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Grief Comes in Waves: Learning to feel our feelings
I have been a longtime mental health advocate and supporter of therapy. I write about it often. When I was younger, I started seeing...
kaitcald
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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Fore Score and Nine Holes Ago: How language and symbols in the sports world perpetuate racism
This week professional golfers are competing in The Masters Tournament, which is one of six major tournaments. The Masters — originally...
kaitcald
Jun 28, 20234 min read
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You win some, you lose some: A tale of lost friendships and learning to be a better friend
Some days, sorrow and joy will be intertwined, a delicate dance of dark and light — both deserve to be softly held, both belong in sight....
kaitcald
Apr 24, 20235 min read
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It's Dead Out There: When the Entertainment Industry Comes to a Halt
In February 2020, the entertainment industry was on an upswing. Many of us had been working consistently until December of 2019, had...
kaitcald
Mar 24, 20237 min read
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Fate or Free Will: A Haiku
Should we call it fate? Was it written in the stars? Or merely of chance? But some things just are Can’t always look to the stars For the...
kaitcald
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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The Spring Equinox: A Time of Rebirth and Renewal
“Come with me into the woods where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or particular, but one of the...
kaitcald
Mar 21, 20235 min read
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Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend
On moving through depression and finding peace amidst the sadness You take whatever works from wherever you can find it, and you keep...
kaitcald
Mar 14, 20235 min read
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Low rise jeans and g-strings: One woman's journey through modern sexuality
Content warning: Eating disorders, body shape/size, mental illness, sexuality I have struggled with body image and self-confidence my...
kaitcald
Mar 11, 20238 min read
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Female Feature Friday - Maggie Brown
Born and raised in the southern farmlands of Alabama, Maggie Brown was drawn to film and television at a pretty young age. The oldest of...
kaitcald
Feb 24, 202310 min read
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For the Love of the Desert
Only in the void, a disorienting space we conceive of as being vacant and thus a landscape of open possibilities, can we imagine...
kaitcald
Feb 21, 202312 min read
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Adventures & Fear
But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make...
kaitcald
Feb 7, 20234 min read
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From Blue to Orange to Red: Why The Sky Changes Colors
When I was a kid, my dad asked my brother and I to explain why the sky changes colors during sunrise and sunset. We didn’t know the...
kaitcald
Feb 7, 20235 min read
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Female Feature Friday - Danaya Wattanapan
Born in Thailand, Danaya’s family moved to the states in August 2000, just before her seventh birthday. They settled in Dallas, Texas,...
kaitcald
Feb 7, 202310 min read
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Female Feature Friday - Ailee O'Neill
Ailee is an Executive Producer in unscripted television and documentary. She’s a showrunner* extraordinaire, a fearless but compassionate...
kaitcald
Feb 6, 20237 min read
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Female Feature Friday - Amanda Pust
Amanda is an A2* in the Audio Department, and she lives here in Los Angeles. She is adopted and grew up in Northern California with her...
kaitcald
Feb 6, 20235 min read
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Working In A Mask
It's October 2020 and, I'll be honest, I had huge plans for this year. I'm sure we all did. Work was fruitful for a minute there. It felt...
kaitcald
Feb 6, 20234 min read
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Your First PA Gig
My first production assistant gig in LA was a four-day sizzle shoot for an unscripted docuseries*. When I walked in, I did the usual...
kaitcald
Feb 5, 20239 min read
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