They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, the same goes for a Hollywood career.

I'm no diva, I don't need an entourage, but I do rely on agents and managers to steer me right.

And sometimes I hire a publicist to get the word out about my projects.

It's part of the game.

Mine is named Anya, and she is a force.

Smart, funny, connected.

And her husband, Raphael, is a writer like me.

So Anya gets creatives I used to think there was nothing she

couldn't handle a few months ago things changed after years of trying

Anya and Rafa had a baby, just before they turned 40.

Wanting more space, they moved to a secluded house by a river in Texas, where Rafa grew up.

Anya wasn't giving up her career.

After maternity leave, she'd work remotely, but I worried for her.

She called a lot.

She said she was checking in to make sure her underlings were treating me right, but I think she just

wanted a connection to her old world, a world where success came easy.

Motherhood was hard.

She was capable, no question, and Raffa was a doting dad.

Still, Anya always looked frazzled and miserable.

In baby Santiago, he was adorable, but not an easy kid. Anya was a

a helper, but not an easy kid. Anya was a helper, but she didn't know how to ask for help.

A couple weeks back I got a video call.

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