How Theatre Became My Home Away From Home

Send us Fan MailFor this episode of Just Breathe Confessionals, I’m talking about the place that became my home away from home: theatre.Before it was posters, productions, sound design, or helping with musicals and plays… it was the first place where I truly felt like I belonged. The place that let me exist exactly as I was.In this episode, I’m reflecting on growing up through theatre, discovering my love for storytelling and sound, and the teachers and mentors who helped shape me into who I am today. From watching productions as a student to eventually coming back and becoming part of the program in a completely different way, this episode is really about what happens when a place changes your life forever.I talk about finding acceptance, building relationships with students, creating posters for productions that get hung up around town, and the surreal feeling of realizing I’ve slowly become the kind of person my teachers once were for me.And now this year, I’m watching the first class of students I’ve worked with since starting at Folsom High School Theatre graduate — which feels impossible and beautiful all at once.This episode is about belonging. Creativity. Mentorship. Growing up. And the people and places that quietly become part of who we are forever.So wherever you’re listening from today… thank you for being here. And as always, just breathe.