Episode 59: Sylvie Mae Baldwin

Christopher Heimerman

Sylvie Mae Baldwin performed her one-woman show, Skinny Crazy Small six days a week, first in Seattle and then in New York City. Then she sporadically performed for healthcare professionals. Each time, she had to go back to sixth grade, when her eating disorder took over her life. She couldn't just perform. It had to be authentic. She had to go back there and relive it, to make the audience feel her pain, her struggles, and her triumph.

Name a role in producing a show, and Sylvie has filled it. Her CV reads like a scroll. But while she loves acting, her greatest achievement is creating a show that has helped countless people and swung the needle on the stigma surrounding mental health and eating disorders. After last performing Skinny Crazy Small about 5 years ago, she's now resurrecting it and looking forward to directing a new incarnation with a new cast.

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