Ep. 462: Begone Inner Censor!

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah have decided to confront their inner censors! One way to free their minds? Natalie’s Goldberg’s daily ten minute writing practice. In Take A Hike, Liz explains why her recent visit to New York City made her realize everyone should take a solo trip — even if it’s just a day trip. In Take Two, they revisit the subject of Verticals. There are many opinions! This week’s Hollywood Hack is a mind shift that’s good for the environment and not accumulating clutter: Add the word “refuse” to “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Finally, Sarah recommends So Far Gone by Jess Walter. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com and Sarah’s Chickening Out Substack at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. They’ll come right to your inbox! Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, ’S please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg: https://amzn.to/4bgt9lC Writing Down the Bones: 60 Cards to Free the Writer Within https://amzn.to/419Zvby Nome Schoolhouse: https://nomeschoolhouse.com/ So Far Gone by Jess Walter: https://amzn.to/4sOVp4G See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sarah, I think after our pitch this week, we are completely free to do nothing but work on the book for at least 10 days.
0:09.3	Oh, my God.
0:11.0	Celebration.
0:11.8	And Benihanna with Brooke.
0:12.8	We're going to Minion with Brooke.
0:14.0	Yes.
0:14.7	Book and Benihana with Brooke.
0:26.6	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:32.2	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic,
0:39.9	unpredictable, fundamentally insane world. I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz. That's me,
0:45.2	Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career
0:50.4	and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
0:55.3	Today we're going to talk about confronting our inner sensor. Then we have a take-a-hike
1:01.1	inspired by my recent trip to New York. And in Take 2, we'll revisit the topic of verticals.
1:07.4	This week's Hollywood hack is a helpful mental shift, and finally, I have a book recommendation.
1:14.1	But first, we got a very interesting email from Corinne about the inside board.
1:21.2	Liz, remind everyone what the inside board is.
1:23.8	The inside board is a concept we were talking to a producer about, which is that, yes, there's the
1:29.3	official board of a company or any sort of project, but then there's the inside board, which is
1:36.8	the unofficial group that makes all the decisions.
1:41.1	And we were wishing that throughout our career, when we were in charge, we had
1:45.2	established the inside board. Yes. And then we got this email from Corinne, who said,
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