About this episode
Monica Lewinsky talks with Lake Bell about voice, vulnerability, and the journey of personal and professional growth.
This week on Reclaiming, Monica welcomes writer-director-actor Lake Bell for an honest and funny conversation about voice, vulnerability, and the art of world-building—both on screen and in life. Lake charts her trajectory from an indie filmmaker who literally wrote herself a voice of authority in her Sundance-winning film In a World ..., to starring in the subversive HBO hit The Chair Company . She speaks with candor about how navigating her daughter's epilepsy transformed her into a fierce and creative advocate for neurodiversity (and a children's book author!). Lake explains the hard, intentional work of conscious uncoupling from her ex-husband and unexpected joy in building a loving 'two-house family' for their two kids. Along the way, Monica and Lake connect on the tools it takes to reframe our personal narratives and discover a shared admiration for a well built car/for good looking cars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Monica Lewinsky
Guest: Lake Bell
Topics covered
- voice
- vulnerability
- world-building
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- personal narratives
Keywords
- Lake Bell
- voice
- vulnerability
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- In a World
- The Chair Company
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: In a World ..., The Chair Company
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