Cleansing Ritual

August 21, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

A major component to any good skincare routine is having a cleanser. Cleansers are a way to dissolve the grime and grit after a long day and can be a great way to unwind. Like a lot of aspects of my self care routines, I’ve made an effort to slow them down and treat them as rituals. By acting with this intention, the act of cleaning off the day is more than just physical, it becomes a way to check in and wipe the slate clean at the end of the day.

Lighting the Way

August 17, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

As you may have gathered, I’m a very sensory person. Look, touch, feel, taste and sound affect me on another level. It’s something that comes from many parts of who I am. Grounding my senses by focusing on each of them has become a huge part of what keeps me bright in times of darkness. Today’s post is about creating that light both physically and mentally.

The Best Friend Curse

March 27, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Growing up I was always superstitious. I avoided going under ladders. Any chance of a mirror breaking could lead me to leave a room. Black cats crossing the street would change my route. All the typical superstitions and ones I made all for myself. One of those became this idea that my any time I […]

I SEE YOU

March 4, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

A big part of what’s driven me to write on “this here blog” has been the desire to constructively air out my experiences and feelings. Part memoir, part guidebook to life as I’ve seen it—the wish to be of some significant influence in the lives of those who “see” me. So how does a person […]

I don’t always know why but it’s my Ikigai

February 24, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Something I get asked more often than not is, “What made you want to be an actress?” Usually it’s framed around the question of my longevity in this mission or what event led me to become a performer or even what film really did it for me. I struggle with answering this question because as […]

Hustle Muscle

February 18, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

This week I wanted to talk about a bit of how I’ve trained my “hustle muscle”. How my side gigs have informed my dream gigs. When I first moved to NYC, I had no specific desires for my career but I needed to survive. Besides finding a roommate online (I quickly learned how wrong that […]