Lily Mariye started as a dancer before becoming an actor. Her most notable work is on the fifteen seasons of NBC’s “ER.” While appearing on “ER,” she discovered she loved directing, and this is currently the primary expression of her creativity. She was a multi-hyphenate before millennials made it cool. She talks about the importance of doing all the things you love to do and surrounding yourself with likeminded artists. Sound familiar? Enjoy!

On this episode of The Raj Pod, my friend and my TV mentor, Golden Girls director Lex Passaris tells us how we can all learn from Betty White. He also shares some rarely told stories! I hope you enjoy.

I’m back! And it’s episode three. Too often, when we fall off the wagon of some goal or set intention, we are tempted to start over. My hypothesis is that this sets us up for even more pain as we ping-pong between extremes. What if we simply continue from where we are?

This guided breath work and meditation is how I end each fear navigation lesson with a student. My hope is that we would practice this breath work daily so that it will become second nature. Whereas the body typically tenses at the onset of fear, it can be trained to immediately breathe instead. You can breathe through it.

You know that dream where you’re naked at school? I lived it so you don’t have to. It’s awful. It can make you rethink your whole life—unless Tom Hanks steps in with God-breathed advice.