Jameela Jamil | On Adversity, Celebrity and Activism

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, Wellness, Self-improvement, Midlife, Health & Fitness, Intentional Living, Personal Growth, Living Well, How To

4.5 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Jameela Jamil an actor, writer, podcaster, and activist. Leaving behind a high-profile life as a host and DJ on two of the UK's most iconic TV and radio shows, a health scare led her to make a radical change that delivered her into a new life in Los Angeles with the intention of shifting into writing. But, fate had a different plan. Never having acted before, she auditioned for and landed a starring role as Tahani on NBC's The Good Place, opposite Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. Seeking to leverage her growing influence to become a voice for change and equality, she launched activism platform, I Weigh. This rapidly became a global movement to mobilize activism, around issues of mental health, climate change, equality for marginalized groups, and what she calls "radical inclusivity." In April, Jamil launched the ‘I WEIGH podcast, where she hosts thought-leaders, performers, activists, influencers, and friends, exploring how they are working through their past shames to find where their value truly lies.

You can find Jameela Jamil at:

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jameelajamilofficial/

Jameela's Podcast : https://www.earwolf.com/show/i-weigh-with-jameela-jamil/

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0:00.0	My guest today is Jamila Jamil, who was a household name in the UK for years hosting shows
0:12.9	T4 and on BBC One before launching into the spotlight in the US playing the role of Tahani
0:19.9	on the acclaimed TV show The Good Place. What's so powerful about her story beyond her life in the
0:25.9	world of entertainment though is where she's come from and how she's choosing to use her notoriety
0:31.6	for social good. Growing up the daughter of Indian and Pakistani parents, she was often bullied and
0:37.2	experienced may tougher after being diagnosed with ailer's dano syndrome, which is a condition
0:42.9	that affects the body's connective tissue and leads to chronic pain in so many, including her.
0:48.8	Through her teen years, she endured more trauma and erexia and then a car accident
0:54.4	that led to a spinal injury that would really profoundly change her relationship with her body,
0:59.7	eventually finding her way into the world of work and then TV and radio in the UK.
1:05.7	She headed over to the US after an awakening that we talk about in our conversation,
1:12.4	but found herself in front of the camera performing on a set with her childhood heroes on network
1:17.8	TV. But it was her decision to speak truth to power and become an advocate for equality,
1:23.4	inclusivity and self-determination that has really become the center of who Jumila is and how
1:29.7	she shows up in the world. A place she describes as being post-shame and that led to the launch of
1:35.9	social advocacy platform iWay in 2018 on a quest to bring together and amplify the voices of
1:42.7	change makers along with a new podcast by the same name, a video channel and really a bigger social
1:49.6	movement to change things at scale. We dive into all of this and today's really eye-opening
1:56.8	and inspiring conversations. So excited to share it with you. I'm Jonathan Fields and this is
2:02.8	Good Life Project. I'm hanging out in New York right now. You're in LA, which I guess you've been
2:15.1	for a number of years, but originally came up in London. That would have been what you're probably
2:20.4	like late 80s and 90s is when you really were coming up there. Yeah, I mean I sort of spent a
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