About this episode

Jeff Hiller shares his journey through acting challenges and personal struggles with Rainn Wilson.

Pluribus and Widow's Bay star Jeff Hiller and Rainn Wilson shares hilarious acting disasters, revisit the terrible jobs that kept acting dreams alive, and reveal why small victories stopped him from giving up. He also opens up about emotional eating, depression, therapy, and learning to recognize what lies beneath our cravings. Plus, Rainn shares the night he was tipped in cocaine. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 ⁠https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom⁠ 🛒 Lola 👉 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at ⁠Lolablankets.com⁠ by using code SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 🛒 NOCD (book a FREE 15min call!) 👉 ⁠https://nocd.com⁠ 🙏 Fetzer 👉⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://fetzer.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛒 Quince 👉 ⁠https://quince.com/soulboom⁠ This episode was made possible with support from the Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation. To continue this conversation with your family and friends, download Soul Boom's discussion support guide here: ⁠https://soulboom.com/discussionguide⁠ MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.com/store⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US! Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Rainn Wilson

Guest: Jeff Hiller

Topics covered

• acting
• mental health
• personal struggles
• comedy
• therapy
• emotional eating

Keywords

• Jeff Hiller
• Rainn Wilson
• acting disasters
• emotional eating
• depression
• therapy
• small victories

Sponsors

ZipRecruiter, Lola, NOCD, Fetzer, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation

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