Last week I had a pretty big vo session. I was psyched. The session began and the first thing the director said was “So, Rachel are you familiar with the campaign we have running right now?” My, was I happy to be able to say yes… and actually be telling the truth! Years ago I…
August is always a special month for me. I find myself in reflection mode. Not only is it the happy month of my wedding anniversary, but it’s also the month I moved to LA and started my incredible West Coast journey. I had always wanted to live in California. I had been living in NYC…
I have really been enjoying the Olympics. It’s so inspiring. Most of all, I love watching the athletes who win gold. Who doesn’t? I love watching that seemingly effortless performance – the ultimate expression of someone at the top of their game. It’s what we’re in pursuit of as creatives: being so in sync and…
I love the mellowness of summer. Somehow I do not feel overly guilty about taking it easy during these hot and languid days. It is nice to be on cruise control sometimes. I so rarely let myself cruise. My inner slave driver always thinks I should be doing MORE MORE MORE so I find that…
Yoga is such a powerful force. It brings thoughts to the surface that I never would have even been connected to. Today we had a long guided meditation during Shavasana. I never think I need those (Shavasanas or guided meditations)… I never think I need stillness and passive poses, but indeed, every time…
I grew up reading and I’ve always been a book lover. I was admittedly kind of a snob about reading over listening-thinking that I liked the solitude of my own mind and my own imagination best…until after about two years of a good friend’s unbridled enthusiasm (thank you for your persistence, Amy Rubinate!) I finally…
As voice actor we represent many different things over the course of our careers. Every once in a while we get to voice for something we feel particularly excited to be a part of. As a proponent of Solar Energy, I’m proud to be a part of the Water Heated By the Sun “Green Routine”…
Today is St. Paddy’s Day and that means I’m honoring my maternal grandmother, Catherine Crystal Costa. I’m mostly Italian, that’s true, but I get my quarter Irish from my Nonna Costa, as we called her. Nonna epitomized the Irish fighting spirit. She was tough, outspoken and more fun than anyone I know. She loved to drink…
Happy Valentines Day all. It is funny that I’m feeling compelled to write this post because I have to acknowledge, it seems like such a sham to me in many ways, all about selling things and consumerism. Cards and wasteful plastic things, crappy candy and over priced, crowded restaurants filled with expectations, that sort of…
The start of a new year is always such a great feeling. So much promise, a blank slate, a chance to start again. As humans we measure things in time and it’s such a clear-cut marker of what has transpired and what is possible. I always make it a point to look back and reflect…