Issue 27: The 6-ish Things That Help Me Feel the Most Myself

My Tried and True List.

I didn’t grow up confident or sure of myself at all. I was always looking outside of myself for approval and affirmation that I was doing, saying, being, the right thing. That is probably why I loved performing so much. In real life I was awkward, shy and insecure. On stage, I could be someone other than myself. I could lose myself in a character and be…