I've been following Gracie Mercedes on social for years, and it always seemed clear to me that while she was enjoying success as a style blogger,

what she really wanted was to act and tell stories.

So when Gracie shared that she'd been named a series regular on NBC's Grand Crew,

I had all the feelings you'd have after watching a close friend fight for something for years

and then actually get it.

Gracie and I talk about her no drama divorce and what she's learned by being alone,

and how committing to what she really wanted and shifting her focus to the work of creating

rather than fixed outcomes changed everything. Gracie, I have wanted to have you on the podcast for so long.

Thank you so much for being here.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you for having me.

This is fun.

I want to start with the premise of your podcast, not blank enough.

You don't decide to host a podcast with that title unless throughout your life you have

been told you are not something enough and that something probably changes along the way.

So growing up in New York City, what was the thing you were not enough?

Oh, God.

I was not Latina enough.

I was not black enough.

I felt like I was not smart enough.

I think I didn't come into my own or get any confidence in who I was until...

I think it started maybe in college, but it didn't fully develop until my, like,

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