Choosing to be a Militant Optimist and feeling adored during a Pandemic birthday

by Colette Freedman | Nov 20, 2020 | Acting, Artists, Lacrosse, Random Musings, Writing

I’m still mulling over a conversation I had with a student this week. She was worried about her script being ‘stolen’ and said she’s had bad experiences in the past. I said, no one is stealing anything from any one and just register it…so if you, an unknown housewife,...

Mark Troy’s Drums and Hope

by Colette Freedman | Mar 6, 2020 | Acting, Artists, Films, Lacrosse, Music, Random Musings, Sports, Writing

For all intents and purposes, I am musically inept. Growing up in suburban Baltimore in the seventies, my musical exposure was limited to  Jewish folk music and Broadway Showtunes that my parents played on our turntable. I didn’t mind, I used to do roller skating...

A Swedish Massage in Sweden is called… a Swedish Massage

by Colette Freedman | Jul 16, 2019 | Chick Stuff, Food, Writing

When I asked at the Stockholm spa why a Swedish massage in Sweden isn’t just called a massage  they patiently explained,  “It’s called a Swedish massage because a Swedish person is giving you a massage”. Serves me right for asking. Despite the semantics, the massage...

Why I love collaborating

by Colette Freedman | Jul 24, 2018 | Anomalies, Books, Films, Lacrosse, Miles Underwater, Sports, The Affair, The Consequences, The Thirteen Hallows, Writing

I love collaborating. Once upon a time I was a die hard athlete and I purposely chose to play team sports. I thrived on the competition more when I had teammates to share in the intense highs of the victories… and the painful stings of the losses. So, it was...

Miles Underwater – Day seven – A lot of badass women – July 11

by Colette Freedman | Jul 11, 2018 | Chick Stuff, Miles Underwater

Jen. Jhennifer. Brooke. Colette. Liz. Clea. Stephanie. Sofia. Emily. Katy. Katherine. Jessica. Alexia. Jazmine. Maqui. Miranda. Shavonne. Casey. Riley. Alexia. Amanda. Gidget. Kira. Scout. Justina. Iris. Hannah. Jackie. Alixzandra. Anne. Yanaylet. Aleisha. Kaira....

I’m done crying about the lack of gender inequality #mybffstory

by Colette Freedman | Apr 24, 2017 | Chick Stuff, Films, Lacrosse, Sports, Writing

25 years ago, I uprooted my entire life. I was enjoying a successful career as a field hockey and lacrosse coach and my future was determined… it had pretty much been determined since I was a little girl. Kindergarten to Graduate School, playing sports along the...