#2. Today's guest is actress, author, and playwright Krystina Bailey Brawer. Krystina is not yet a mother but wants to be, and we get into all the messy realities of deciding when to have a kid, balancing income streams as an actor, shifting identities, and how we have defined success as millennial women.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro + being a multi-hyphenate
5:08 Not a mother yet + fears around becoming a mom
10:45 Reality of balancing income streams in the entertainment industry
13:26 What changes would help support mothers in the industry?
18:36 How do you think becoming a mom will shift your identity & your creative life?
22:13 Feeling like you can’t have a kid until life circumstances are perfect
24:43 Krystina’s current messy
26:56 Different standards working with all female reps
28:28 Work & audition strategies shifting
31:43 Deciding to bring a child into the world right now
Krystina is an award-winning actress known for her work on "The Savant" starring Jessica Chastain, "Beyond the Gates" (CBS), "Tusla King (Paramount+), “The L Word: Generation Q" (Showtime), Jordan Peele's "Weird City" (YouTube Premium), "Blue Bloods" (CBS), and "The Family Business" (BET+). A graduate of Manhattanville College with a double major in theater and education, and a holder of a Business of Entertainment Certificate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she has starred in six independent films, co-producing one that received multiple honors including an "Award of Recognition" from the Accolade Global Film Competition. Her play "Showtime" earned her a nomination for Best Playwright in the Midtown International Theater Festival, and her book "Actors! What You Need to Know Before Moving to LA" hit #1 in Amazon's Performing Arts Industry new releases.
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