This week's episode features actress and two time cancer survivor, Aniela McGuinness. In this gift of an episode…
Aniela McGuinness is a film and TV actress with over 15 years of improv experience. A two-time cancer survivor, she uses her 17 years of improvisational comedy experience to make audiences cry laughing and laugh crying. A year and a half after she lost her mother to cancer she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Just three days short from her appointment to schedule a preventative double mastectomy. She used improv as an invaluable coping skill during her cancer diagnosis and treatment, and teaches improv to cancer patients at Gilda’s Club.
You may also recognize her from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”.
From Aniela, “It helps me practice communication skills like standing up for myself in a safe environment allowing me to then take them out into the real world.”
Connect with Aniela on Instagram @AnielaMcG and watch the trailer for and full one woman show she references in the episode.
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