on in our Self-Management for Actors Facebook group recently, the topic of STRUGGLE came up. Specifically, someone had advised that actors should always “live poor.” Stay in…
You’ve Got $500 to Spend on Your Creative Career…
Hey gorgeous. Let’s do some magic wand work. I hand you $500. (You’re welcome.) But then I tell you that you have to spend it on your acting career. Now. What do you choose? Do…
Law of Online Attraction
I witnessed a social media expert schooling a newb about how these online spaces work. The knowledge gap fascinated me and I thought I’d share a snippet with you. The newb was stunned that —…
Mercury RetroGRACE
No secret: I grew up in a New Age household. My mom was a world-famous astrologer and when I got picked on by bullies at school there was never the typical, “Oh, honey, they’re just…
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…
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…
I Have No Damn Bucket List
In a recent flip-through of my Emmy Magazine, I read this little nugget in an interview with Oprah Winfrey: Is there anything on your bucket list that you haven’t accomplished? I don’t have a bucket…
I Want You to Meet My Friend Bree
This is powerful. And personal. (And, yes, woo-woo.) In 2011, I was going through some stuff. I was evolving my beloved business after having built up our LA-based classes to three times per week (three…