Gia Mora ~ writer | performer | producer

Gia Mora

writer | performer | producer

life

What’s the difference between hot take pandemic

What’s the difference between hot take pandemic op-eds in 1918 and 2021? Not much, according to this latest episode of @pessimistsarc in which I give voice to Annie Laurie and her anti-mask ilk. (👉 for a super fun preview of the podcast.) As Omicron makes its way across the world, the best tools against it remain vaccination, testing, and masking—even if they hide our cherry holiday smiles once again. Don’t let old Annie’s rhetoric fool you: Wearing a mask, getting your booster, and testing if you’ve participated in a high exposure activity show just how much you love your community. But if you’re worried about it, take some advice from Tyra Banks and practice smizing—smiling with your eyes. You can show everyone how much you care… without ever having to take off your mask. 📸: @timothysayrephotography
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#strongertogether #maskup #wearamask #facemask #coveryourface #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinLA
#getvaccinated #sciencecommunication #scicomm #LApublichealth #publichealth #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemiclife #pandemic #omicron #lifeofanactor #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle #actorslifestyle #actorlife #voiceactor #voiceover

GRATEFUL today and every day. 🙏🙏🙏 A great

GRATEFUL today and every day. 🙏🙏🙏 A great deal of research over the last 10 years has shown that people who actively practice gratitude tend to be less depressed and happier, according to @greatergoodmag. I keep a gratitude journal on the daily (daily being a relative term), and of late, I’ve turned to some #shadowwork to find gratitude for bad things. For every loss, for every broken expectation, I’m working to find gratitude for what I learned from those experiences, too. After all, gratitude is a choice — not a feeling. Research shows that grateful people are more resilent in times of stress, and a global pandemic presents the perfect time to put that practice into action. How do you practice gratitude? LKM — I’m always looking for new tips! Lastly, I’m so grateful to @rosa_covered_glasses for introducing me to my sweet Denny and for welcoming me into her beautiful family of friends. We took these photos while celebrating her man @niicholas989’s birthday last month.
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#positivepsychology #gratituderesearch #neuroscience #gratitude #gratitudepractice #focusongratitude #grateful #givethanks #thanksgiving2021 #mylove❤️ #bestiesforlife

#WCW on @marjoriesalvaterra for her wonderful open

#WCW on @marjoriesalvaterra for her wonderful opening at @ralphpucci last week! 🖤🤍🖤 This exhibit absolutely sparkled — literally. And it’s probably the first time I’ve been fully clothed in all of her photos! Congrats on the new series. So good to see your genius in its proper scale. (Not sure what happened with the last three duplicate images. I leave this oddity in the hands of the Instagram gods.) Also, I’m wearing #secondhand head-to-toe. Isn’t this Rorschach blouse from @swapsociety cool? #giasconsciouscloset
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#artopening #feminist #feminism #thefutureisfemale #boss #bosslady #allbodiesaregoodbodies #feministphotography #femaleartists #femaleempowerment #womenempoweringwomen

Last week my sisters in science and curiosity @sci

Last week my sisters in science and curiosity @scirensofficial hosted FLIPPING THE SCRIPT ON CLIMATE 🌱🌍💚 a fabulous #climatestorytelling event featuring star-studded readings of #clifi and an illustrious panel of #climatescientists and #solarpunk writers. (If you missed it live, you’ll soon be able to watch it on their website.) I contributed this 3 min. video sharing the ways you can help write the story of our future. Backdrop provided generously by Mother Nature. 🌳 Thank you to @tarynoneill and @tamarakrinsky, and congrats to the entire creative team. I can’t wait to see what worlds we can all dream up together.
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#scirensclimate #sustainablesunday #sustainableliving #bethechange #actonclimate #amwriting #writerslife #storytelling #climateaction #womenleadclimate #intersectionalenvironmentalist #giasconsciouscloset #sciencecommunication #cop26 #artandscience #climateactivism

Flu shot? ✅ COVID booster? ✅ Prepped for a saf

Flu shot? ✅ COVID booster? ✅ Prepped for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving? ✅ Next week, as families around the nation gather to express gratitude for all that we have — in spite of a hellish 20 months, in spite of mounting inequality, in spite of the divisions even within our own families — your friendly neighborhood COVID-19 Community Ambassador kindly reminds you that best gift you can give your loved ones and your community at large is the gift of vaccination. Today the FDA authorized boosters for all adults. No matter which vaccine you got, if it’s been more than six months since you received your Pfizer or Moderna shots (or two months if you got the J&J), you are eligible. The mix-and-match approach appears to provide a stronger immune response, and you can schedule your booster at a number of healthcare facilities and pharmacies across the country. If you have wee ones, the FDA has approved vaccines for everyone over the age of five. After rigorous testing and millions of vaccines given to kids, the research proves they are safe, effective, and necessary if we want to return to pre-pandemic life. While the risks of contracting COVID for kids are smaller, the vaccines pose even less risk: Teen boys who experience heart inflammation after vaccination was around 60 per 1 million while the same inflammation from infection is around 450 in 1 million. The vaccines are free, don’t require health insurance (although you should get covered!), and show that you not only care about your health but the health of anyone you come in contact with. A vaccination is the greatest expression of gratitude we have during this trying time. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I’m here as a resource! And 👉 for tips on how to have a safe and happy Vaxgiving. #strongertogether #happyvaxgiving #getvaccinated #publichealth #LApublichealth #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemiclife #sciencecommunication

Looking at #WorldVeganDay a little differently thi

Looking at #WorldVeganDay a little differently this year. 💚🕊🌱 Until I began covering #vegan and #sustainablefood for @treehuggerdotcom, I’d forgotten that every open topic school paper I ever wrote surrounded these very issues. Back then, I absolutely compared chicken farms to concentration camps, oblivious to the hurtful impact of such a statement. And yet, I excelled in moral arguments (thanks, racism). I could spout the numbers by rote and quote #AlbertSchweitzer. My impassioned polemics gained me high speech scores with adults… and low cool points with my peers. But it turns out that people of all ages don’t like to be nagged or guilted or pressured into changing patterns deeply ingrained in their personal and cultural identities. Slowly but surely, I learned that I got more flies with (vegan) honey than I got with appeals to #virtueethics. And for a long time I was an apologetic vegan who would lapse in and out of my food practice. I hated making everyone else feel inconvenienced because of my “principles.” In striving for cool, I’d lost a bit of my fire. This new position has rekindled that flame. My new article on the #ethics of eggs (🔗 in bio) had me revisiting the statistics (and inevitable video footage) that gave me irrefutable proof that eggs cause harm to chickens, poultry processing workers, and customers all those many years ago. The recent #salmonella outbreak speaks volumes to what I saw again and again in the research: Any eggs created inside of the industrial farming system have far-reaching consequences on a number of sustainability scales, including #zoonoticdisease. It’s a very bleak reality, but I still feel hopeful. Conversation subjects that once ensured I’d be never be invited back to so-and-so’s birthday are now all the rage at crisis-management-COVID parties. Who knew I was 20 years ahead of the game? Oh, yeah. Me. I knew. But I forgot. Thanks to you all for helping me remember. 📸: @timothysayrephotography
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#veganforlife #veganshare #veganlove #veganAF #veganfoodie #govegan #vegangirl #vegancommunity #veganeats #veganlifestyle #writerslife #amwriting #writersofinstagram

Falling Into You... 🍁🎶🍂 This weekend's ra

Falling Into You... 🍁🎶🍂 This weekend's rare, rainy autumn weather reminded me of #CelineDion's classic tune. Granted -- there's no French-Canadian circus in this music video, but there is an adorable cat who acts as the de facto producer in our home recording sessions. Now she and I have to get to work writing and recording a new jingle for @heyfeifer's #BuildForTomorrow podcast. (And thanks again to @charlespapert for the preamp that makes recording quality sound possible!)
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#singersofinstagram #singerslife #pianist #coversong #fallingintoyou #autumnvibes #LAlife #LAlifestyle #LAliving #mydayinLA

Yoga in Triptych 🧘🏼‍♀️✨🕉 “When

Yoga in Triptych
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“When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction. If you reach in both directions, you will have spanned the universe.” -@vera_nazarian
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#wednesdaywisdom #reach #yogalifestyle #yogatime #yogastrong #yogalover #yogaforlife #yogadaily #yogagram #yogainnature #warrioriii #eaglepose #standingboundspinaltwist

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