Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.

This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. My guest today is Matthew McConaughey.

You probably know him from his first role in Dazed and Confused.

Since then, he's gone on to appear in dozens of movies. In fact, in 2013,

he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Dallas Biers Club. Last year, he released a book called Green Lights. It's mostly a memoir, but he also shares many of the strategies

that have helped him get through tough times in life. In this episode,

we talk about some of those strategies. Some of the things he discusses are how he looks for

opportunities in crisis, how he uses solitude to become more comfortable with himself,

and the steps he takes to keep challenging himself. In the interview, I bring up something I found disturbing about

his book, though. He talks a lot about the physical violence that took place in his home. Rather than

refer to it as domestic violence, though, he calls his parents' relationship a love story. As a

therapist, I want to make it clear that violence is never a sign of love.

If you're in a relationship that includes domestic violence, there are resources available.

I'll link to those in the show notes.

Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist's take.

This is the part of the show where I'll give you my take on my guest strategies and talk about how you can apply them to your own life. So

here's Matthew McConaughey on how recognizing the green lights in your life can help you grow

mentally stronger. Well, I'm Amy Moore and it's nice to meet you. Hi, Amy. How are you?

I'm wonderful. We're going to talk about the brain? And this book.

Well, that's kind of about the brain.

Matthew McConaughey, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast.

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