Performer and Teacher Lauren Busteed is on the show today!! Lauren is one of my dearest and closest friends. We met in College and went through the same theatre program together. We both left that program bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and built careers in the arts alongside one another, cheering each other on and also wiping away one another tears when the pressure and rejection of the industry got to us.
There have been periods of time where we have spent years apart, but we have always made time for one another on Skype dates, texts, Facebook messages, flying to see one another and being there when it really counts. We take on the challenges of life together and push each other to become the best version of ourselves. We hold one another to high standards because of the belief we have in one another. I am blessed to have this person in my life and I can’t wait to share her with you.
Now, before you think this episode is going to be a big gush fest with two close friends reminiscing and loving on one another (I have to admit there is some of that), this girl came ready to play. Lauren has been on a transformative journey over the past two years and she is not about to let the lessons she has learned go to waste. Lauren cracked herself wide open in this interview and leaves nothing on the table. I think you will see yourself in Lauren and relate to her story leaving you empowered and ready to embrace your journey and move forward on your own creative journey.
In this episode, we discuss what you need ton consider if you would like to perform on a cruise line, her struggle with body image and her battle with bulimia and how she overcame it, and how after moving to another country to be with the person she loved and getting married her marriage shortly after fell apart, and how she was able to move forward, resulting in the most transformative experience of her life.
Lauren Busteed: Ask For What You Need. Believe You Are Worth It. Be Willing To Receive It.
A little about Lauren:
Lauren hails from Oakville Ontario Canada and has had the privilege to live across Canada, the US and overseas. A graduate of Sheridan College’s Musical Theatre Performance program Lauren has appeared in many plays and musicals in Canada and the US some of her favorite theatre credits include Anne of Green Gables (Drayton Entertainment) Little Shop of Horrors and Nonsense (Stage West Calgary and Mississauga), Bye Bye Birdie (TIFT),Into the Woods (North Carolina Theatre).
Lauren has also worked Walt Disney Entertainment for five years performing as a featured singer-dancer on Disney Cruise Lines and Tokyo Disneyland. Lauren is currently about to start her second contract as a featured singer-dancer with RWS&Associates and Holland America Cruise Lines traveling the Pacific from New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, and Alaska.
When Lauren isn’t performing she is teaching. A director and choreographer for youth theatre, a private voice, dance, and drama coach and recently Lauren became a fitness coach. Lauren has worked as Co-Director for T3 Triple Threat Youth Mentors in San Diego, instructor at Moonlight Stage Company and Raleigh Little Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina and most closely with Durant Road Musical Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina where she choreographed and directed many Jr Musicals and plays. Lauren is also a proud choreographer for Durant Road Musical Theater’s Junior Theatre Festival Team. Not a day goes by where she doesn’t think of the students and teachers at DRMT. Lauren is also a certified Les Mills Group Exercise instructor and has recently become a certified BeachBody Coach.
Lauren would like to thank her family, friends, agents and God for the wonderful opportunities life has presented her. Ask, Believe, Receive.
Connect with Lauren!
Facebook: Lauren Busteed
Twitter: @laurenbusteed
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Great interview!! very honest . I felt like I had a visit with both of you!
Aww! We must do a visit soon!