In this deeply honest and inspiring episode, we sit down with Trish, a Scottish-born film editor now based in New Jersey, working out of New York City. From growing up as the youngest of five in a strict Catholic family in Paisley, to building a celebrated career editing TV commercials and films — Trish's journey is one of resilience, reinvention, and refusing to give up.
Trish opens up about getting pregnant at 18, giving her son up for adoption, and the shame and silence that surrounded it all. Raised in a deeply Catholic household where these things were never spoken about, she carried that weight largely alone — and channelled it into an unstoppable drive to prove herself. She left Scotland, worked her way through London and Italy, and eventually landed in New York, where she finally felt at home.She talks candidly about building a career as one of the few female editors in New York, raising a family without any support network nearby, and navigating the relentless hustle of the industry. She also shares the joy of reconnecting with her son years later, her breast cancer diagnosis and what it taught her about letting go, and the film script she wrote during the pandemic about her own life story.
Trish leaves us with the wisdom she wishes she'd had earlier: \"This too shall pass.\" \"Sometimes the best decision is no decision at all.\" And her firm belief that when you stop holding on too tightly, life has a way of working itself out.
Follow Trish on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/trishmfuller/
and follow her film project at @birdsthemovie