DUENDE DARLING HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2020

Here we are at the close of 2020 and Holiday Shopping has indeed commenced. When it comes to gifts I think it is most important to consider the intent behind it. I’ve always been struck with gifts that show how much someone pays attention. Whether it be function or a reminder to take care–gifts can […]

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Lighting the Way

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.

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My FAVORITE Face Masks

I’m talking about the me-time kind. The “Well this has been a week–I better just relax now” kind. One of the first things I think about when it comes to skincare is spa type treatments like face masks. From pre-teen land on, the most self indulgent moments are usually pictured with a nice mask treatment […]

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The Best Friend Curse

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 […]

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I SEE YOU

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 […]

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

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 […]

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Hustle Muscle

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 […]

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