The Aligned Actor Podcast

About The Aligned Actor Podcast

A podcast on mindfulness and mindset for performers. thealignedactor.substack.com (https://thealignedactor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Amy Schloerb

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2019

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

110 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   More Actor Yapping! Days 8-14, baby!

   Welcome to The Aligned Actor Podcast! I’m Amy Schloerb, your friendly fellow actor and mindset coach. This is the podcast were I offer practical mindfulness tools and mindset shifts to help us all thrive in our full actor lives. Actor Life is a roller coaster full of ups, downs, twist, turns, and sometimes full on loop-de-loops and the only way we will survive this profession long-term is if we take care of ourselves and find effective ways to handle all the stress that the entertainment industry throws our way. It’s time for your weekly roundup of 100 Days of Yapping aka “Amy Yaps About Actor Mindset!” Today I have Day 8 through Day 14 for you. And yes, I’m still having a lot of fun and learning a ton about how to get my ideas across simply and clearly. In the videos I talk about… * A little BTS of the challenge and how it’s getting hard, but I’m navigating that with some strategies (here’s the book that I mention — The War of Art by Steven Pressfield). * The fact that I always get startled by audition requests, and that’s a normal human reaction. * How I calm my nervous system back down after it gets activated by an audition request so that I can actually do the self tape. * The fact that we are always actors no matter how often or not we are booking. I believe that this is the foundation of a strong actor mindset. * The fact that it takes a lot of energy to be an actor and so we need to be taking care of ourselves as humans. * How hard it is to deal with the uncertainty of the entertainment industry and how mindfulness helps me get comfortable with that feeling. * Reconnecting to the version of you that decided “I’m gonna be an actor” because they had a really strong “why” that fuel their actor spark. So without further ado, please enjoy! Oh, and this the credit for the sound effect I’m using between the videos: Woosh - Long Cinematic by jwsounddesign -- https://freesound.org/s/611475/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Thank you so much for joining me! If you found this content helpful and inspiring, I’d be honored if you’d leave a comment, share it with your actor pals, and check out my offerings below. Thanks! Get Out of Your Head and Rock Your Next Audition 🎧 I’ve created a free guided meditation (https://pre-audition-focusing-meditation.teachery.co/get-it-now) to help you get out of your head and into your character so that you can rock your next audition. It’s going to help you calm your nerves, let go of distracting thoughts — How can I book this? What do they want? — and focus in on what your character wants, what’s going on in the scene, so that you can present your best work every time. Access Your Presence and Feel Empowered in Your Actor Life 📖 The Aligned Actor Mindfulness Toolkit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QnUmUWN9PsAej2SR0GWzKZ7hUSjbRUQ2aBSksGBNLvs/edit?usp=sharing) This ebook is comprehensive collection of tools guaranteed to be the Dramamine you need for the roller coaster ride of #ActorLife. Whether you’re dealing with audition nerves, obsessively checking your email after submitting a self tape, or just learned your series has been canceled, there’s something here that will help you access your presence and feel grounded again. I’m a professional actor, a mindfulness and mindset coach, and I’m ready to help you thrive in your actor life. 🎭 I’ve been a professional actress for almost 20 years. I’ve survived 3 industry shut downs - 2 strikes and 1 global pandemic. I’ve worked in TV, film, commercials, and produced my own award-winning web series. 🧠 I’ve been a life coach for 5 years, specializing in mindfulness and neurolinguistic programming and helping people become more aware and focused on making positive changes in their lives. 💖 I blend lived experience with powerful, proven coaching tools. 🎢 Let’s get you feeling resilient, empowered, focused, playful, relaxed, confident, and riding the acting career roller coaster without throwing up! 🤗 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thealignedactor.substack.com (https://thealignedactor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Introducing 100 Days of Actor Yapping

   Welcome to The Aligned Actor Podcast! I’m Amy Schloerb, your friendly fellow actor and mindset coach. This is the podcast were I offer practical mindfulness tools and mindset shifts to help us all thrive in our full actor lives. Actor Life is a roller coaster full of ups, downs, twist, turns, and sometimes full on loop-de-loops and the only way we will survive this profession long-term is if we take care of ourselves and find effective ways to handle all the stress that the entertainment industry throws our way. Turns out there are less than 100 days left in 2026. I know, right? 🤪 And also, the delightful Dave Holmes is running a 100 Days event to help us all “wring some goodness out of the last hundred days of this mother of a year.” You can find a new article daily over on his publication, Cocksure. For my 100 days, I am choosing to build a habit. I am going to post one “yappy” video a day on Instagram talking about actor mindset. It’s HIGH time I started actually sharing all my ideas and tips and tricks instead of hoarding them all for myself. So far I’ve posted 8 videos (only 92 to go! 🥳) and I’m having a lot of fun. I’m also starting to feel the stress of change that can happen when the novelty of a habit wears off and my brain starts going, “Oh, we’re really making this change? Wait, change in scary!” But I told myself going into this that it’s just a daily practice. That’s the entire goal. It doesn’t matter if the videos are messy or don’t get a lot of views. The point is to post and play around and experiment and see how I grow and change and improve my communication skills through short videos. I decided to share the videos here on The Aligned Actor Podcast so if you missed them on Instagram, you still get to enjoy them. Today, I have days one through seven for you. In them I talk about… * Starting the challenge * How I became an actor * My podcast (don’t get confused at that part because I do the opening of this podcast, so you might think my editing went weird suddenly, but stick with it!) * The way the entertainment industry wreaks havoc on actor nervous systems * The story of the time I got dropped by an agent * How I overcame a bad audition habit I had * My career and life motto, ABC: Always Be Celebrating So without further ado, please enjoy! Oh, and this the credit for the sound effect I’m using between the videos: Woosh - Long Cinematic by jwsounddesign -- https://freesound.org/s/611475/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Thank you so much for joining me! If you found this content helpful and inspiring, I’d be honored if you’d leave a comment, share it with your actor pals, and check out my offerings below. Thanks! Get Out of Your Head and Rock Your Next Audition 🎧 I’ve created a free guided meditation (https://pre-audition-focusing-meditation.teachery.co/get-it-now) to help you get out of your head and into your character so that you can rock your next audition. It’s going to help you calm your nerves, let go of distracting thoughts — How can I book this? What do they want? — and focus in on what your character wants, what’s going on in the scene, so that you can present your best work every time. Access Your Presence and Feel Empowered in Your Actor Life 📖 The Aligned Actor Mindfulness Toolkit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QnUmUWN9PsAej2SR0GWzKZ7hUSjbRUQ2aBSksGBNLvs/edit?usp=sharing) This ebook is comprehensive collection of tools guaranteed to be the Dramamine you need for the roller coaster ride of #ActorLife. Whether you’re dealing with audition nerves, obsessively checking your email after submitting a self tape, or just learned your series has been canceled, there’s something here that will help you access your presence and feel grounded again. I’m a professional actor, a mindfulness and mindset coach, and I’m ready to help you thrive in your actor life. 🎭 I’ve been a professional actress for almost 20 years. I’ve survived 3 industry shut downs - 2 strikes and 1 global pandemic. I’ve worked in TV, film, commercials, and produced my own award-winning web series. 🧠 I’ve been a life coach for 5 years, specializing in mindfulness and neurolinguistic programming and helping people become more aware and focused on making positive changes in their lives. 💖 I blend lived experience with powerful, proven coaching tools. 🎢 Let’s get you feeling resilient, empowered, focused, playful, relaxed, confident, and riding the acting career roller coaster without throwing up! 🤗 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thealignedactor.substack.com (https://thealignedactor.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   The Physical Energy Demands Of The Actor

   It’s the final clip from my conversation with Brian Zane! Cue: Sad Trombone Sound! In this clip we discuss the physical energy that it takes to be an actor playing a character and how we can care for ourselves within our work. We talk about what do do with the extra energy of the post show high and the idea of “casting off” the character so that we don’t continue to carry their emotions with us. If you want to experience our full conversation (and why wouldn’t you?!) you can find it linked up below. Thank you so much for joining me! Thank you so much for joining me! You can find out more about Brian Zane on his website BrianZane.com (https://www.brianzane.com/). You can also find his podcast The Actor’s Nervous System (https://theactorsnervoussystem.substack.com/) here on Substack (and anywhere you like to listen to podcasts) and you can enjoy clips on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theactorsnervoussystem/). If you found this content helpful and inspiring, I’d be honored if you’d leave a comment, share it with your actor pals, and check out my offerings below. Thanks! Get Out of Your Head and Rock Your Next Audition 🎧 I’ve created a free guided meditation (https://pre-audition-focusing-meditation.teachery.co/get-it-now) to help you get out of your head and into your character so that you can rock your next audition. It’s going to help you calm your nerves, let go of distracting thoughts — How can I book this? What do they want? — and focus in on what your character wants, what’s going on in the scene, so that you can present your best work every time. Access Your Presence and Feel Empowered in Your Actor Life 📖 The Aligned Actor Mindfulness Toolkit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QnUmUWN9PsAej2SR0GWzKZ7hUSjbRUQ2aBSksGBNLvs/edit?usp=sharing) This ebook is comprehensive collection of tools guaranteed to be the Dramamine you need for the roller coaster ride of #ActorLife. Whether you’re dealing with audition nerves, obsessively checking your email after submitting a self tape, or just learned your series has been canceled, there’s something here that will help you access your presence and feel grounded again. I’m a professional actor, a mindfulness and mindset coach, and I’m ready to help you thrive in your actor life. 🎭 I’ve been a professional actress for almost 20 years. I’ve survived 3 industry shut downs - 2 strikes and 1 global pandemic. I’ve worked in TV, film, commercials, and produced my own award-winning web series. 🧠 I’ve been a life coach for 5 years, specializing in mindfulness and neurolinguistic programming and helping people become more aware and focused on making positive changes in their lives. 💖 I blend lived experience with powerful, proven coaching tools. 🎢 Let’s get you feeling resilient, empowered, focused, playful, relaxed, confident, and riding the acting career roller coaster without throwing up! 🤗 Get full access to The Aligned Actor at thealignedactor.substack.com/subscribe (https://thealignedactor.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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