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Are You Leaving Your Auditions Unfinished?
Are You Leaving Your Auditions Unfinished?
"Completing" your auditions to get out of actor limbo hell.
"Completing" your auditions to get out of actor limbo hell.
May 07, 2026
All too often, auditions feel “unfinished” until we know the outcome - did we book or not?
In reality, an audition is finished, complete, done and dusted as soon as we submit the self tape or get a “Great, thanks for coming in” from the session runner.
Just Acknowledge The Damn Elephant
Just Acknowledge The Damn Elephant
Get Focused, Rock Your Work, and Slay Self Tape May!
Get Focused, Rock Your Work, and Slay Self Tape May!
Apr 30, 2026
Last week we talked about letting yourself want to book the part and how acknowledging YOUR want can actually help you stay focused on what your character wants in the scene.
So often we’re instructed as actors to NOT think about booking.
Of Course You Want To Book It!
Of Course You Want To Book It!
Owning your want so you can stay focused on your character's want.
Owning your want so you can stay focused on your character's want.
Apr 23, 2026
I want you to break a BIG “good little actor” rule in your next audition.
Want. It.
I mean REALLY WANT it. Let yourself feel how much you want to book this part. Ooooh! Feels a little scary and reckless, right?
I know. Do it anyway. 😉
You don't want it bad enough...
You don't want it bad enough...
Why rest feels terrifying to actors.
Why rest feels terrifying to actors.
Apr 16, 2026
I’m writing this article from bed because I am turning this publication into an OnlyFans. JK. 🤣
In actuality, I am a little under the weather at the moment and as I was resting — Okay fine I was making tweaks to my Substack, so not really resting — I got an idea for a post:
Rest feels dangerous to actors.
Who's Your Biggest Fan?
Who's Your Biggest Fan?
How to tap into their energy and improve your confidence
How to tap into their energy and improve your confidence
Apr 09, 2026
I’ve been on a bit of a healing journey recently specifically around my mom, thinking a lot about her and about how she was my biggest fan, and I really miss that.
For those of you who don’t know, my mom died when I was 24. She was my biggest fan. It was so wonderful and beautiful, how much she believed in me and thought I was talented.
The Day I Almost Quit Acting...
The Day I Almost Quit Acting...
...and the one thought that saved me.
...and the one thought that saved me.
Apr 02, 2026
It was the middle of the pandemic. Everyone’s stressed out.
My child, who was a preschooler/toddler at the time, had a meltdown right before I was going to start recording on a self-tape.
It got me all up in my own feelings and very sort of activated and stressed within my body. And then I tried to just go right into this self-tape, which was not a good idea at all and I recognize that now.
It's Okay to Feel Disappointed When You Don't Book
It's Okay to Feel Disappointed When You Don't Book
In fact, it's healthier for you in the long run.
In fact, it's healthier for you in the long run.
Mar 26, 2026
“I try not to let it bother me.” Have you ever said that to yourself? Some kind of situation has happened in your life, it clearly bothers you, but you’re really trying to not let it bother you.
I totally get that because whatever that bothered feeling is, is uncomfortable in our bodies. It’s maybe disappointment, like, “Oh, I try not to let it bother me that I didn’t a callback for that role. I’m trying not to let it bother me though.”
But clearly I’m already bothered, right?
How To Move On Easily After Every Audition
How To Move On Easily After Every Audition
A Guided Visualization
A Guided Visualization
Mar 19, 2026
Last week we talked about why it’s important to stop asking the question, “Why didn’t I book?” That question just keeps us stuck in a cycle of shame and self-doubt, which is no way to approach future auditions or our acting career in general.
The subtext of that question is usually, “Why wasn’t I good enough? How can I be better? What do I need to fix about myself?”
Instead of assuming we did something “wrong” and ruminating on how we can “fix” our auditions moving forward, I want us all to trust that our work is solid and each audition we present to casting strengthens our reputation as actors.
I Know Why You Didn't Book It...
I Know Why You Didn't Book It...
The secret is out.
The secret is out.
Mar 12, 2026
There’s an unhelpful question that many actors ask.
“Why didn’t I book that role?”
When enough time has passed that we know we didn’t book the role, our brains start to get desperate to find out why. We yearn for feedback, thinking there might be something we can fix about our craft or audition technique.
But we will never know why we didn’t book. The question will never be answered. And brains HATE questions they cannot answer. The uncertainty feels so uncomfortable, that our brain starts serving up all kinds of made up answers to the question just so we can get some kind of relief.
Stop Sabotaging Your Auditions!
Stop Sabotaging Your Auditions!
A simple shift that will change everything.
A simple shift that will change everything.
Mar 05, 2026
Actor friends, listen up because there’s something that we need to stop doing in our auditions ASAP.
We need to stop talking ourselves out of the role before we’ve even auditioned for it.
“Oh, I’m not quite right for this. I don’t really play characters like this very well. They probably want somebody more...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.”
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