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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Debra Messing & Mandana Dayani ON: How To Talk With People Who Have Opposing Views & Coexist Without Resentment

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

iHeartPodcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.730.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Mandana Dayani & Debra Messing's passion for action & justice has cemented their bond and their collective voice. Their hit podcast, The Dissenters, is a space for honest conversations and hard questions.   Today you'll see how they are helping a movement of world changers gain momentum & learn how you can be involved in making the world better. Dayani and Messing discuss overcoming fear, dealing with overwhelm and the power of showing up.

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0:00.0

I think the very first thing you do is you turn inward.

0:05.4

And you sit with yourself and really think about what hurts your heart.

0:12.8

When you look out at the world, what is it that makes you feel that's not right?

0:20.8

There has to be a better way.

0:23.0

And if you start there, then you've identified your purpose.

0:34.2

Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the number one health podcast in the world.

0:38.8

Thanks to each and every single one of you who come back every week to listen, learn and grow.

0:45.1

Now, one of the things that I love about the podcast is I get to connect with people that have

0:49.8

followed for a while, that I've seen, that I've appreciated and admired their work from afar.

0:54.1

And then somehow we find a way to each other and get to connect and get to find out about

0:59.2

their incredible lives, their journeys and what they've been through.

1:03.2

And today's guests are Deborah Messing and Mandana Dianne for the show.

1:08.4

Now Deborah Messing is the best known for her Emmy Award winning role as Grace Adler

1:13.2

on NBC's Emmy winning and Golden Globe nominated Comedy Series Will and Grace.

1:19.2

She's also starred in the mysteries of Laura and Smash both on NBC.

1:24.0

Her film credits include The Award winning searching, Alonka and Polly and the wedding date,

1:29.0

Messing will return to Broadway this fall starring in Noah Hadoz's new play, Birthday Candles.

1:35.6

Now Mandana Dianne is the creator and co-founder of I Am Voter, a nonpartisan movement that aims

1:42.8

to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement.

1:47.4

Its mission is to inspire and excite this generation by making voter identity mainstream.

1:53.7

Mandana began her career as a corporate attorney at top international law firm, Paul Hastings,

1:59.9

transitioned into work as a talent agent and made the world launch the Rachel Zoe collection

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