Breathing Space

by | Thoughts

“Between stimulus and response there is a space” Viktor Frankl I’ve always loved this quote. And it took a pandemic for me to really sink down into its full meaning. On March 6th 2020, My now fiancé worked from home. At that time, our home was MY office....
stop faking it

stop faking it

by | Videos

You know that phrase, “Fake it till you make it?” I hate that phrase. I understand the sentiment. People’s hearts are in the right place when they say that. They truly want us to find our inner confidence. (And perhaps, deep down, they want to stop faking it and to...
are you Brave Enough to not know?

are you Brave Enough to not know?

by | Speeches, Thoughts, Videos

It was 2008 and I was 3/4 of the way through Fitzmaurice Voicework training with lots of experienced theatre voice instructors from around the world. As a fellow teacher-in-training coached someone on a Shakespeare monologue, I sat in the corner thinking, “I can’t...
You are a gift

You are a gift

by | Thoughts

We’re raised in a world that values effort. Our soul suckers only understand what we do, not who we are.  In reality, WHO YOU ARE is the most valuable thing about you. Not what you think. Not what you know. Not what you do.  When you are...
One hill at a time

One hill at a time

by | Thoughts

I have an inner teenager inside of me. She’s very impatient. Sometimes this gives me an unstoppable drive. Other times it drives me absolutely BonKerS! It can be hard to see how far we’ve come. On anything. Improvement as an actor. Movement on gut...