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War is easy compared to the solitary silence after.
My life has been a battle before I was even born.

Only thing that has always helped get out of my funk is creating and making things.

Follow me explore tools for Stress, Anxiety and PTSD... as I engage with creative folks and healers.

John Fukuda - ceramist

John talks to us about the racism, grief and anger and shares how the physical aspects of making his ceramic vases help him heal.

When John Fukuda lived in NY he had a business card that said astronaut and supermodel... in reality he was a struggling actor and low life. Now back in LA (john is a native Californian) his card now says potter and poet. This means the ceramics makes him feel productive and centered, while the writing causes him to walk in circles and pull out his hair.

instagram: @thefukuda
twitter: @FukudaJohn

Zaina Alwan | installation artist - healer

Zaina talks to her about her knowledge of PTSD and shares her installation art.

Zaina Alwan was born and raised in El Segundo, California, in a house her family still lives in.

Bachelors Degree from Loyola Marymount University, Philosophy.
Masters Degree from Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
Nationally and State Liscenced Acupuncturist and Herbalist.

Alberto Hernandez - hat maker

Alberto of @MeshikaHats talks about anxiety and shows us how he makes straw and felt hats.

Alberto Hernandez: The Man Behind Meshika

I am a third generation hat-maker; my father and grandfather began teaching me how to make hats when I was twelve years old. When I first learned how to make hats I was not particularly passionate about the craft, but all that changed when I saw "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" with Clint Eastwood. I still remember the feeling of electricity running through my body when I saw those western hats - dirty and worn, powerful and timeless. It was a style of hat I had never seen before.

I remember laying in bed that night dreaming about the hats. I needed to know where they were made, and by whom, and how! My research led me to Los Angeles, California - the city of dreams.

In 2006 I began as an apprentice at a hat shop in Burbank, California. I learned a new world of hat styles and a different type of craftsmanship. I fell in love with hat making, as a craft and a calling. For 12 years I honed my skills and mastered the craft of designing premier hats.

In 2018 my friends, family, and clients pushed me to pursue my passion and start my own company. Meshika was born.

I have learned a lot during my journey, and something I repeat often is: “never give up on your dreams.” I never gave up my dream of realizing my potential as a hat-maker, and making hats with unparalleled quality and character. Now my hats are worn by icons across multiple arenas. At times it feels surreal, but it's a product of hard work, patience, great friends, love, support, and a bit of luck.

Seeing my hats on my clients gives me the most beautiful feeling - it's how I know I was born to make hats. I love how my creations enable me to make others feel good about themselves. I love that my hats make people smile, give them confidence, and make them courageous.

I created Meshika so that I could reach more people with my hats.

I created Meshika to give people the unique joy creating a hat can bring.

I created Meshika for the people.

Sailene Ossman - ganja goddess

Sailene aka Glowing Goddess shares her CBD mocktail recipe and her knowledge of CBD's and it's uses.

Saliene Ossman, has been a fixture in the Los Angeles cannabis scene since the mid-90’s. As legalization and moralization progressed, Sailene emerged out of the green closet as one of the cannabis’ most trusted advocates. Never losing sight of her sense of mission and love for the plant, she branched out in a variety of ventures. The web series, Smoke in the Kitchen with Mama Sailene, introduced her love of food, cannabis, and entertaining to an international audience. Her upscale pop-up events and private parties for the likes of P.Diddy proved that cannabis-enhanced social gathering could be as elegant as they were fun. Her support of charitable and political organizations such as the Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force, California Cannabis Advocates, disaster relief in both California and Mexico has made her a fixture at community meetings and demonstrations. And her work with the exploding Glowing Goddess Getaways, a series of women’s empowerment retreats, has become the coveted golden ticket in cannabis circles.

ig ~ @theofficialsailene
ig~ @glowinggoddessgetaway

Morgan Lariah - filmmaker & zero waste advocate

Morgan talks to us about enviromental stress and shares how we can use common items to make zero waste products for daily use.

Morgan Lariah graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Antioch University Los Angeles with a BA in Film Studies. Her thesis film from Antioch University, Colony One, which she wrote and directed, was one of three short films selected to take part in the prestigious showcase on campus.
Always seeking roles that are challenging and enriching married, with a deep desire to help shift the way women are often portrayed in the media, she began to write and produce her own works in 2011. Her first short film, 2-Star, premiered at the East End Film Festival in London and went on to screen at festivals around the world.

5th Passenger, a sci-fi thriller, marks her first feature film as co-writer, producer and actress. The 5th Passenger screenplay made it to the second round in the 2012 Austin Film Festival and won Best Feature Screenplay, 2nd Runner-up at the 2012 Fantastic Planet Film Festival. 5th Passenger had a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles and was picked up for distribution by Epic Pictures. It became available on most VOD platforms and Redbox last year.

Her current script, Full Take, was a semi-finalist for the 2017 Sundance/YouTube New Voices lab. The teaser trailer created for Full Take was an official selection of the 2018 Women in Film Mini Upfronts program and screened at Netflix with sixteen other female filmmakers.

www.5thpassenger.com
ig ~ @morganlariah

Carrie Certa - producer & artist

Carrie talks about how her high functioning anxiety has shaped her life and shares her personal art with us.

Carrie Lynn Certa is a seasoned Producer and Writer, having worked on various televisions series and independent feature films in the United States and around the world. She has international experience as a Line Producer, having worked on location in Ethiopia, India, France and the Philippines. Able to bridge both the creative and logistical needs of a production, she brings an enormous skill set to every network and studio project she joins. Trained in the theater, Carrie’s work both on and off the stage has brought opportunities in live stage performance, as well as theater productions.

A perpetual “student of the business”, Carrie believes deeply in staying current in industry trends and technology, and will often organize panels and seminars for the betterment of her colleagues. An active member of both the PGA and the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory, she is most proud of serving as the Vice President/AP Council of the Producers Guild of America.

In 2018, Carrie was named one for the “50 Women Who Can Change Media/Entertainment” by Gloria Felt’s Take the Lead organization. Her passion for inclusion and diversity is evident in every aspect of her work.

ig ~ @carrielynncerta

Courtney Dusenberry - scenic artist & props

Courtney shares her experience with anxiety and depression and we try a acrylic pour-over on wood for the first time!

Courtney is a theatrical artisan, who is stoked to be back with Boston Court for her third show with the company, and her first EVER production with an all-female team. Yes, Queens. She moved to NYC after college (Occidental ’09) and worked for Acadia Scenic, painting sets for Fuse, MSG Network, and NBC. Since being back in LA, she has worked for Scenic Highlights, The Wallis Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts, A Noise Within, Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, and LA Philharmonic. Big thanks to Bruce and Lynne for their love and support, and Derek for the snuggles.

Courtney's dog, DEREK has an ig page ~ @hikerpupd

Erin Valenti - Therapist

Erin Valente is a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist Associate whose focus is on the integration of mind, body and soul to facilitate healing from the human experience. Her work began on the domestic violence hotline and crisis shelters helping to facilitate safety for her clients. She currently works at Southern California Counseling Center working with individual, couples, and families suffering from a range of issues such as trauma, depression, and anxiety. Additionally, she hosts workshops all geared towards self-healing.

Zebulon Krohl - musician

Zebulon shares how he uses his music to deal with his stress and anxiety.

Zebulon Krol grew up in a Colorado ski town. His love of music began at an early age and by many reports it is what got him through the “rough” years. Zebulon had visual and auditory processing delays and struggled in school. He could always verbalize and create music. He often said that he heard music in his head and he had to get it out. Unable to spell or read he was more than frustrated with the struggle. The judgement of the school system gave him every reason to feel like a complete loss. He found his first success in drama and music. He was able to create a music studio in the high school with community grants and finished a full length album before he graduated. He went to the “Berklee College of Music” and found his stride. He promoted shows and completed another album with a band in the “batting cage”, a self built studio, in the basement of a run down house in Boston. Boston is where he developed a style that placed melody above all else. A recording contract took Zebulon back to Colorado to record an album. Zebulon spent that year in Colorado remembering why he fell in love with music in the first place. Zebulon is now in Los Angeles, he released an EP “True North” in 2018 and is completing a full length album to be released in 2020.

There is a rare meticulousness that you can hear in Zebulon’s work that is inspired by Michael Jackson, Prince, and Wu Tang Clan. After years of working in bands, touring, producing, and DJing nightclubs, Zebulon has combined all of his talents into one powerful expression of funk from deep space, like a neon colored dance at lightspeed, colored in with positivity, desire and love. He has taken his own name as a moniker, and is now creating his sound, one true to his original sources of inspiration and to himself. He is in his words “a one man army”. He is the man behind the curtain and he is creating his life.

open.spotify.com/album/0lVph9H5BrOTHafJ2hENv3
www.instagram.com/zebulonkrol/
www.facebook.com/ZebulonKrol3
www.twitter.com/Zebulon_krol
www.youtu.be/GL1c-c9b-7M

produced, created, hosted by ~ Judy Jean Kwon

camera ~ Kyle Shaddeau

edited by ~ Kyle Shaddeau

& Judy Jean Kwon

music by ~ Zebulon Krohl