Issue # 61
CIRCULATION: 3,560 (and growing!)
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CONTENTS
- Spirited Woman Quote
- Editor's Spirited Message
- New! Sponsor of the Month - The Women's Travel Club
- Spirited Woman Circle - "Women Inspiring Women" Telechat Series
- Spirited Woman Q & A - Sybil Temtchine
- Spirited Woman Special Events
- Spirited Woman! Store Special
- Upcoming Spirited Woman Workshops
- Host a Spirited Woman Workshop
- Spirited Woman Groups - Exciting News
- Press & Media Room
- Join the Spirited Woman Club - Get a Free Listing
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SPIRITED WOMAN QUOTE
"Take action. Move forward. Fly into the moments of your life." - Nancy Mills
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Welcome to the world of SPIRITED WOMANHOOD.
I want to wish everyone a Spirited Mother's Day. And I urge you to do something special with a spirited she-bang in your heart.
If
you're looking for something fun to do with your Mom - on May 10 - the
day before Mother's Day, I'm leading our third Fashion District Walk in
Downtown LA. It's a great spring shopping adventure! And on May 17, I
invite you to join our first San Francisco Mother/Daughter Spirited
Woman Workshop.
This month our Q&A is with Sybil Temtchine,
a passionate actress/producer/writer on a mission to help empower women
in her film project "Audrey." I urge you to read Sybil's heartfelt
interview.
As always, I would like to thank you for your
support, comments, enthusiasm, and friendship. I genuinely look forward
to meeting you (again or for the first time) at Spirited Woman
activities. For those of you new to the newsletter, I'd also like to
welcome you to our growing numbers. YOU inspire me, always. Enjoy the
newsletter!
Nancy Mills
Founder Spirited Woman
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NEW! SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
Allison O'Sullivan is the enthusiastic and fun-loving new Managing Director of The Women's Travel Club, one of the most popular women's travel membership groups around. Read more about our dynamic sponsor at: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/resources.
You too, can sponsor a newsletter. It's a great opportunity to reach 1000's of spirited women and grow your brand/business. Contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE
In the spirit of connecting, join us for our "women inspiring women" 1-hour "telechats" with famous women authors and media personalities.
Chat with us in a coffee club/lunch bunch atmosphere from your home or office. Our guests this year our amazing! And have been on Oprah, Ellen, the Today Show, New York Times Bestseller list and more.
Our next conversation is May 6th with famous astrologer, author/speaker/columnist Susan Miller.
Telechats are first Tuesday of the month (through October) at 10 am PST. $15/each or save $$$ with series special.
Sign-up now at: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/spirited_woman_circle
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SPIRITED WOMAN Q & A
Sybil
Temtchine
Sybil Temtchine is a woman on a mission. I like that about her. Passionate about her beliefs and focused on her goals, Sybil is one of those rare talented beings in Hollywood that can do it all.
She grew up in an array of cities, and later went to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Before graduation, she crashed an audition for a great play that she was told she had no chance of getting and landed one of the leading roles. She left NYU, finished the play, and then moved to Hollywood.
Sybil began her movie career, as both producer and star of "Ten Benny" opposite Oscar winner, Adrien Brody. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to her many subsequent movie roles, Sybil has also starred in many TV shows. Recently she starred opposite Ving Rhames as the edgy, sexy Lt. Emily Patterson on USA Network's "Kojak."
Her life as I said is full of her passions. She adores her cat Max. Is engaged to an extraordinary man. She loves, loves, loves to hike and she loves to volunteer.
But right now professionally, she is passionate about ensuring that she raises the money that she needs for her film project "Audrey." And we at Spirited Woman are very supportive of Sybil because we 100% believe in her message: that every woman is enough as she is. So we urge you to get behind this movie project and help Sybil raise her much needed funds.
Here's Sybil.
Q. When did you know that you wanted to become an actress and what does being an actress mean to you?
A. I knew I wanted to become an actress when I was four years old. My father took me to The Improv Comedy Club in New York for a children’s acting contest. If you won you would receive an ice cream sundae. I did not win, so I think I really do it all just so that someday “I’ll get that sundae”. In all seriousness, I knew that day, with every fiber of my being that I wanted to be an actress and I have never wavered. For me it’s more than simply a desire, it is synonymous with being alive. Many people speak of feeling close to God when they meditate or when they are in their respective religious settings. The feeling I have when acting is about as close to God or a Heaven on earth that I can imagine. I feel perfectly at peace. I really love all kinds of people so much and have such a respect for humanity that it is an honor to be able to portray and bring to life such a great diversity of human beings.
Q. Do you come from a creative family (or not) and how have they influenced you?
A. Yes, I come from a creative family. My mother was a ballet dancer and is a great art appreciator and exposed me at an early age to the arts and fervently encouraged me to be myself. My father always encouraged the arts in my life as well and took me to many plays and films as I grew up. My stepmother is a fine art photography dealer and is deeply passionate about photography, particularly from the early part of the 20th century. As a result, I was exposed at an early age to another very special visual medium. And my sister is an incredible singer/songwriter.
Q. Who or what has been the greatest influence on your life?
A. My greatest influence in life has been my love for film and all that it can convey. I have learned some of the greatest lessons and discovered so much about life from film. And over the years, through the film making process with all it’s challenges and triumphs, I have gained an incalculable respect for the art form and treasure all that it means and allows us as an audience to experience.
Q. You are also a producer - rare for a woman - how did that come about? And do you find that easy, hard, what?
A. I began producing because when I was just out of school, the first leading role I was offered in a film was in one with no financing. I wanted to act more than anything and have always believed that if you want anything done, you should do it yourself. In my business you can wait a long time for an agent to “discover” you. The director of the film had tried to get the film made many times and been rejected by many companies only because there were no well-known actors in the film. So, I said to the director, “Let’s raise the money ourselves and make the movie.” I had NO idea how hard that would be. But we did it. The film went to The Sundance Film Festival and was released worldwide. And the great part is, it starred a little known actor named Adrien Brody who is now an Oscar Winner.
Q. What led you to write, produce and star in "A Piece of Cake"?
A. I, like too many young girls, battled through my adolescence with a variety of body issues, food issues, and the like. I soon realized that the fear of food and getting fat was taking over my friends and me. One day I was sitting in a New York coffee shop having a Herculean battle in my mind as to whether or not to have a piece of cake—certain that my life would surely take a grave turn for the worse if I indulged. I kept thinking, “If I have this cake I’ll get fat, no one will want me and I’ll just wind up alone in life with nothing”- And all this for the want of one piece a cake! I was laughing through this thought process as I sat at there and realized just how sad it is that we as women are fed (no pun intended) so much nonsense about our looks and weight. It was then that I felt compelled to make a short film that exemplified this struggle as best I could. I had no idea the impact it would have.
Q. Tell us about Audrey. How did this project come to be?
A. The short film “Piece A’ Cake” premiered at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, sponsored by Women in Film. As we had made a comedy, we were obviously hoping at the premiere, that the audience would laugh—and they did, a lot. But what we did not expect were the overwhelming amount of tears as well. So many women, over and over, told us that before seeing the short, they felt so alone in their struggles as women, and now they knew there were others just like them. The director and I thought if we had such incredible response from a short film, imagine what a feature could do. We wrote the feature shortly thereafter and titled it “Audrey”, the name of the main character in the short film.
At its core, “Audrey” is a very meaningful comedy about our deepest insecurities of inadequacy, both as women and as people. It is about all that we are told, and all that we believe is not enough inside us. And in the end, it is about facing those insecurities and overcoming them with the grace, strength, and dignity to empower ourselves to live the life we were meant to live.
Q. Why are you so passionate about Audrey?
A. I am VERY passionate about “Audrey”. It is so important to me that people, particularly women, value themselves. So much in society tells all of us that if we just change this, add that, chop this off don’t eat that, look a particular way, then we will be valuable human beings. I believe that there is so much more to human beings than all of that and that true power comes from one’s spirit and mind, not dress size. “Audrey” delivers that message with great power and in a wonderfully funny and accessible way. Too, I am so blessed to be working with the greatest new comedic director alive today, Dean Pollack. He also has an uncanny sensitivity to the female experience. And last, but not least I am excited to work with our dynamite line producer, Tommy Rasera, who does everything he can to stretch a dollar, imperative in the independent film world.
Q. What are your goals in raising money for Audrey and how do you plan to accomplish them?
A. Our budget for the film is a modest $600,000 of which we have raised a significant portion by appealing to many people we know and many others we don’t. It is the power and message of the script that has been the inspiration for the wonderful support we have received so far. We are still looking for another fairly sizable portion and I am currently seeking other investors who believe in what we are doing so that we may complete the financing. The plan is to sell the movie at Sundance or another major festival and garner a wide and very successful theatrical release. And I must mention that we are blessed to have the great support of such amazing and powerful women’s organizations as The Spirited Woman, Powerful Women International and 85 Broads.
Q. Sybil, why do you feel that you are a Spirited Woman?
A. I am a spirited woman because through all of the obstacles in life I forge ahead. I never give up and am always grateful for the miracles I have received.
THANK YOU SYBIL FOR DREAMING YOUR DREAMS AND ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOALS
To find out how you can become involved with the making of "Audrey" contact Sybil through her website at http://www.audreythemovie.com
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SPIRITED WOMAN SPECIAL EVENT
A place to mingle, express your creativity, imagination, and have FUN TOGETHER.
Come celebrate Mother's Day - the day before Mother's Day with us!
Sat. May 10 - The Fashion District Walk is back! Bring your mother, sister, best friend, aunt....We're doing spring fashions instead of Christmas gifts. 10-12:30 pm, $25
To sign-up visit: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/events or call Nancy at 888-428-1234.
For more upcoming events visit our NEW SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR. Please bookmark this page. http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/events
We now offer a BEST BUY BUDDY RATE for our events. You'll save $10 if you sign-up with a friend! You can sign up online and via phone at 888-428-1234.
Do you want to sponsor an event? It's a great opportunity to reach spirited women, get better known, and receive great PR. Contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN! STORE - MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL
Guess what? Our amazing "freedom" scarves are back. In two new styles.
We've sold 100's of these fantastic scarves. They're all about creative
playfulness, fun, and vibrancy. To salute them we're offering a MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL. Save $5 per scarf!
Visit: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_store/.
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UPCOMING SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOPS
Celebrate spring FULLY! Treat yourself to an
affirming, inspiring afternoon. Three hours of creative playfulness,
empowerment, and fun.
Led by Nancy Mills, the Creator of the Spirited Woman Approach to Life.
The workshop emphasizes your ALIVENESS and reinforces YOU ARE ENOUGH AS YOU ARE. Great for transitions, movement, networking, fun. Limited to 12 women. Bring your mom, best friend, sister, office associate, whomever! Over 800 women across the country have taken the workshop.
Spring 2008 WORKSHOP CALENDAR
SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, May 17, 2008
MOTHER/DAUGHTER - SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Time: 9 am -12 pm.
Hosted by: Victoria Ingram, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
Locale: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos, 15980 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA
SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, May 17, 2008
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Time: 1:30 - 4:30 pm.
Hosted by: Victoria Ingram, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
Locale: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos, 15980 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA
SANTA BARBARA
Saturday, June 21, 2008
1-4 pm., Locale: Private Estate TBA to Attendees
Remember: Take a workshop & you'll get a FREE LINK & a FREE 60-WORD newsletter ad on our website - forever!
For more info on the workshop and to sign up visit: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_workshop/. You can also call Nancy Mills at her toll-free number: 888-428-1234 (in Santa Barbara call 805-698-3555) or e-mail her at: NancyMills@TheSpiritedWoman.com.
And, if you're wondering...the SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop has been held in the following cities to date:
LOS ANGELES - NASHVILLE - PORTLAND - EUGENE - ASHLAND - LAS VEGAS -
LAUGHLIN - SAN FRANCISCO - SANTA BARBARA - SAN DIEGO - BERKELEY - MAUI
- OAKLAND - SEATTLE - CARLSBAD - PHILADELPHIA - KAUAI - SACRAMENTO -
ALEXANDRIA
TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS.
WHY NOT MAKE YOUR CITY NEXT?
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HOST A SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
...In your city.
It's great fun! You'll love it. Anyone who hosts a workshop in their
home or business receives a free workshop, great publicity, and a
chance to meet other fantabulous women. Since the workshop size is
small, most spaces work out ideally. If you'd like to host a workshop,
go to our host page and fine out how to do it: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/host_a_workshop/. Or please feel free to call Nancy at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN GROUPS
Yes! Many women across the country have asked about either leading a
Spirited Woman Group or joining one. The groups will be activity driven
- a place to mingle, express your creativity and
imagination, and have FUN TOGETHER - and embody the Spirited Woman
Approach to Life. We'd like you involved from the beginning. If you are
interested in leading a group or joining one, contact Nancy at: nancymills@thespiritedwoman.com and she'll personally send you more info.
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SPIRITED WOMAN MEDIA COVERAGE
SPIRITED WOMAN IN THE NEWS! To read current articles and listen to interviews please visit our press page at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/press/.
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THE SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB - LISTING BOARD
NEW FEATURE! Put your picture (OR LOGO OR PRODUCT SHOT) UP WITH YOUR AD.
Here's the good news. If you have taken the SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP you are automatically a member of the SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB, and you'll receive a FREE listing (up to 60 words) - monthly. For those of you who have not taken the workshop (come on girls, you need to join the club!) - the listing is $25 per month per listing or $40 per month with a photo! What a great deal!
Photo rates for workshop attendees is $15 per month with your one free 60-word ad. All additional 60-word ads cost $40 with photo or $25 without photo.
The listing board is a great way to advertise your service, business, workshop, event or WHATEVER - and to stay connected with other spirited women. Currently, the newsletter reaches over 3,500 women. Think of it as your very own SPIRITED WOMAN DIRECTORY. Be sure to check out what other women are offering and support them. Also, see below HOW TO PLACE A LISTING.
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Please Note: The Q&A portion of the newsletter IS NOT available for use in and of itself unless written permission is given by Nancy Mills. Recently someone posted our Q&A on her blog without permission and that is not okay.
THANKS FOR YOUR SPIRIT! SPIRITED WOMEN! AND YOUR SUPPORT!
Nancy Mills
SPIRITED WOMAN
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