Fearlessly Failing with Lola Berry

Righto, time of a little update. Also let's welcome the Bosso (aka Matt Sofo aka my lovely fiancé) back to this pod!

First of all; there’s news from the Fearlessly Failing pod camp, and we’ve moved homes. After almost 4 years at iHeart Australia we have officially moved to our new home Acast. It’s called migration when you change pod homes like this, and amongst the drama of it all, our pod disappeared from Apple Podcasts, so after 7 days of searching for a lost pod it's officially back, Apple Support saved the day and restored the some 850 episodes. So it’s with excitement and a fresh new pod zest that i’m excited to bring you along for the ride. Eps will drop in the same order: Monday long form, Wednesday hot seat and Friday LA diary. And you can listen wherever you like to listen to pods.

Next up; we saw an Aussie movie today. it’s getting a U.S. release and its called Kangaroo Island, it’s all shot in South Australia. Wowee this one is a stunner of a film but its def a tear jerker, so pack your tissues. It tackles grief, death, family dynamics and voluntary euthanasia. Just so you’re walking in prepared. It is so beautiful but also confronting and heart warming at the same time.

This week i’ve been lucky enough to tape 3 acting auditions, one was really fun. Here’s the thing though, i’ll never know how it was received unless i get a call back, so when i hit send i try not to give it another second of thought.

I also sent off a book pitch, if you’re new to my page you may not know that aside from acting and podcasting i’m also a nutritionist and have written 11 health and wellness books. So i’ve popped my nutrition cap back on in a sense for this book idea, so the pitch has been sent, fingers and toes crossed. Not that, unlike an audiuton i probably will think about again, because publishers are usually so lovely with letting you know if they thing an idea has legs or not.

Righto, onto the meditation: I set myself a goal to do 30 days of meditation in a row. Here’s how it went, now I was pretty resistant if I’m honest, I’m that annoying person who always thinks they’re time poor. Terrible excuse I know, but that was mine. With all that said, here’s what I’ve learnt:

- some meds are better than others (meds = meditations)

- some days I feel like a whimsical fairy when i meditate and other times I feel like I’m simply making a list of all the things that have annoyed me that day (no surprises if you know me, I have 4 Virgos in my chart)

- it’s a wonderful circuit breaker

- it’s made me realise how much unnecessary stress and worry I hang onto

- it’s given me the space to process things

- it’s helped me walk into stressful situations feeling more grounded

- it doesn’t mitigate fear but it definitely helps me welcome fear and the lessons it can bring

- am I going to continue? Hack yeah! New goal: 60 days in a row!

ps. totally seperate to mediating, i built my own website. I know - crazy right! I did it with the help of AI and honestly, it took me about 3 days and thats just because i’m a control freak, i reckon you could make one in half a day! Here’s my wesbite if you want to have a squizz: lolaberry.com

Righto, thats it from me!

Big love from La La Land!