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The Liz Moody Podcast

Actor Tony Hale Spills Secrets About Inside Out 2, Managing Anxiety, And Why Success Doesn’t Make You Happy

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.93.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Hale of Inside Out 2, Veep, Arrested Development, and more discusses his anxiety & health journey, defining success on personal terms, and remaining content when opportunities for jealousy arise. Tony’s anxiety journey, including the techniques he uses to overcome panic attacks (including the ones that happen on stage or live TV!), and the rest of his anxiety toolkit The huge life lesson Tony learned from the mega success of Arrested Development (it’s not what you think!) His top tips for keeping long term relationships thriving The ways in which Hollywood gets anxiety right and wrong, and how his real life anxiety has informed his character How having severe asthma has impacted his life What Tony learned working on Veep about the way politics REALLY works And so much more For more from Tony, you can find him on Instagram @mrtonyhale. See him as Fear in Disney ● Pixar’s Inside Out 2, now playing in movie theaters worldwide  To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now!  This episode is sponsored by: Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. Pique: go to piquelife.com/LIZMOODY for 15% off plus a special gift. Lumen: head to lumen.me/LIZMOODY for 15% off your purchase. Previous episodes referred to in this episode: Should We All Be In Open Relationships? The REAL Science of Eating Well: Cutting Through Social Media Confusion To Find YOUR Best Diet  Why We Have No Work/Life Balance + How To Fix It The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast.  This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. I'm your host

0:05.1

Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling author and longtime journalist. This podcast is

0:08.8

about helping you live your healthiest, happiest life whether we're learning what

0:11.5

it's really like to be in an open marriage,

0:14.0

discussing how to cut through the confusing nutrition information on social media to find

0:18.0

your best diet, or uncovering why we have no work life balance and how to fix it.

0:24.0

And yes, those are all real episodes and they are linked in the show notes

0:27.0

if you would like to listen.

0:28.6

My guest today is a three-time Emmy Award winner,

0:31.8

an actor, a producer, a writer, I am so excited to welcome Tony Hale to the podcast.

0:38.0

Tony has played some of the best characters on TV, from Gary Walsh in Veepe to Buster Bluth in Arrested Development.

0:45.8

He is currently starring as Fear in Inside Out 2, which I am so excited to see.

0:50.3

I loved the first Inside Out, and this one looks even better.

0:54.0

He's also just a really deeply feeling thoughtful person who has turned his own

0:59.8

struggles into art that helps other people over and over in his life.

1:04.8

In this episode we're going to get into Tony's anxiety journey, including the techniques

1:08.6

he uses to overcome panic attacks, including the ones that happen on stage or on live television and the rest of

1:15.8

his anxiety toolkit, the huge life lesson that Tony learned from the mega success

1:21.2

for rest and development. It is not what you think and it's something

1:24.2

that applies so much to all of us. His top tips for keeping long-term relationships

1:29.9

thriving, the ways in which Hollywood gets anxiety right and wrong, and how his real life anxiety has

1:36.1

informed the characters that he's played, how having severe asthma has impacted his life.

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