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Inside My Ritual Diaries

09.17.26

I loved sitting down with Kristina Godfrey and Sara Strasbaugh for The Ritual Diaries, their Substack devoted to conversations with women about the rituals, routines and favorite things that make life better.

We talked about my daily rituals, running, fashion finds, favorite places in Orange County, beauty and wellness favorites, Greer’s OC, Born in OC and more.

The Ritual Diaries is such a great Substack to subscribe to. Kristina and Sara have created a thoughtful and fun space covering wellness, beauty, mindset, business and the everyday things women love.

Thank you, Kristina and Sara, for including me. I loved our conversation!

Read my interview and subscribe to The Ritual Diaries.

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Willem Dafoe to Headline “The Process Unlocked” Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival

09.16.26

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host the taping of the pilot episode of "The Process Unlocked" at Witte Hall on Sept. 19, with veteran journalist Jenelle Riley sitting down for an in-depth conversation with actor Willem Dafoe.

The new series is a response to a shift in audience appetite. Red carpet interviews built around trivia and games have their place, but viewers are increasingly hungry for something slower and more substantive: real conversation about craft. "The Process Unlocked" delivers that. Rather than a broad career retrospective, each episode digs into specific creative choices, the instinct behind a scene, the vision behind a shot, the thinking behind a page. It's a chance to step back from the noise of a doomscrolling world and actually sit with how art gets made.

Dafoe is a fitting subject for the show's first episode. Over a career spanning more than 100 films, he has built a reputation for versatility and fearlessness, moving fluidly between big Hollywood productions and independent cinema in pursuit of stories that explore the human condition. His work has earned him four Academy Award nominations: best leading actor for his portrayal of Vincent van Gogh in "At Eternity's Gate," which also brought a Golden Globe nomination, and three supporting actor nods for Oliver Stone's "Platoon," E. Elias Merhige's "Shadow of the Vampire" (also nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award) and Sean Baker's "The Florida Project" (also nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award).

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Because the event will be filmed, no one will be admitted after 6 p.m. Business attire is recommended; shorts, T-shirts and sneakers are not permitted.

Tickets are on sale at the newportbeachfilmfest.com. Please note, ticket charges are not a part of the partnership. The Process Unlocked is generously underwritten by Big Newport Studios.

Please note: This event will be filmed. By purchasing a ticket, attendees grant the Newport Beach TV Fest the right to videotape, record and broadcast their likeness, voice and statements.

Witte Hall, 998 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach
Sept. 19, 2026, 6 to 7 p.m. PDT

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