Jennette McCurdy: Enmeshment, Individuating, & Coping Mechanisms

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Mayim Bialik

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Jennette McCurdy, writer, director, actor, and singer ( iCarly, Sam & Cat), inspires Mayim with her openness and vulnerability as she shares the harmful coping mechanisms and profound revelations she experienced following the death of her mother - leading to Jennette’s one woman show "I’m Glad My Mom Died." Jennette discusses the pressures and anxieties she faced at an early age as a hugely popular children’s TV star and the source of financial support for her family. Jennette unpacks how her identity was tied to her mother’s perceptions of her and how the enmeshed relationship impacted her. Mayim breaks down the psychological concept of enmeshment, including the effects of removing an enmeshed relationship from one’s life, the reasons we tolerate emotional discomfort for so long, and the elements of the power struggles surrounding love. Mayim and Jennette deeply connect over their self-discovery journeys, including their respective paths to recovery from disordered eating. They also discuss their personal and professional plans for the future, and Mayim confesses her feelings about her upcoming feature directorial debut.

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0:00.0	I definitely had a history with eating disorders, but my mom passed away when I was 21.
0:06.2	That same week was the first time that I had sex, the first time that I made myself
0:11.4	throw up.
0:12.4	Believe me, I would try to have for years and the first time that I had a drink of alcohol.
0:16.3	So I think there's no denying that it was mom death and those coping mechanisms all kind
0:21.5	of hit at once.
0:22.5	Hi, I'm Ian Bealeck and welcome to my breakdown.
0:25.3	This is the place where we break down the things that make us break down.
0:28.9	It's my and Bealeck's breakdown.
0:32.0	She's going to break it down for you because you know she knows a thing or two.
0:37.0	And now she's going to break down.
0:39.5	It's a breakdown.
0:41.0	She's going to break it down.
0:43.2	Today we're going to be breaking down in measurement, grief and moms with Jeanette McCurdy.
0:53.2	And when I first heard her name, I didn't connect her with who I know her to be.
0:58.2	I'm going to get more into who she is in a minute, but you may know her because she was
1:02.6	in Nickelodeon's I Carly and also a spin off of that Sam and Kat.
1:07.7	She's a writer.
1:08.7	She's a director.
1:10.1	She's well, this is, this might be one of my favorite episodes.
1:13.4	I'm just going to say it.
1:14.8	But I'd like to first introduce us all to my favorite episode, Jonathan Cohen, who was
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