270: The Strength to Laugh: Jenny Lawson on Overcoming Challenges with Humor
The Lavendaire Lifestyle
The Lavendaire Lifestyle
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
When life feels heavy, courage and connection light the way. In this episode, we uncover how creativity and humor help us rise above anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. Through raw truths and hopeful moments, we celebrate the strength in vulnerability. Let this conversation remind you: the darkest nights bring the brightest dawns.
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1:55 Jenny’s Journey
10:10 How Jenny's Community Inspired Her
14:47 Jenny's Take on Humor
17:04 Not Taking Life so Seriously
22:55 Success As An Author
29:51 The Power of Being Authentic
33:30 Jenny’s published books
36:02 The Creative Process
46:25 Balancing Success
56:45 Last Message
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| 0:00.0 | laughter is a radical act of love that you give to yourself. Welcome to the Lavenderet lifestyle, |
| 0:11.6 | the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. My name's Eileen and I'm here to guide you to shine |
| 0:17.1 | as your brightest self and create your dream life. We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love. |
| 0:24.5 | Every Sunday, we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better future |
| 0:28.6 | for ourselves and our world. |
| 0:31.3 | Life is an art. |
| 0:32.5 | Make it your masterpiece. |
| 0:36.2 | Hello, my loves, welcome back to the Lavender Lifestyle podcast. It's Eileen. Today's |
| 0:40.5 | episode is on the power of creativity, connection, courage, and humor in dealing with mental |
| 0:47.1 | health challenges. We touch on topics like dealing with imposter syndrome, depression and anxiety, |
| 0:53.2 | and finding joy and humor even in life's |
| 0:56.1 | darkest moments. Our guest today is Jenny Lawson. Jenny Lawson, known online as The Blog Guest, |
| 1:02.8 | is a number one New York Times bestselling author and blogger best known for her darkly humorous |
| 1:07.8 | takes on her own life and for her authentic writing on dealing with |
| 1:11.0 | mental illness. Her bestsellers include, let's pretend this never happened, furiously happy, |
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| 1:28.6 | This all-in-one tool is packed with prompts and exercises to help you reflect, set powerful |
| 1:33.2 | goals, and stay accountable to them, and design a life you truly love. |
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