Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend Hello Sunshine’s first-ever public event called #ShineAway. Hello Sunshine was started by Reese Witherspoon (👋🏼 to fellow Nashvillian) in 2016 with the mission of changing the narrative for women.
The event was filled with powerhouse women who are trailblazing this vision forward. (See my IG for photos including my fan girl moment with Cheryl Strayed!)
The day was one of those full circle moments where life made sense… that started with this Facebook post in 2018:
From setting that goal five years ago to now has hardly been a straight line. I had to wade through two personal tragedies and of course our collective C-word trauma, not to mention tripping my way through a lot of bar studying.
There’s an Indigo Girls’ lyric that I used to try to live into: Every five years or so I look back on my life and have a good laugh. I can’t really say that’s true for the last five years. But I will say yesterday it all felt worth it as I witnessed other women working towards a collective goal of “women getting to tell their own stories” (Reese Witherspoon quote).
And now I’m getting to celebrate with some of my first clients in the the release of their projects. Catherine Gray’s documentary, Show Her the Money, directed by the fabulous Ky Dickens, is cleaning up on the festival circuit. I can’t wait to see the sold-out showing in LA on November 5th.
Meanwhile, my publishing house client, Rise Books, released its first title, Live Through This. And Sara Dinga’s teen musical, Breaker Lane, received its first accolades at the Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay, and Musical Festival. And a shout out to Dawn Cunningham to starting her podcast, The Soul Goals, on which I will be appearing as a guest. And by the way, I love representing men too, especially those like my cinephile Danny Stewart, who I can say loves film even more than I do. S
Like a proud mama, I am so thrilled to see the success of my clients. This is what it’s all for.
There’s a quote that says we overestimate what we can do in a year, but we underestimate what we can do in ten years. I guess the five-year mark is a moment of reflection along the way.
If you’ve been frustrated because things have taken longer than you think, take a moment today to congratulate yourself for the last five years. We’ve all come a long way. Let’s keep going.
xx Tisha
Thanks so much for sharing, Tisha. I appreciate you and your dedication to our collective health and wellbeing. I love that you're representing Kristen and Rise Books. I just nabbed a copy of "Live Through This" at A.I.R. Pizza.