Back when I was an actor and director I had a policy of not reading reviews while the […]
Author: Amanda Shaffer
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called “bossy”. Or “intimidating”. Or how about “too” anything as in […]
Anti-Semitism is on the rise. The series of attacks and incidents taking place almost daily over the last […]
Much remains the same since I wrote this post back in 2014, and some are actually worse. One […]
Almost daily I tell folks in my workshops and discussions that it’s okay to make mistakes. When we […]
Way back in 1992 it was considered deviant to have a tattoo. People with tattoos fell into categories […]
When my daughter was younger, like many parents, we marked important days with a photo. First day of […]
For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing […]
I don’t know about you but I seem to have an almost magical ability to catalog every moment […]
I’m updating my website with the help of a super talented, visually oriented friend. An unexpected response to […]
There are some milestones in life where there is an expectation that we engage in a little self-reflection. […]
Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both […]
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Mr. Man and I are apart this year because he’s attending a […]
A friend I met when I was 12 is now in critical condition in the ICU. A friendship […]
It seems like every day now we see another example of people protesting and shutting down speakers when […]
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