Overview
- In a new People interview, Lake recounts losing her Malibu home in the January 2025 wildfires and describes 2025 as traumatizing while emphasizing that she is still healing and choosing optimism.
- She and her husband, Ross Burningham, made an impulsive move to New York City, bringing them closer to her adult sons, Milo and Owen.
- Lake says her commitment to mental health is personal, citing her late second husband Christian Evans’ bipolar disorder and death by suicide in 2017.
- She has deepened her work with Community Access and is highlighting its Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival, a compilation of 10 shorts by creators ages 15–25 introduced by John Turturro.
- The Changing Minds compilation is available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Google Play, and the 2026 competition is accepting submissions through Jan. 31.