Mommywood

This is a solo episode about the intrusive thoughts we all have. Aren't they wonderful? Not. But let's normalize it, make each other feel a little better and talk about some ways we can deal with them.

Enjoy with raw unedited catch up episode with Cecilia and Emily where they do exactly that: catch up on what they've been up to as moms and creatives. TRANSCRIPTMeeting Purpose Impromptu Zoom meeting to wrap up Season 3 of their podcast Emily booked a co-star role on the HBO Max show The Bookie, joining SAG Emily's daughter turned 2, they had a donut-themed birthday party Cecilia directed...

Elizabeth VonderHaar is a board certified obgyn, currently practicing as an obgyn hospitalist in St. Louis, Missouri.  Areas of interest include lactation support, exercise and rehabilitation (including pregnancy and postpartum), nutrition counseling, and cervical cancer screening.  She is married to an amazing and supportive husband, Greg, and is the mother of 2, Zoe (age 3) and Randy (15 months)...

Caity Ware is a UCLA alumna and moderately busy twin mom, actor, producer, and executive assistant. She has appeared on  American Horror Story ,  S.W.A.T. , and most recently recurred on  For All Mankind . Caity has produced more than two-dozen award-winning short films, music videos, and web series (plus a silly little rom-com feature), which have played over 50 festivals, including Tribeca, Danc...

Tiffany Yvonne Cox is a 1st generation Trinidadian actress, director, writer, and producer. She has been on several regional stages such as Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and more. Select TV credits include: Grey’s Anatomy; Dead To Me; Good Trouble and more. She currently can be seen playing Autumn Owens on Reasonable Doubt (Hulu) which...

Rae + Myko Olivier met in their senior year at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and have been navigating/working the industry together ever since. They married in 2015 and welcomed their first child Lucas on Valentine's Day of 2023. Myko has been seen in Castle, Glee, Agents of Shield, and multiple other television shows and movies. Most recently he recurred in the final season of Good Troub...

Emmy Mattingly is an actress, writer, singer, and voice over artist originally from Louisville, KY. She graduated from Florida State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Before moving to LA, she performed as an  Equity Principle Performer at Walt Disney World Florida in  "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" and "Disney Jr. Live on Stage!". Just a few months after settling in LA,...

Laine Monica Cordell began her journey  in musical theatre at the age of ten, and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. She wrote, directed and produced her own play for the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2010, and spent some much loved time on the West Coast building her TV and film resume. In 2014, Laine moved back to Missouri to b...

Secret Mom Hacks Podcast Get ready to dive into the whirlwind of juggling motherhood with a career in the spotlight. In this heart-to-heart, first-time mom and actress Emily Bolt and I swap tips on everything from the effortless convenience of grocery aisle purees to the essential gear that keeps our worlds spinning, like the much-loved sound machine. We get real about our emergency c-sections, th...

Amanda Lenker Doyle , CSA is a self proclaimed treasure hunter. Obsessed with all things shimmery and bright, she has dedicated her life to the hunt for gems, jewels…and actors. After nearly two decades in film and television casting, Amanda has earned numerous accolades for her work. In 2018, she took home an Artios trophy for her work in Los Angeles theater production of “WAITING FOR GODOT” and...

Chanel Celaya Watkins was born in La Jolla, California. Her father Andrew Celaya, is from Florence, Arizona while her mother Betsey is from La Jolla, California. Chanel comes from a mix of Mexican and Russian ethnicity. Chanel started modeling from the age of 13. After her mother encouraged her to take some acting classes, which she was reluctant to join at first, she happily started her acting ca...

Rob Benedict is an actor who has appeared in more than 100 episodes of television including Supernatural, Lucifer, Masters of Sex, Bosch and Felicity.  Film credits include Waiting with Ryan Reynolds, Kicking & Screaming with Will Ferrell, Not Another Teen  Movie and 30 Miles from Nowhere.  Upcoming projects include season 4 of The Boys for Amazon Prime and the movie Connescence with Keven Bac...

Staci Roberts-Steele serves as the Managing Director and Executive Producer at Yellow Dot Studios, Adam McKay’s non-profit climate media company. Before that Roberts-Steele was a production executive at Hyperobject Studios with McKay and co-produced Don’t Look Up , starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep. Roberts-Steele also produced the Webby and Ambie nominated podcast Las...

Alexandra Wright is a classically trained actress with a BA from the University of Southern California and an MFA in Acting from Harvard University. She has also trained internationally in London at the British American Drama Academy and at Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre in Russia.  Recently nominated by Broadway World as Performer of the Decade, Alexandra has been fortunate enough to perform i...

CARA CHUTE ROSENBAUM, CSA is a Casting Director based in Los Angeles, CA. Notable credits include THE MINDY PROJECT, THE PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON, THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, and THE LEAGUE. Together she and Erica S. Bream are the Casting Directors for the mainstage productions at The Blank Theatre in Hollywood, including The Blank’s prestigious Annual Young Playwrights Festival for which they were awarded t...

Alyshia Ochse is a multifaceted talent based in Los Angeles, renowned for her versatile roles across television and film. Widely recognized for her compelling portrayal of "Lucy" alongside Matthew McConaughey in HBO's acclaimed series TRUE DETECTIVE, she continues to captivate audiences with her performances. Currently starring in the Hulu/Onyx Studios hit series The Other Black Girl, adapted from...

Join us as we catch up with each other to chat about what's been going on in our lives as moms and creatives and get ready for Season 3!

Oh boy. What a trip it is to see what our bodies can do. There are so many different feelings about everything that happens to our bodies during and after pregnancy - let's talk about it!

Cecilia and I both share our experiences of how we handled our maternity and postpartum work schedules. As artists, we dont really get a maternity leave so what are we supposed to do? Let's talk about it!

Why does the term "mom guilt" exist, but we've never heard of dad guilt? Let's talk about the differences and (surprising) similarities of being a mom versus a dad in the entertainment industry and life in general. And who better to chat with then my own husband and the father to our daughter - Actor, Writer, and Dad - Preston Geer

Today we're talking about how we manage our time as working actor moms.

We have it as moms; we have it as actors. So, put those together and we get the double whammy of going down compare and despair road. You're not alone, but let's talk about it and how we can stop it.

In this solo episode, I talk all about the struggle of feelings around auditions. Of course, we all want auditions, but we can also hate them at the same time - and that's OK. So, let's talk about...

Mini Season Trailer

Cecilia and I chat about Season 2 of Mommywood; the common thread of the importance of community that came from this season, what things have changed and how things are going in our own lives as actors and moms, and we just have some fun. So, take a break, join us and enjoy!