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Working actors and mothers Katie MacNichol and Melanie Lora talk with fellow actor moms about balancing career, creativity and parenting. While no two stories are the same, what these women have in common is an ever-deepening relationship to their craft and a profound commitment to raising their kids in a way that feels true to them. Not just for actor moms, this podcast is for creatives parents of all ilks, and anyone wondering what it's like to be an artist and raise a family.
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- Kali Rocha Crafts A Sparkling Life · 1 h 1 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 6Actor and entrepreneur Kali Rocha never envisioned herself being on a Disney show, but after a near-death medical emergency during the birth of her second child, her perspective…
- Dana Green Finds Her Voice · 56 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 5Growing up in the Midwest, celebrated stage and voice actor Dana Green didn’t have a plan for how to become an actor. But as fate led her from Ohio to Iowa to Chicago to the…
- Jillian Armenante is The Stone in The Soup · 1 h 1 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 4If she’d had her druthers, award winning actor, director, writer, producer Jillian Armenante would have gotten started early and had a bunch of kids. But dumpster diving as a…
- Alex Hurt Wears the Suit He was Meant to Wear · 58 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 3Alex Hurt knew from a young age he wanted to be a parent, but not at the moment when it happened. When his partner got pregnant and the relationship broke down just as his career…
- Betsy Aidem Has Arrived · 50 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 2Betsy Aidem is fresh off a hugely successful Broadway run in the Pulitzer Prize -winning play Liberation when she joins Katie and Melanie in this vibrant conversation. She tells…
- A Special Mother's Day Episode · 51 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 1Season 4 opens with a pair of conversations very near and dear to our hosts’ hearts. In this episode, Melanie and Katie speak with their own mothers, Francie Lora and Loreen…
- Celeste Arias on Ball Gowns, Baby and The Big Bang · 1 h 0 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 9Brand new mama Celeste Arias never could have imagined the expansion she would feel after giving birth to her son - universes of love and enchantment - keeping her afloat during…
- Cindy Cheung Saw The Signs · 1 h 0 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 8Award winning actor Cindy Cheung blames a hot pink flyer stuck to a UCLA campus wall for causing her 180-degree turn away from applied mathematics and towards an acting career…
- April Matthis Will Show You Something Amazing · 56 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 7After she was told by someone in the business that she could either have a career or a family, award winning actor April Matthis made it her mission to show the world that it was…
- Shinah Hey Wants More Of This · 60 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 6As an in-demand Twin Cities actor, singer, dancer and comedienne, Shinah Hey went from one job to the next with barely a break in between. When she was offered a role she’d…
- Kelly Lester Is A Mother Of Invention · 57 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 5Kelly Lester is someone who shakes things up on a regular basis without even meaning to. While taking some time off from acting to raise a vibrant family, Kelly started not one…
- Katie MacNichol Feels Grateful and Faithful · 1 h 0 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 4NOTE BEFORE: In this episode we mention suicide ideation and drug use which may be sensitive subjects for some. Act Like A Mother creator and co-host Katie MacNichol takes her…
- Deborah Puette Flies To The Moon With Her Arms · 1 h 6 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 3Growing up in a family of hunters in a town without much art, award-winning actor, writer and director Deborah Puette didn’t have a name for what she yearned to do. After moving…
- Rosina Reynolds Says Do It Now · 55 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 2As a young woman fresh out of drama school in London, Rosina Reynolds’ wanderlust got the best of her. Instead of starting her acting career, she set sail on adventures that took…
- Kim Griffin Hasn't Got Time for Shame · 1 h 2 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 1Welcome to Season 3! Actor Kim Griffin did not move to LA to further her own career. After her daughter's diagnosis with Prader-Willi syndrome, Kim moved her family of 4 across…
- Purva Bedi Listens For Life's Heartbeat · 54 min · Temporada 2 Episodio 10Award-winning actor Purva Bedi tried to be practical by double-majoring in Economics and Theatre as an undergrad, but with acting and performing running through her bloodlines, a…
- J. Paul Boehmer In His Greatest Role Yet: Daddy · 54 min · Temporada 2 Episodio 9As a single gay actor going from out of town job to out of town job, J. Paul Boehmer didn’t think having children was in the realm of possibility for him. Then he met his…
- Hilary Ward Knows Who She Actually Is · 54 min · Temporada 2 Episodio 8Actor, producer, coach, union organizer and mom to a 13-year old boy, Hilary Ward shares with Katie and Melanie her beautiful perspective on life and work. She speaks about…
- Mary Bacon is a Living Legacy · 1 h 0 min · Temporada 2 Episodio 7Mary Bacon is an award-winning actor and a writer who has collaborated with countless esteemed playwrights, directors and theatres. From multiple world premieres to a canon of…
- Amanda Naughton Doesn't Do Vision Boards · 52 min · Temporada 2 Episodio 6Growing up as a latchkey kid with 2 working actor parents, there was little doubt that Amanda would follow in the family business. Now the mother of a 20-year-old daughter who…
