Amanda Edwards - Changing the Industry as an Intimacy Coordinator

In this episode, Jack Dawkins speaks with Amanda Edwards, an Intimacy Coordinator and a Mental Health Coordinator. Having worked with Jack on one his newest music videos, "Dear Future Lover", she speaks about the importance of advocating for actors and everyone on set.

Dear Future Lover Music Video: https://youtu.be/zC93tmHhPIA ABOUT AMANDA EDWARDS

Amanda M. Edwards was born into the world of music, dance, and theatre thanks to parents in the performing arts. With a Masters degree in Counseling specializing in Somatic and Attachment healing and the Autonomic Nervous System, Amanda has worked for nearly two decades, providing therapy, case management, and support to women and children with trauma. Intimacy Coordination brings together all of Amanda's creative and professional passions as she travels nationwide to serve onset for film productions. She is also pioneering the role of Mental Health Coordinator for stage and screen to ensure mental illness is portrayed accurately and appropriately and cast and crew feel safe and supported.

https://www.amandamedwards.com/

https://associationmhc.com/

IG - @mentalhealthcoordinators

TT - @amandamedwardsLPC ABOUT JACK DAWKINS Jack Dawkins is a storyteller, a rapper, and a poet. He also cooks good food and runs really far. His use of the English language has been compared to Michael Phelps’ performance on Saturday Night Live: Wildly entertaining for none of the reasons you would expect. He is, at his core, and in his music, deeply human, and a lover of excessive comma use. Most importantly, he loves you. www.jackdawkinsraps.com/linktree ABOUT STAGE DIVE “The stories behind your favorite artists. Stage Dive sheds light on the beautiful and precarious process of creating and sharing art with the world.” 🤔 Thoughtful Questions 🥹 Vulnerable Answers 🤓 Much Nerding Music: https://open.spotify.com/track/5TMLeqJiL2WMPoAcWKhGZz?si=4e6748ab641b46bc SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro

2:05 Picking Favorite Shots

4:28 Childhood and Working on Sets

12:18 Professional vs. Personal Art

15:39 Intimacy Coordination & Mental Health Coordination

27:32 Challenges on Set

34:23 Dear Future Lover Shoot

37:16 Parenthood

41:50 Seeing Change in the Industry

49:43 Where To Find Amanda