Deborah McFarlane Entertainer, Creator, Storyteller

Deborah McFarlane

Entertainer, Creator, Storyteller

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Butterflies, Breathwork, and the Moment I Stopped Fighting My Nerves Onstage
Personal Essay

Butterflies, Breathwork, and the Moment I Stopped Fighting My Nerves Onstage

For years I thought stage fright was the enemy — something to conquer before the curtain went up. Turns out, those nerves were actually the secret ingredient I'd been trying to throw away. Here's how learning to work with my anxiety instead of against it completely changed the way I perform.