Anchored Actor | Acting, Wellbeing, Stability, Film, Theatre

Miriam Kaerma | Actress, Actorpreneur, Mindset Mentor, Emotional Resilience Mentor, Mental Health First Aider, Corporate Girly
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Are you an actor juggling auditions,  acting gigs, a day job, and other real-life commitments? And even though you’re surrounded by people in the creative industry, do you still feel lonely, unseen, or disconnected from those who truly get you — and your values? Do you feel emotionally tired from holding it all together, worried that if you slow down everything will fall apart? Do you ever wonder if staying true to your values will cost you roles, respect, or your future in the industry? I am so glad you’re here! This podcast will help you cultivate emotional stability, inner peace, and resilience so you can navigate auditions, day jobs, and uncertainty without burning out. You’ll learn faith‑rooted mindset tools, wellness rhythms, and practical habits that support both your acting career and your everyday life, even when the industry feels unpredictable. Each episode offers encouragement, simple practices, and honest conversations to move you from isolation and overwhelm into grounded confidence, creative freedom, and a steady sense of purpose in your calling. Hey, I’m Miriam—an actress and creative who combines a steady corporate job with acting and other projects. I know what it feels like to crave stability while your heart still burns for storytelling and performance. For a long time, I tried to fix that tension by doing more: side projects, “this might be it” business ideas, and relationships that kept me busy but not fulfilled. I was juggling roles, exhausted, and often lonely, trying to hold together work, creativity, and my inner life by sheer willpower. Spiritually, I carried a lukewarm faith—praying when things got heavy, then going straight back to hustling on my own and wondering why I still had no peace. What finally changed wasn’t a big break, but letting God into my everyday decisions and learning to build emotional stability from the inside out. Simple wellness and mindset rhythms, clearer boundaries, and a lived, daily faith helped me walk through auditions, my job, and uncertainty with far less burnout and far more calm.Now, I am ready to teach how to do the same If you’re tired of pushing through your calling in constant tension and you’re ready to feel grounded again, this podcast is for you. Press pause on the hustle, settle in, and let’s step into stability together.

  1. 2d ago

    18 | 3 Things I Go Back To After an Acting Rejection

    Have you ever poured a lot of work into an audition, given it absolutely everything and then had it come down to one brief answer? ⏱️ And when that answer is no, has someone kindly told you not to take it personally… and it just didn't land? 💭 Do you find yourself wondering where to put your focus when the diary is suddenly empty again? 📖 🎧 In this episode I'm sharing the shift that changed how I handle acting rejection, not by feeling differently about it, but by having something to go back to. ⚖️ Why the preparation and the outcome were never on the same scale. I talk through the image that helped me most: all the weight of your prep on one side, one brief moment of the outcome on the other. A ''yes'' makes it feel worth it. A ''no'' makes the scales feel uneven. But the two were never meant to be connected, and while the ''no'' takes the role, it doesn't take the practice. 🌱 The three pillars I keep coming back to. When there's nothing in the diary, these are what I return to: working with the story and the character and breaking it down for myself, finding quicker ways to memorise lines, and learning to get into character on cue. This episode names these.  💛 The honest bit that needs to be said more out loud. Rejection isn't nice and you're allowed to feel it. I share why I put edges around with a timeframe and give the feelings a container. If you have space, a long walk, a proper nutritious meal, a funny film or a show. If you're short on time, five minutes of prayer or meditation, calming music, checking whether you've actually done the basics like eaten and had water. Then back to focus. 🎯 And the reframe underneath all of it: not every no means you weren't good enough. Some just mean it wasn't yours, and some mean there's more growth to do, which is fine too. This is an episode about resilience for actors, performers and creatives. About how to handle rejection as an actor, what to do after a failed audition or self-tape, how to rebuild confidence after a no, and how to protect your mental health and wellbeing in an industry where the outcome is rarely in your hands. If you're dealing with audition rejection, silence after a self-tape, or the anxiety of waiting to hear back, this one is for you. 🔗 More on this 🎙️ Episode 17: Why Being Busy With the Right Things Still Burns Actors Out 🎙️ Episode 16: The Secret to Never Being Shaken by Any Result as an Actor 💌 Before you go If this one met you where you are, follow the show, so you can hear more episodes like this. And if you know an actor or creative sitting in a no right now, send it their way. 🤍 Stay rooted, steady and anchored. ⚓

  2. Aug 9

    17 | Why Being Busy With the Right Things Still Burns Actors Out

    Have you ever been in that go, go, go mode where you genuinely can't stop, the drive is there, the fire is there, and you just keep saying yes to one more thing? Do you find yourself juggling a day job, a corporate role, or your own business alongside auditions, projects, events, charities, and always one more course on the go? Are you tired of the cycle where you push hard, crash, recover, and then push hard all over again? In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when I stacked too many good things on top of each other until my body made the decision for me, so you can recognise burnout before it takes that choice out of your hands. If you're an actor, performer, or creative carrying a day job, a business, or a side hustle alongside the work you're really here to do, forever upskilling and learning because that's what you're meant to do, and you can't work out which good thing you're supposed to drop, this conversation is for you. I unpack the analogy I'd been quietly telling myself for years, which sounded very clever right up until it didn't, the two questions I now ask before I take anything else on, and the one thing I'd always treated as a reward that I've since learned is anything but to help you move from exhaustion and stress toward real stability, resilience, and wellbeing that actually lasts. Episode 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing Episode 2: Stressed About Balancing Your Day Job With an Acting Tour? Episode 3: Think You Blew an Acting Audition? Think Again Episode 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Episode 16: The Secret to Never Being Shaken by Any Result as an Actor If this episode met you in a moment of exhaustion, or somewhere close to the edge of it, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor or creative friend who's carrying far too much right now. Reviews and word-of-mouth are the main ways this podcast reaches other creatives juggling acting jobs, work, and real life, and it genuinely lights me up to know these stories are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go.

  3. Jul 5

    16 | The Secret to Never Being Shaken by Any Result as an Actor

    Have you ever received a "no" from an audition, a competition, anything and felt completely shaken by it for days? Do you struggle with anxiety or stress every time you're waiting on a result? Are you tired of feeling like your confidence rises and falls with every outcome? In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when I competed in the Miss Great Britain Surrey final and didn't take home the crown, so you can learn my secret to never being shaken by any result again, good or bad. If you are an actor who feels like every rejection chips away at your confidence and wellbeing, this conversation is for you. We dive into why your purpose has to be bigger than any outcome, how to trust that rejection is really redirection, and why growth simply means going again, to help you move from anxiety and self-doubt to lasting stability and resilience. Related Episodes📚 Episode 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing Episode 2: Stressed About Balancing Your Day Job With an Acting Tour? Episode 3: Think You Blew an Acting Audition? Think Again Episode 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Connecting with You and Next Steps 💌 If this episode met you in a moment of feeling shaken by a hard result, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that their worth is not determined by outcomes. Reviews and word-of-mouth are the main ways this podcast reaches other creatives juggling acting jobs, work, and real life, and it genuinely lights me up to know these stories are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go.

  4. Jun 26

    15 | When Life Falls Apart But Auditions Do Not Stop, The Self Compassion That Builds Emotional Resilience

    Have you ever had to show up for an audition while your personal life was completely falling apart? Have you ever smiled through a casting, performed fine on the outside, while quietly carrying something heavy no one else could see? Have you ever felt like your body was screaming something your mind was not ready to hear yet? This episode is for every actor who has kept going anyway. In this episode of Anchored Actor, I share something deeply personal, a period in my life when a toxic relationship sent my stress and cortisol levels so high that my skin broke out in a way I had never experienced before. As an actor whose face is her instrument, it nearly broke my confidence completely. Auditions felt impossible. New headshots felt impossible. Recognising myself felt impossible. But I kept going. And this episode is about how, and why the first consistency that matters is not the one you show the industry, but the one you show yourself. We talk about emotional resilience, self compassion, mental health and wellbeing in acting, stress, burnout, anxiety, stability, toxic environments, grounding practices, and what it actually means to keep going when everything feels like it is working against you. In this episode you will hear about the moment everything shifted, one practical framework to help you analyse what you can control and what simply needs time, and the grounding practices that can anchor you no matter the circumstances. I also share something I have never spoken about publicly before. And what happened when I finally chose myself. 🎧 EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LOVE Ep. 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing As An Actor Ep. 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Ep. 6: Exhausted Actor? Why Stability Feels Out of Reach and What RAYE's Story Reveals Ep. 9: No Callbacks: How to Find Stability When Acting Feels Quiet Ep. 13: 77% of Actors Feel Lonely: The Sharp Cut Between Projects and How to Hold On to Yourself 💌 IF THIS EPISODE RESONATED If this met you somewhere real, please leave a short review wherever you are listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that what they are carrying does not have to be carried alone. Reviews and word of mouth are the main ways Anchored Actor reaches other actors and creatives navigating acting jobs, wellbeing, mental health, and real life. It genuinely lights me up to know these conversations are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go. With love. 💚

  5. Jun 14

    14| Bombed the Audition? The Resilience Reset Every Anxious Actor Needs

    Have You Ever Felt This Way? ❓ Have you ever walked out of an audition feeling like you completely bombed one part, and let that one moment erase every single win that got you there? Do you find yourself spiralling at midnight, replaying every choice you made, wishing you could go back and do it differently? Are you tired of not knowing how to get out of your own head after an audition so you can actually move forward with confidence? What This Episode Is About 🌟 In this episode, Miriam shares what happened when she walked into a prepared audition, got through the dance and script rounds feeling good, and then completely froze on the singing part—and how she processed that post-audition spiral so she could move forward with her resilience intact instead of getting stuck in the rearview mirror. If you are an actor who has ever felt like one bad moment cancels out everything good that happened, this conversation is for you. We dive into how to calm your nervous system when the anxiety and spiral kicks in, how to name your wins and learnings honestly without tipping into self-criticism, and how trusting your instinct keeps you grounded and lets you actually enjoy the audition experience—moving you from stuck, stressed, and spiralling to steady, clear, and anchored. Resources and Links 📚 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performers-wellbeing-evening-free-woking-surrey-20-june-tickets-1990530721973 Episodes You Might Also Love: Ep. 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing As An Actor Ep. 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Ep. 9: No Callbacks: How to Find Stability When Acting Feels Quiet Ep. 12: Didn't Get the Part? How to Let Go of Disappointment, Reset Your Mindset, and Build Acting Resilience If This Resonated With You 💌 If this episode met you in a moment of doubt, disappointment, or that quiet spiral after an audition, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that one moment does not define the whole. Reviews and word of mouth are the main ways Anchored Actor reaches other actors and creatives navigating auditions, acting jobs, mental health, wellbeing, and real life—and it genuinely lights me up to know these conversations are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go. With love. 💚

  6. Jun 7

    13 | 77% of Actors Feel Lonely — The Sharp Cut Between Projects and How to Hold On to Yourself

    Have you ever finished a project, watched everyone scatter, and felt completely invisible the next day? Do you find yourself performing fine to the world while quietly holding everything alone? Are you tired of always showing up for everyone else and never quite knowing how to let anyone show up for you? The Actors Trust Spotlights and Shadows 2026 landmark research reveals that 77% of actors feel lonely often or sometimes, and 85% of those are aged 25 to 34. For the first time, this groundbreaking report gives a comprehensive picture of the UK acting and stage management profession, showing a large and diverse workforce facing widespread and persistent challenges that remain invisible and inadequately addressed. The findings make one thing clear: this is a profession with real and urgent need. This episode is the honest conversation that data deserves. And one episode is not enough, which is exactly why this conversation continues in person. 🎭 PERFORMERS WELLBEING EVENING FOR ACTORS AND CREATIVES Saturday 20th June 2026 at 7pm The Christ Church Venue, Woking, Surrey, UK A safe space to arrive, receive, and be held. https://tinyurl.com/5n6k63aj(Limited seats, so secure your place now!) In this episode of Anchored Actor, Miriam shares her personal journey through loneliness, the shame barrier that kept her silent for years, and what it finally felt like to stop performing fine and let the right people in. This is for every actor who has ever poured from their cup continuously and forgotten, for a while, to water their own plant. We talk about emotional resilience, mental health and wellbeing in acting, anxiety, stress, burnout, stability, and mindfulness. And what genuine connection actually looks like in a freelance acting career when the industry normalises struggle and admitting loneliness feels like admitting failure. In this episode, you will hear about the three phases every actor moves through, a practical thing to do before your next project ends, and why the number of connections you have matters far less than you think. I also share something personal I have never spoken about publicly before. And what happened when I finally did. Research referenced: Actors Trust Spotlights and Shadows 2026 https://www.actorstrust.org.uk/news/spotlights-shadows/  🎭 🎭 PERFORMERS WELLBEING EVENING FOR ACTORS AND CREATIVES Saturday 20th June 2026 at 7pm The Christ Church Venue, Woking, Surrey, UK A safe space to arrive, receive, and be held. This evening includes an interactive wellbeing workshop delivered by Netflix voice artist and West End actor John Gould, founder of The Actor's Cafe. A Q&A panel bringing together actors, an actorpreneur, and a wellbeing charity for honest conversation. A representative from the Actors Trust sharing what tools and resources are available to support you. And a raffle and silent auction with genuinely incredible prizes donated by industry professionals who believe in this work. All proceeds from the evening go directly to Actors Trust in support of performers' mental health and wellbeing. 🏆 SILENT AUCTION PRIZES Step Into the Spotlight (worth £300+) A full actor training course and showreel session with John Gould, Netflix voice artist, West End actor, founder of The Actor's Cafe, Drama Inspiration Award finalist, and the man who has trained over 1,000 students since 2015. Spotlight listed. The real deal. Your Brand, Your Story (worth £600) A personal branding photography session with Nele Teinfeldt of That Pink Studio and Feldt Photography, Surrey. Because how you show up visually matters, and you deserve imagery that tells your story the way you want it told. Your Headshots, Done Right (worth £220) A professional headshot session with Hugh Mitchell Photography. 90 minutes, 5 beautifully edited images, and a Spotlight-ready gallery. No more putting it off. Rock Star Hair Day (worth £100) A full hair session with Kelly, Director at Rock n Rolla Hairdressing in Walton-on-Thames. A boutique inclusive salon with a quiet room and wheelchair access available. Walk in feeling like yourself. Walk out feeling like a star. 🎟️ RAFFLE PRIZES Lights, Camera, Gimbal (worth £135) A DJI Osmo Mobile 8, sponsored by KCP Network, Awarded Leading Technology Provider 2026. 360 degree pan, 10 hour battery, advanced tracking. Your self-tapes are about to look very different. Your Portrait, Your City (worth £175) A portrait session plus a Photography 101 masterclass with Azem Alptekin, shooting in Westminster and Waterloo. Composition, lighting, exposure. Leave with stunning images and actual skills. Move Like Nobody's Watching (worth £150-£200) A 2 hour private salsa lesson with Azem Alptekin in Central London. Solo or with a partner. Weekday or weekend evenings. Pure joy. Win 6 Classes at Taka Strike Club London (worth £156) Six classes with Adrian C. Falconer, actor and martial artist with credits including Red Notice with Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, RAYE: Click Clack, Little Simz: Young, and multiple Olivier Award-winning productions. Credits valid for 3 months. Your body on stage will never be the same. Train With a Stunt Actor (worth £33) A personal training session or group bootcamp with Raymond Mouzon of RAM Fitness UK, screen stunt actor with credits on Poldark (BBC1) and SAS: Who Dares Wins (Channel 4). Train the way actors on set actually train. Total prize value over £1,753, every single one donated by industry professionals who believe in this evening and what it stands for. Entry is complimentary. Spaces are limited and filling fast, so RSVP to secure yours. We would love to see you there :) Full event info and prize list here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6k63aj RSVP on Eventbrite and save your seat — we cannot wait to welcome you here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performers-wellbeing-evening-free-woking-surrey-20-june-tickets-1990530721973 🎧 EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LOVE Ep. 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing As An Actor Ep. 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Ep. Ep. 6: Exhausted Actor? Why Stability Feels Out of Reach and What RAYE's Story Reveals Ep. 9: No Callbacks: How to Find Stability When Acting Feels Quiet Ep. 12: Didn't Get the Part? How to Let Go of Disappointment, Reset Your Mindset, and Build Acting Resilience 💌 IF THIS EPISODE RESONATED If this met you somewhere real, please leave a short review wherever you are listening and share it with an actor friend who needs to hear that the hard parts are not a reflection of their worth or talent. Reviews and word of mouth are the main ways Anchored Actor reaches other actors and creatives navigating acting jobs, wellbeing, mental health, and real life. It genuinely lights me up to know these conversations are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go. With love. 💚

  7. May 31

    12 | Didn't Get the Part? How to Let Go of Disapointment, Reset Your Mindset, and Build Acting Resilience

    Didn't get the part? I want to tell you how actors can turn jealousy or disappointment into fuel. They didn't pick you..... it happens. And you know that feeling..... the competition, your colleague, the role you really wanted… and the jealousy and bitterness that follow. It hits your confidence. It drains you. And if you're working in acting — whether on film sets, in theatre, or navigating the space in between — it can feel like the temperature just keeps rising. But here is the truth I've learnt the hard way: jealousy is natural. Holding on to it is a choice. And every time you choose not to dwell, you build emotional resilience that carries you forward. In this episode I break down why the audition invitation is the real win, how looking into your rear mirror crashes your acting career, and the gratitude practice that turns every rejection into data .....not defeat. I share my own story of processing jealousy after not getting a role, the mindset shift that stopped the spiral before it started, and why the weather always breaks... including the heat inside your head. In this episode you'll hear: Why the audition invitation itself is already a win, and how celebrating it before the outcome rewires your brain away from outcome-only validation The exact question to ask yourself the moment you find out you didn't get the part: "How does focusing on this help me moving forward?" How looking into your rear mirror creates a double loss — you waste energy on the past AND miss the opportunity right in front of you Why gratitude is not a fluffy exercise but a muscle you train — and how it compounds the more you practise it, just like any wellbeing habit How emotional resilience in acting is not about not feeling jealous. It's about what you do after you feel it. This isn't just about auditions. It's about building a relationship with your acting career — in film, in theatre, in every space — that doesn't leave you in a constant state of anxiety, stress, and self-doubt. Because stability through emotional resilience isn't built in the bookings. It's built in the spaces between them. Related Episodes: Episode 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing Episode 2: Stressed About Balancing Your Day Job With an Acting Tour? Episode 3: Think You Blew an Acting Audition? Think Again Episode 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability Episode 11: 600 Unread Emails? How Anxious Actors Finally Reclaim Their Stability If this episode met you in a moment of jealousy after not getting the part, bitterness toward a colleague who did, or that sinking feeling that your confidence as an actor has taken another hit, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that your worth is not determined by outcomes. Reviews and word-of-mouth are the main ways this podcast reaches other creatives juggling acting jobs, film and theatre work, and real life. It genuinely lights me up to know these stories about emotional resilience, wellbeing, stability, and mindfulness are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you navigate rejection, competition, and the spaces between auditions.

  8. May 24

    11 | 600 Unread Emails? How Anxious Actors Can Finally Reclaim Stability

    600 unread emails?! A phone that won't stop buzzing?! The feeling that you're falling behind?! If you are in acting whether on film sets, in theatre, or navigating the in-between, and you feel like you can never afford to miss a notification because the industry moves fast, but then find yourself mentally overwhelmed, anxious, and quietly convinced you're behind everyone else… this episode is for you. In Episode 11 of the Anchored Actor podcast, this episode breaks down a 5-step system for untangling platform overload, inbox anxiety, and the guilt that comes from trying to keep up. It covers the reality of juggling multiple casting platforms and paying for the same thing three times over without even realising it, and the moment of realising that the heaviness wasn't a sign of failing at acting, but a sign that the system itself was failing. In this episode you'll hear: How to map every platform you use as an actor and spot the duplicates draining your attention and your money, so you stop paying for the same thing three times over Why following the ROI on your acting job subscriptions is an act of emotional wellbeing and mental health care, not cold business When to optimise a casting profile and when to let it go, and why half-updated pages are one of the biggest sources of actor self-doubt and guilt How to design a notification rhythm that protects your mindfulness, your boundaries, and your mental health instead of fragmenting your day Why testing and journaling your system without demanding perfection, is how you build real stability, resilience, and a sustainable acting career This isn't just about managing emails. It's about building a relationship with your acting career in film, in theatre, in every space in between that doesn't leave you in a constant state of anxiety, stress, and burnout. Because the industry will always move fast. The jobs will always have last-minute calls. But the emotional resilience you build through a system that works for you that is what creates stability that lasts. Related Episodes: Episode 1: 3 Tips to Overcome Anxiety and Protect Your Wellbeing Episode 2: Stressed About Balancing Your Day Job With an Acting Tour? Episode 3: Think You Blew an Acting Audition? Think Again Episode 4: When the Audition Goes Silent: Managing Anxiety and Finding Stability If this episode met you in a moment of inbox overwhelm, quiet panic, or that low-level dread every time your phone lights up, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that your worth is not determined by outcomes. Reviews and word-of-mouth are the main ways this podcast reaches other creatives juggling acting jobs, work, and real life, and it genuinely lights me up to know these stories are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go.

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Are you an actor juggling auditions,  acting gigs, a day job, and other real-life commitments? And even though you’re surrounded by people in the creative industry, do you still feel lonely, unseen, or disconnected from those who truly get you — and your values? Do you feel emotionally tired from holding it all together, worried that if you slow down everything will fall apart? Do you ever wonder if staying true to your values will cost you roles, respect, or your future in the industry? I am so glad you’re here! This podcast will help you cultivate emotional stability, inner peace, and resilience so you can navigate auditions, day jobs, and uncertainty without burning out. You’ll learn faith‑rooted mindset tools, wellness rhythms, and practical habits that support both your acting career and your everyday life, even when the industry feels unpredictable. Each episode offers encouragement, simple practices, and honest conversations to move you from isolation and overwhelm into grounded confidence, creative freedom, and a steady sense of purpose in your calling. Hey, I’m Miriam—an actress and creative who combines a steady corporate job with acting and other projects. I know what it feels like to crave stability while your heart still burns for storytelling and performance. For a long time, I tried to fix that tension by doing more: side projects, “this might be it” business ideas, and relationships that kept me busy but not fulfilled. I was juggling roles, exhausted, and often lonely, trying to hold together work, creativity, and my inner life by sheer willpower. Spiritually, I carried a lukewarm faith—praying when things got heavy, then going straight back to hustling on my own and wondering why I still had no peace. What finally changed wasn’t a big break, but letting God into my everyday decisions and learning to build emotional stability from the inside out. Simple wellness and mindset rhythms, clearer boundaries, and a lived, daily faith helped me walk through auditions, my job, and uncertainty with far less burnout and far more calm.Now, I am ready to teach how to do the same If you’re tired of pushing through your calling in constant tension and you’re ready to feel grounded again, this podcast is for you. Press pause on the hustle, settle in, and let’s step into stability together.

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