Kayla Marie Coates • Anxiety & Depression, from struggle to superpower

Non-binary Mexican-Croatian-American actor, filmmaker &
activist Kayla Marie Coates opens up about Anxiety and
Depression, and how to turn your struggles into a superpower.


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Kayla Marie Coates is a non-binary Mexican-Croatian-American
actor, filmmaker & activist. They have worked with
prestigious companies such as SXSW, Universal Studios, Blackmagic
Design, Sigma, and Blackmagic Collective, to name a few, as well
as in likes of high profile celebrities such as Greg Daniels,
Jason Sudeikis, Chelsea Clinton, Tommy Lee and many more. They
also started a podcast at the beginning of 2022 called According
to Captain Ron's Record with their grandfather, who was diagnosed
with a terminal lung disease at the end of 2021, to learn more
about their culture and heritage, his life stories and advice,
and to document the progression of his illness till the very end,
which can all be shown for generations to come.


As a queer, neurodivergent, polyamorous individual, Kayla formed
their production company at the beginning of 2022 with the
passion to create social impact projects centering around
delicate, taboo topics to help discuss and destigmatize them.
With these projects, Kayla is dedicated to casting up, crewing up
and making characters for people of underrepresented communities
to accurately reflect the world we live in, and to be able to
give equal opportunities to actors and filmmakers of any and all
backgrounds and lifestyles. Their mission is to create a more
authentically Diverse, Inclusive industry through a
Transformative and Innovative fashion, hence the name of their
production company, DITI Pictures.


Underneath Kayla’s seemingly unwavering ambition and drive,
actively pursuing several creative endeavors, there’s actually a
mountain of struggle and pain that they wrestle with daily. From
growing up with depression, anxiety, undiagnosed ADHD (until
about a year ago), and PTSD stemming from a traumatic life event
in 2020 (other than COVID), Kayla has had to continuously juggle
how to navigate and adapt through the trenches of it all in an
already non-stop chaotic work environment, but to also try to
discover, acknowledge and utilize the superpowers that can come
with these experiences and disabilities, both in their craft and
in their everyday life.


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