Scarcity or Abundance? (with Jennie Garth)

About this episode

Samantha Bee and Jennie Garth discuss balancing scarcity and abundance mindsets while reflecting on personal growth and challenges.

Actress Jennie Garth joins Sam to talk about her new book I Choose Me, and how to balance scarcity and abundance mindsets. They talk about the concept of choosing yourself and how Jennie first uttered those words on 90210 over 30 years ago (and how she’s rewatching it for the first time now). They talk about what to do when your kids get older and won’t need you as much anymore, walking into rooms and wondering why they’re there, and how impossible it must be for menopausal women to remember their lines on Broadway. Jennie talks about leaning on other people to make big decisions and learning to take a beat before a big choice. They talk about imposter syndrome and how Martha Stewart might be the only person not suffering from it, and how important it is to know when a friendship stops being additive to your life. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Bee

Guest: Jennie Garth

Topics covered

• scarcity mindset
• abundance mindset
• self-acceptance
• parenting
• imposter syndrome
• friendship

Keywords

• scarcity
• abundance
• self-acceptance
• parenting
• imposter syndrome
• friendship
• Martha Stewart

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I Choose Me, 90210

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