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The goop Podcast

Kerry Washington on Rewriting Your Narrative

The goop Podcast

Goop, Inc. and Audacy

Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.47K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode from 2023, Gwyneth Paltrow sits down with Emmy-winning actor, producer, and advocate Kerry Washington to talk about healing generational patterns, the inspiration behind her Hulu series UnPrisoned, and how therapy helped her reclaim her voice. They explore identity, family dynamics, personal growth, and what it takes to rewrite the story you’ve been told about yourself. It’s a powerful conversation about becoming the lead in your own life—and the healing that follows. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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When you are pioneering anything or introducing new ideas to the culture, you get criticized.

0:09.0

You do?

0:10.0

Yeah. Did you hear about that?

0:12.0

I didn't find the one. I found someone I respected and we made it the one.

0:17.0

In a sort of longing kind of view of love, people understand each other as if by magic.

0:22.4

Nothing in itself is addictive on one hand. And in the hand, everything could be addictive if

0:27.2

there's an emptiness in that person that needs to be filled. I now know that nobody changes

0:32.5

until they change their energy. And when you change your energy, you change your life.

0:38.1

I'm Gwyneth Peltro. This is the Goop Podcast, bringing together thought leaders, culture

0:44.4

changers, creatives, founders and CEOs, scientists, doctors, healers and seekers. Here to start

0:51.6

conversations, because simply asking questions and listening has the

0:55.9

power to change the way we see the world. Here we go. This week, we're sharing a gem from the

1:03.3

Goop podcast archives. My guest today is the very wonderful Carrie Washington. As you will hear in our conversation,

1:15.1

we recorded this episode in front of a live audience. We haven't done very many live podcast recordings,

1:21.0

but this is Carrie's second time on the Goop podcast and the second time she's done it live.

1:26.5

Carrie has a new Hulu series called Unprisoned.

1:30.0

She stars in it and is an executive producer too. I asked Carrie about how she embodied the

1:35.6

therapist role that she plays on the show and why she felt compelled to tell this story.

1:40.8

We also talk about being the protagonist of our own journeys, which is the inspiration behind

1:45.7

Carrie's upcoming memoir.

1:47.8

I'll let her tell you more about it in today's episode, but I'm very excited to read it when it

1:52.5

comes out.

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