We spend a lot of time trying to pretty up our emotions and present up sweet and together face or whatever the hard edges are that we think that we need to sand off.

And it's really down there in the muck that we find the most joy and the most flavor, the most connection.

And it's messy and unexpected and unpredictable, which is all things that lead to discomfort.

But boy, that's just where life happens and it's in that place. Hi, happy New Year.

You're listening to Let It Out.

I'm Katie Dale about.

First episode of 2022, if you're new, welcome.

I'm so happy you're here.

I started this, this time, 2013. And who knew? Nine years later, I would still be recording my conversations with people, asking what I'm curious about, and then sharing it weekly for all to eavesdrop on. But here we are. And we're starting the year in a real high

note with today's guest. You might love him as Charlie Conway in Mighty Ducks as I did,

or as Pacey Witter in the teen drama series Dawson's Creek, perhaps in the science fiction series Fringe or the drama

of the affair, or maybe in his Broadway debut in Children of a Lesser God, or recently opposite

Reese Witherspoon and Carrie Washington in the mini series Little Fires Everywhere.

But for the next 75 minutes or so, you're going to fall in love with Joshua Jackson

as himself.

The Canadian American actor is on the podcast today.

We talk about some of his recent projects, including a series that he was actually just

nominated for a People's Choice Award for.

It's for his chilling portrayal of a real person actually in the series Dr. Death.

And we also talk about becoming a new parent, which he and his wife, Jody, did at the beginning of the pandemic.

We get into a conversation about avoiding feeling discomfort and sometimes using nostalgia to do that,

romanticizing past experiences.

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