Lament of Hope

This interview was a childhood dream come true for me. Máiréad Nesbitt inspired me to learn the violin. We talked together about how she balances life and performing, how she tells stories through music, and how her fiery spirit shows when it comes to seeing others mistreated.

Interviewing Jessica Daley felt like finding a long-lost friend. Jessica is so transparent and personable! Our time together flew by as she shared anecdotes from her life with her late Nan to how she has struggled with her mental health in the entertainment industry.

Elizabeth Camden was one of my favorite authors as a teenager hungry for meaningful romance novels with exciting plots. Elizabeth sat down with me and shared her journey from librarian to novelist as well as how she creates her stories. If you are a Hitchcock fan, you may want to stick around to the end when she shares some of her favorite Hitchcock films. ;)

Interviewing Deanne Bray Kotsur was a new and important opportunity for me on a professional and personal level. I learned a great deal about the deaf community, and the needs facing deaf children. I also gained a deeper appreciation for the power of sign language as a tool for communication between the deaf community and hearing individuals. A big thank you to sign language interpreter, Cass Del Castillo, for her participation in this interview!

Mya-Rose Craig, also known as "Birdgirl," spoke with me days after graduating from Cambridge University with her bachelor's in political science. We discussed how she came to love birds, whether there is a negative aspect to environmentalism, and the emotional weight of wanting to protect the environment.

It was a privilege to interview Maia Morgenstern. She was kind enough to give me an hour of her time before acting in a live performance. Morgenstern talked with me about acting as a profession, the importance of self-respect, and some of her experiences as a Jewish woman and actress.

Mag Ruffman is a Canadian actress who has lived her life trying new things and jumping into new opportunities. For some starters, Mag married her husband of over thirty years three weeks after meeting him. She also started her own home improvement show for women shortly after getting her contractor's license. Three years later, she created another show centering around random DIY projects. Mag shared many more tidbits of her life story with me, which made for an engaging and fun interview. Enjoy!

I really appreciated my time with David Paetkau. He was honest about the good and hard of acting for a living, as well as walking through difficult situations such as marital stress during the COVID pandemic and a friend's suicide.

Alejandro Monteverde sat down with me after just arriving in Morocco to shoot his next film. He talked with me about his passion behind filmmaking, the film he is currently working on, and the frustration he experiences when individuals label films without understanding.

Sidney Bush, aka Sidney Greenbush, sat down with me over zoom and talked about childhood acting, what life looked like after playing "Carrie" alongside her twin sister on Little House on the Prairie, and the passing of Sidney's mom three years ago. Sidney also shared with me a sweet childhood memory (involving cooked frog legs) of her and her family visiting the original World Trade Center.