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
You can't please everyone. When you're too focused on living up to other people's standards, you aren't spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it's all in your head. People care less about your actions than you think. Why? They have their own problems!
Make peace with guilt. Guilt is a poisonous illusion. Many languages don't even have a word for guilt.
Find your bliss and your joy, know that you are a white light disco ball with no ceilings and no limitations.
My refrigerator is powerful. In fact, it has a direct link to my overall well-being.
If it has a shelf life longer than you, don't eat it.
Trust is a core currency of any relationship. Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. A hearty dose of trust is often what's needed to unlock the magic. Go ahead, have faith.
Folks are like plants; we all lean towards the light.
Life is just to sweet to be bitter.
You are amazing. A true light warrior and this world certainly needs you.
If your meals consistently revolve around corpse multiple times daily, you might become one sooner than you planned.
