Kris Carr
American Author
| Date of Birth | : | 31 Aug, 1971 |
| Place of Birth | : | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Profession | : | Author |
| Nationality | : | American |
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Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times bestselling author, wellness advocate, public speaker and entrepreneur. Carr is best known for her work inspiring people to think outside the box in order to become empowered participants in their health and healing.
Early life
Carr grew up in Pawling, New York and attended the Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut. She attended the School of Performing Arts in New Milford, Connecticut, where she studied dance and Italian. After high school, Carr attended Sarah Lawrence College and later Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in English Literature and Art History.
Early career
Carr began her career as a dancer, actress, and photographer in New York City. As an actress, she worked both on and off Broadway, as well as in film and television. She appeared in television shows including Law & Order, as well as dozens of commercials, most notably as a Bud girl for two Budweiser beer Super Bowl commercials. Carr originated a role in Arthur Miller's Mr. Peters' Connections, in which she played the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. Carr directed and choreographed stage productions regionally and abroad and served as a faculty member at Stone Street Studios and Playwrights Horizons Theater School, both at NYU.
Cancer
On February 14, 2003, Carr was diagnosed with a rare Stage IV cancer called epithelioid hemangioendothelioma affecting her liver and her lungs.
Personal life
Carr resides in Connecticut with her husband, Brian Fassett; the couple wed in 2006.
Quotes
Total 40 Quotes
Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.
Isn’t it time you gave yourself a healthy dose of self-love? The fact is, you deserve it. You are a magnificent, radiant being. You are divine. And you are awesome. The sooner you start embracing that and treating yourself accordingly, the sooner your life will begin to unfold with compassion, purpose, ease, health, and vitality.
Direct your mind where you want it to travel instead of always going for the ride.
Processed foods cause inflammation, a source of most chronic illnesses as well as stress.
No matter how you feel, you made progress today.
When we accept ourselves exactly as we are, in exactly this moment, we shift from living for tomorrow to appreciating today.
Cancer has changed, and so have I. Life goes on, even becomes normal again. I refused to let cancer wreck my party. There are just too many cool things to do and plan and live for.
Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself.
It's all mental management. Whether you can do something or not is in your head.
Resolutions are exhausting. Embrace ease.
