I Loved This Conversation

I loved these conversations and I haven't stopped thinking about these moments from Season 4! These moments cover figure drawing empathy, magical career paths, film school work ethic, political theater pet peeves, head coaching your inner team, ideas about Israel and Palestine, hard things & fun flings, and much more. Featuring Ohad Salem, Ori Ashkenazi, Hanadi Elyan, Andrew Fox, Sally Fox, Michael Maria and Molly Cutler.

I loved this conversation with art studio founder Ohad Salem! We talked about how figure drawing supports body neutrality and fosters empathy, creating a welcoming space for artists, feeling like an outsider, examining long held beliefs, always being in the middle of the journey, and much more. SOMA Studio: @soma_studio_tlv

I loved this conversation with writer and artist Sally Fox! We talked about when the need for external validation gets in the way of internal creativity, designing days with the best rhythm for creating to avoid burnout, reframing limited beliefs that we learned a long time ago, connecting with the inner muse and keeping that conversation going, and much more. Sally's Blog: engagingpresence.com Sally's Book: Meeting the Muse After Midlife

I loved this conversation with musician and orchestrator Andrew Fox! We talked about creating art that can elicit multiple audience reactions at once, art that creates community vs. art that creates in-groups and out-groups, where politics and culture meet, how spending time abroad creates tectonic shifts in perspective, Andrew's creative decision-making around his new play, and much more. Andrew's TikTok: @andrewfoxmusic Andrew's Instragram: @andrewfoxmusic Andrew's Website: andrewfoxmusic.com Andrew's Band: joyandthewildfire.com

I loved having ANOTHER conversation with actress, nutritionist, health coach and disability advocate Molly Cutler! We talked about writing personal work and how it helps us discover things about ourselves, dating and relationships, committing to social media, Molly's mission to portray disability better on screen, how Molly's career path influenced her relationship with food and her body, and much more. Molly's Instagram: @mollyrcutler Molly's Website: mollyrcutler.com

Rewind Episode from September 2022 in anticipation of tomorrow's NEW Molly Cutler Episode! I loved this conversation with nutritionist, health coach and disability advocate Molly Cutler! We talked about keeping parts of our creative life sacred, wanting to be influencers, representation in online body image and wellness spaces, how Molly became more open about her disability personally and more visible through social media and modeling, and much more. Molly's Instagram: @mollyrcutler Molly's Website: mollyrcutler.com

I loved this conversation with film festival programming director Michael Maria! We talked about creating and gathering during times of trauma, the power of art and film to share both heavy topics and peoples' every day lives, whether social media is a good place for conversation, fears and fearlessness about sharing art and opinions, parenthood, music, Michael's path to becoming involved in the Boston Palestine Film Festival, Michael's journey of identity as a Palestinian-American, and much more. The Boston Palestine Film Festival Website: bostonpalestinefilmfest.org Michael's Email: michael@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org

I loved this conversation with magician Ori Ashkenazy! We talked about magic, truth and lies, "honest lies," developing a style, finding a path back to your original passion, protecting the integrity of your art form, creating for different countries/cultures/languages, experimenting with new ideas, Ori's mission to use magic for healing and therapy, and much more. Ori's website: orimagic.com

I loved this conversation with filmmaker Hanadi Elyan! We talked about choosing your next project, navigating the overwhelming logistics of big projects, letting go of control to be more collaborative, getting messages across without being preachy, how to learn a work ethic, Hanadi's experience shooting a feature in Jordan, Hanadi's goal of breaking stereotypes of Arab women, and much more. Hanadi's Instagram: @hanadielyan Hanadi on X: @hanadielyan Hanadi's website: hanadielyan.com. Salma's Home available on Netflix in the Middle East/North Africa region.

I loved having ANOTHER conversation with LA filmmaker and festival organizer Peter Levine! We talked about making huge life changes without talking ourselves out of them, choosing cities to thrive in creatively, fears about being accepted, wanting to work with the people who inspired us, falling in love, dating other creative people, Peter's impending move to LA next week (as of recording), and much more. Peter's Instagram: @levinep90 Peter's Website: peterlevinevideo.com