Today I had the privilege of sitting down for a live conversation with @Amy Bennett, a young performing artist joining me from London. This wasn’t about credits, résumés, or achievements. It was about the human journey behind the art. What it means to keep showing up. What it means to stay grounded when doubt visits. What it means to grow, not just as an artist, but as a person. There’s a quiet strength in Amy’s presence. The kind of strength that doesn’t rush, doesn’t perform for approval, and doesn’t pretend to have it all figured out. Just honesty, practice, and the courage to keep becoming. If you’re a creative, a young artist, or someone walking their own path of becoming, I invite you to watch and listen with an open heart. This is Living Strong. Not loud. Not rushed. Just real. 👇 Watch the spotlight conversation below

Coming out of the Starlight Express Alumni reunion, something stayed with me. Not just from the alumni — but from parents, students, local business owners, and people I spoke with in the days around it. Different lives. Different seasons. Same undercurrent. Questions about usefulness. About purpose. About direction. About how to prioritize what actually matters now. I heard people wrestling with change — not dramatically, but honestly. Careers shifting. Bodies changing. Roles evolving. A quiet sense of, “What’s next — and how do I stay meaningful in it?” I sat with that. And I realized it’s the same set of questions I’ve been living with myself. So I put a few things into words inside the Premium Knowledge Base — not as answers, but as reflections drawn from how I actually live and work now. They’re about: • why usefulness matters more than relevance • the questions I return to when things feel unclear • how I decide what to create — and what to leave alone I didn’t write them to persuade anyone. I wrote them because something shared needed to be named. If those questions have been close to your heart lately, you’ll recognize what’s being explored. No pressure. Just listening — and responding with care. Living Strong. Always.

Please join me in welcoming @Amy Bennett to the Living Strong community. Amy shared in her bio that she is a Musical Theatre Performer—and right there, that tells me a lot. Theatre people know discipline. They know repetition. They know vulnerability, courage, and what it means to stand in the light after doing the unseen work. Amy, we’re grateful you’re here. Living Strong is a space where lived experience matters, where the artist, the human, and the journey all get honored. Whether your path has been center stage, backstage, or somewhere in between, you belong here. Welcome to the circle. Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to Living Strong. Glad you’re with us.