How Rebecca Lacey Turns Collaboration Into Creative Courage

About this episode

Rebecca Lacey discusses how collaboration fosters creative courage and resilience in her artistic journey.

How Rebecca Lacey Turns Collaboration Into Creative Courage Collaboration can provide the support you need to transform fear into bravery. In this episode actor, coach, artist, and poet Rebecca Lacey shares how trusted networks and friendships, creative partnerships, and her work as a life coach have sustained her across her acting, fine art, and poetry. From secretly beginning her professional acting career at fifteen to navigating motherhood, coaching, and exhibitions, Rebecca reveals how leaning into support and offering it to others creates resilience and joy. Her journey shows that courage grows when creativity is encouraged, nurtured and shared. Guest Bio: Rebecca Lacey is an Actor , Artist , Poet and Life Coach . She has been a professional Actor since her youth, working across all mediums. She has appeared in many popular television shows with over 40 credits to her name and a Bafta longlist nomination. She has been in over 25 stage productions including the West End ( The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Dead Funny ) and most recently at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Barbican . Her Art is expressive and gestural using colour…

People in this episode

Host: Nikki Vallance

Guest: Rebecca Lacey

Topics covered

• collaboration
• creativity
• resilience
• support networks
• art
• life coaching

Keywords

• collaboration
• creative courage
• life coach
• acting
• poetry
• art
• support networks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican

Books & works: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Dead Funny

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