Confessions Of An Actress
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsHosted by Broadway, TV and Film Actress, Author Meredith Patterson since 2018. Each week, Meredith sits down with her guests to catch up about their life in the entertainment industry. Authentic. Honest. Vulnerable.
Every Wednesday, Meredith gives you tips on how actresses and artists stay healthy; body, mind & spirit, in her bonus episodes called #WellnessWednesday. She is a board certified holistic health coach and graduate of The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC and National Holistic Institute in Los Angeles.
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4 - Tiffany DeMarco
April 03, 2024 17:57 - 54 minutes - 75.8 MBIn this episode, actress Tiffany DeMarco talks about how she developed her passion for film when she was very young. Having grown up in Los Angeles, her father, always told her stories of the wonderful world of moviemaking. As an actress, among many shorts and supporting roles in films, she's been the lead in the feature film "Anarchy Parlor" which headlined at Screamfest LA and is currently on SHOWTIME. She has graduated from California State University of Northridge with a Bachelors in Ci...
3 - Ruth Williamson
April 03, 2024 17:56 - 48 minutes - 59.8 MBMeredith sits down with veteran Broadway & TV actress Ruth Williamson to discuss the highs and lows of life as an actress, her big break, the benefits of plastic surgery, stage vs television acting, and so much more! Follow her @wruthws #broadway #actress #confessionsofanactress #podcast #newepisode #explore #instagood #tv #meredithpatterson #love #work #real --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
2 - Christiane Noll
April 03, 2024 17:56 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBThis New York born, New Jersey raised actress received TONY and Drama Desk Award nominations and won a Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of Mother in the Kennedy Center Revival of RAGTIME on Broadway. She is currently starring in the record-breaking First National Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN. She made her Broadway debut creating the role of Emma in JEKYLL & HYDE, receiving a FANY award for Best actress in a musical. Ms. Noll received her second Drama Desk nomination for her work in CHAPLIN on ...
1 - Meet your Host Meredith Patterson
April 03, 2024 17:55 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBGet to know your host Meredith Patterson as she takes you through some personal childhood stories, describes her own headshot and resume while recalling Julie Andrews getting her a meeting with late director Garry Marshall and how she got the job of teaching Channing Tatum how to tap dance! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Hydration
April 03, 2024 17:44 - 11 minutes - 11 MBWhy Hydration is Crucial for Long-Term Health Water is the essence of life, constituting up to 60% of the human body. Every system, organ, and cell relies on adequate hydration to function optimally. From regulating body temperature to aiding digestion and nutrient absorption, water plays a pivotal role in maintaining overall well-being. Chronic dehydration can lead to a myriad of health issues, including fatigue, headaches, impaired cognitive function, and even more severe conditions such ...
Episode 97 - Confessions with Meredith
December 08, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 15.4 MBIn keeping with authenticity, this is not the 99th episode as I said, it is truly the 97th. This is my confession and a deep dive into how I am unwinding so many beliefs. I dive into my connection to my worth being what I have accomplished as an artist and how I still don’t believe I have made it in the entertainment industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Covert Narcissism
November 15, 2023 17:41 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBMeredith talks at length about her own dealings with covert narcissism in her life and family. Please read VeryWellMind.com article about Understanding The Covert Narcissist. Follow @terricole and YouTube psychologist Barbara Heffernan for more information on signs and recovery tips for Narcissism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Addiction
November 08, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBThis Wellness Wednesday dives into the 6 personality traits of addiction and addicts. If you need help and are an addict please reach out to your local facility, a family member or friend for help. RIP Matthew Perry 💔 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Success Momentum
October 25, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBMeredith gives tips on how to help obtain your goals and keep success momentum. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Tips to Release Stored Trauma in your Body
October 04, 2023 17:53 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThis wellness Wednesday, Meredith talks about releasing stored trauma from your body and gives you tips on how to do it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
96 - Confessions with Meredith
September 29, 2023 16:19 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode, Meredith gets vulnerable and authentic about her journey as an actress in the entertainment industry and where she is today. Follow her on social media @confessionsofanactress @merpatterson @merieproductions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The Million Dollar Morning Routine
February 22, 2023 12:15 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBThis Wellness Wednesday, Meredith discusses Mel Robbins techniques and her million dollar morning routine which takes you through six brilliant steps to start your day off right. Go to MelRobbins.com for more information --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
95 - Confessions with Meredith
February 17, 2023 22:11 - 10 minutes - 9.84 MBIn this brief episode Meredith talks about how simply shifting your energy can bring what you want closer to reality! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Depression
February 15, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBIn this bonus episode Meredith talks about depression, clinical and with her own personal experience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
94 - Confessions with Meredith
February 03, 2023 16:49 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBMeredith talks about her side hustle that she quit because it wasn’t bringing her joy and Broadway HD. And why she thinks shows should be streamed from the Lincoln Center archives citing the following article. https://playbill.com/article/why-you-cant-stream-broadway-shows --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
94 - Confession with Meredith
February 03, 2023 16:49 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBMeredith talks about her side hustle that she quit because it wasn’t bringing her joy and Broadway HD. And why she thinks shows should be streamed from the Lincoln Center archives citing the following article. https://playbill.com/article/why-you-cant-stream-broadway-shows --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Doing Things That Scare You
February 01, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWant to be happier? Do things that scare you. This bonus episode is about facing your fears and diving in and the positive effects of getting out of your comfort zone. Meredith refers to the article https://medium.com/writers-blokke/want-to-be-happier-try-doing-things-that-scare-you-4b99e065c481 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
93 - Happy 2023 - Welcome Merie Productions
January 06, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBMerie Productions is Meredith’s new production company that is dedicated to providing quality stage, tv, film and literary projects worldwide. Donate to Merie with her current crowd funding page https://gofund.me/23a0d377 or via Venmo @meriellc. Thank you for your support of creativity and inspiration in the world 💋 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The Five Stages Of Grief
November 30, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this bonus episode Meredith talks about the five stages of grief, from the famed Swiss psychologist Elizabeth Kubler Ross’ book On Death & Dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - 5 Steps to Reinvent Yourself
September 14, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB5 Steps to Reinvent Yourself: Create the Future You Visualize --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - 13 Principals of Think & Grow Rich
August 31, 2022 20:38 - 23 minutes - 22 MBMeredith discusses Napoleon Hill's Book Think & Grow Rich Follow along in this Fearless Motivation article link 13 Principals of Think & Grow Rich Try to apply them yourself and watch your life change --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The 5am Club
June 22, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBMeredith talks about the transformation you can make with your life by joining The 5am Club, a method of starting your day from the book by Robin Sharma. Own your morning and elevate your life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Professional & Personal Self Worth
June 01, 2022 11:30 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBHow Do We Separate Professional and Personal Identity? From Article https://www.thoughtfull.world/post/separating-professional-and-personal-identity Our roles at work and our personal identity are closely intertwined. Imagine this common scenario: When someone asks us: “What do you do?” Most of us naturally reply with what wedo for work even when the question isn’t work-specific. In social situations like these, our jobs provide us with a quick way to define and position ourselves in rel...
#WellnessWednesday - Awards For Artists
May 11, 2022 11:30 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBMeredith talks about the emotional ups and downs of awards and striving for awards as an artist in this business. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The Importance Of Downtime
April 27, 2022 15:43 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBMeredith talks about the importance of prioritizing your mental health, creating space and downtime for your body and mind, and gives you tips on how to do this. Referencing article https://selecthealth.org/blog/2021/01/5-ways-to-rest-and-refresh-your-brain --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Expressing & Suppressing Emotions
March 23, 2022 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBMeredith talks about why some people suppress negative emotions and how some feel being vulnerable is the most courageous way to show you are human. Research from Healthline.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Self Esteem, Doubt & Confidence
November 03, 2021 18:04 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBMeredith talks about self esteem, doubt and confidence as an actress in the entertainment industry. Citing an article from TheCreativeMind.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Financial Health
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWe don’t talk enough about money and your health. This episode Meredith dives in and plants seeds to help your financial health become wealth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/support
#WellnessWednesday - Question Your Limiting Beliefs
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBMeredith guided you through 7 Journal Prompts to Question your limiting beliefs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Viceral Manipulation Therapy
August 25, 2021 20:15 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBMeredith talks about an incredible form of manual therapy called Viceral Manipulation she had performed at Fifth Avenue Massage in Whitefish, MT --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Protect Your Energy
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBCiting an article from PsychCentral.com, Meredith gives tips and insight on how to protect yourself from negative energy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Self Care
May 27, 2021 03:18 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBMeredith talks about ways to take care of yourself, body, mind and spirit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - 21 Tips for a better 2021
May 19, 2021 22:43 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBMeredith reads from one of her favorite websites https://tofubud.com/blogs/tips/wellness-tips --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - PTSD
May 12, 2021 14:42 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and it’s connection to the Pandemic and Covid 19. Visit www.ptsd.va.gov for more information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - NUCCA
May 05, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBMeredith talks about the incredible chiropractic technique called NUCCA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Hot Springs
April 21, 2021 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBMeredith talks about the benefits of Hot Springs. @fairmonthotsprings #fairmonthotsprings #hotsprings --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - I Am Fully Vaccinated
April 14, 2021 20:49 - 12 minutes - 12 MBMeredith talks about her getting fully vaccinated for the Covid 19 Virus 💚 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Seaspiracy & Minimalism
March 31, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBMeredith talks about the new Netflix’s Documentary Seaspiracy and 9 Things We Should Never Minimize. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Side Hustle
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBMeredith gives you advice from her own experience doing side hustles and recent articles from CastingFrontier.com about the best Side Hustles for actors and artists. Go to earnings.Arbonne.com for more information on being an Arbonne consultant. Go to www.MeredithBrayley.Arbonne.com to join Meredith’s digital business as a client or consultant. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Don’t Quit
March 10, 2021 22:05 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBDon't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is strange with its twists and turns As every one of us sometimes learns And many a failure comes about When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't give up though the pace seems slow— Yo...
#WellnessWednesday - Age Well
March 03, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBEver heard of Bachukiol? You will after today’s bonus episode. Learn how to #AgeWell and all about Meredith’s favorite company #Arbonne and their newest skin care line that Meredith is incorporating into her beauty routine. Purchase your own Age Well Skin Care Set www.MeredithBrayley.Arbonne.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - 7 Daily Habits
February 24, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 7.21 MBMeredith gives advice from one of her favorite websites www.becomingminimalist.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The Price Of Fame
February 17, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBMeredith talks about the price, both mentally and monetarily, of fame and being rich and famous. Citing quotes from celebrities and speaking of the new documentary “Framing Britney Spears” #freebritney #priceoffame #fame #celebrity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - The Compound Effect
February 10, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBMeredith talks about one of the best ways to get to your goals, the compound effect! Read @darrenhardy book The Compound Effect --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Tips for a Sharper Mind
February 03, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBMeredith gives wellness advice from neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, about sharpening your brain and mind with 5 wonderful tips from his new book “Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age” @sanjaygupta @hellofresh @betterhelp --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Surviving Trauma
January 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBMeredith gives her own insight and observations on surviving trauma, referencing 7 tips from PsychologyToday.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Hope
January 20, 2021 15:57 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBThis bonus episode talks about the importance of hope in your life. Quoting from PsychologyToday.com #hope #renewal #health #holistichealth #gratitude --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Vulnerability
January 13, 2021 17:10 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBMeredith talks about the power and courage of being vulnerable, her own struggles with perfectionism, criticism, and how being vulnerable is the way to be an authentic, honest, true artist and the only way to have strong relationships. @brenebrown #daringgreatly @betterhelp #therapy #vulnerability #truth #authenticity #love --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Happy New Year
January 07, 2021 00:19 - 7 minutes - 7.29 MBMeredith connects with you body, mind & spirit on holistic health. BetterHelp.com TerriCole.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message
#WellnessWednesday - Letting Go Of What Was
December 17, 2020 05:33 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBThis episode is all about letting go of the life you imagined, or the year you imagined. Meredith takes you through tips from the article Why Happiness Means Letting Go Of The Life You Imagined from www.tinybuddha.com #HolisticHealth #TinyBuddha #Health #MentalHealth #Covid19 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message