So far, I’ve been pregnant for almost half of my professional producing career. Seem crazy? Uhh….WHY? I’m currently smack dab in the middle of not only my childbearing years, but also my career development years. And yet, there’s a weeeeeiiiiiiird unspoken fear or faux pas around women working while pregnant or even women having kids …
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When quarantine slowed down the world, I found myself asking: Does constantly hustling mean you’ll find success? I don’t think “silver lining” is the right word when thinking about anything coming out of the Pandemic of 2020. When so many people have felt so much uncertainty, loss of income and employment, pain and death, it’s …
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I took out my journal and wrote these words: “I am constantly overwhelmed by what I’m trying to accomplish…” Yuck! What a reality check! What kind of life am I leading if I’m in a constant state of stress? In her article for Harvard Business Review, Rebecca Zucker explores the feeling of “constant overwhelm.” She reports …
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How do you produce a movie with zero film school experience? It’s not a huge secret, you just do. You all know the phrase, “This isn’t my first rodeo.” Well…it was. He asked me to produce a feature film and I didn’t know WTF I was doing! At least, that’s what I thought. But let’s backup …
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5 Tips to help creative, working moms get back in the saddle and not only survive, but thrive; juggling motherhood, work and still finding joy and time for artistic inspiration.
It was 1 p.m. and I was halfway to Charlotte, NC when I got the call from Production. I was on my way to shoot another Ford commercial, a campaign that had turned into about a dozen commercials, voiceovers and print jobs. (I’m crazy grateful!) I moved to the Southeast just after giving birth because …