I’ve been thinking a lot about KINDNESS lately and I think the first time I really understood self-compassion was listening to Kristin Neff as I filmed her telling me her greatest epiphany. Self-compassion is about being KIND to yourself. Being your own best friend....
A few years ago, I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Maya Angelou for my book, Epiphany. I reached out to Dr. Angelou because several requests had come in via my website for her to be interviewed, and then I asked a woman I was interviewing, Stacey Lannert (also in my...
Happy Easter! And Happy Passover too (even though it started on Friday)! I love that tonight I’m going to a Seder dinner on Easter. I was raised Catholic and Easter was one of the most celebrated holidays in my family growing up — always a huge gathering of...
I don’t know about you, but I’m a way-less-than-consistent meditator. (This photo was taken of me in New York many moons ago [hello, #ThrowBackThursday] on a rooftop after one of my first acting classes – totally staged.) Science says that meditation has uber-positive...
This interview with Danya Bacchus for FOX’s “Politics and the People” was so much fun. We talk about the interviews I’ve conducted with various people including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Clive Davis, Michael Beckwith, Linda Biehl and Dr. Oz....
“We are all much more connected than we think. We have so many shared experiences, division is ultimately an illusion. Stories help us empathize. They help us reconnect.” ~Brittany Neff The Sundance Film Festival happens every January so as we approach its...
