Mental Health

Spring has fully arrived in Los Angeles. The days are long and warm, the dark is lifting and everything seems to be in bloom. Bursts of creativity are present in every tree, flower and garden (allergies be damned). Even people, neighbors and strangers alike, seem lighter and more vibrant. Traditionally a signifier of re-birth or…

I usually wind up avoiding something every day. I’m really good at it. I have a running list of things in my head that I am trying to get done each day. Some I enjoy doing, some are okay, and some are things I really don’t like doing. So, what do I do? Get those…

When I was a kid, I kept imagining that things would be so much easier once I got older. At first it was being able to stay up later, then having a driver’s license, then moving into my first apartment. Each time I think things would get easier, they wouldn’t. Not that things were bad…

I want you to picture a scenario: You’re an actor in Los Angeles, waiting tables between gigs, casting workshops, classes and auditions, in order to pay the bills. You clock in to begin your shift at the restaurant when you receive a text from a friend. She excitedly relays to you that she has landed…