Ep. 408: Career Transitions With Laverne McKinnon

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah talk to Hollywood veteran and career coach Laverne McKinnon about career transitions, career grief, and the tumult happening in Hollywood. Then, in The Craft (& Fain), they share a tip that will improve your writing — set a high bar. This week’s Hollywood Hack is a product Sarah has been using for over a decade: Dr. Bronner’s Organic Lip Balm. Finally, Liz recommends the limited series Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix.

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LINKS:

Moonshot Mentor with Laverne McKinnon:

https://substack.com/profile/129372378-laverne-mckinnon?utm_source=global-search

The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor:

https://amzn.to/43rOCnM

Dr. Bronner’s Organic Lip Balm:

https://amzn.to/4koxlSv

Apple Cider Vinegar trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Yj_rmCzhE

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0:23.6	Shop low prices daily at Whole Foods Market, in store, and online.
0:30.2	Lemonada
0:30.8	Sarah, last week we set out to be wildly productive, and we were.
0:39.5	Yes.
0:40.2	Do you think we can be wildly productive two weeks in a row?
0:43.7	I think we don't have a choice, so I think we can.
0:47.9	Okay, let's do it.
0:53.1	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:59.9	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backfiting, superficial, chaotic,
1:06.0	unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
1:09.3	I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right
1:12.8	outside of L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz. That's me,
1:17.9	Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career
1:23.1	and friendship, and how to survive the War of Attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
1:28.5	Today we'll talk to Hollywood veteran and career coach Laverne McKinnon. Then we have a craft
1:34.6	and fain that came out of a recent lunch we had with a writer who attended our very first
1:39.9	happier in Hollywood retreat. Plus we have a Hollywood hack for your lips, and Liz has a TV recommendation.
1:47.0	Yes.
	...

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