Breakthrough by Ali Yassine

Ep49 From News Anchor to Actress With Actress Kristina Matisic

1 h 18 min · 6. maj 2026
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In this episode of Breakthrough, I sit down with actress and former TV host Kristina Matisic to talk about reinventing yourself later in life, overcoming fear, and returning to acting after years away from the craft.Christina opens up about:leaving her career in news televisionbuilding and hosting successful TV showsbeing typecast as a reporter for yearsthe fear of starting acting again in her 50sstruggling with confidence, auditions, memorization, and self-doubtwhy it’s never too late to chase something meaningfulThis is a raw conversation about identity, growth, fear, and the courage to begin again.

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