Unconditioning: Discovering the Voice Within

Episode Twenty One. Carl Bressler: From the Pool Hall to Hollywood, Anger as Fuel, and Authentically Choosing Life

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Carl Bressler is an actor, investor, producer, manager, and mentor with a wealth of experience stemming from his upbringing in Detroit. His journey led him to a career in Hollywood that has spanned decades and he carries much wisdom from following his authenticity.

 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Carl’s recovery from COVID
  • Carl’s authentic voice growing up in Detroit
  • Carl’s trip to a therapist at 16
  • Lessons from the Pool Hall
  • Musical influences and a way out of Detroit
  • Using anger and fighting for productive fuel
  • How anger and strategic negotiation led to a career as a manager
  • How Carl got to Hollywood
  • Negotiating his way into Law School
  • His first acting class
  • Using anger to overcome fear and the authenticity in making decisions
  • Discovering about and getting to know his son
  • Being grounded and moments of wallowing in un-groundedness
  • Examining a life well lived
  • Ancestral roots and connections
  • Being strong for yourself first before you can help others
  • Carl’s resiliency
  • His experience at Esalen
  • The significance of Berg
  • Carl’s message to the world

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    Unconditioning: Discovering the Voice WithinBy Whitney Ann Jenkins
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