You might recognize Mara Wilson from her roles in Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street.

She’s recently released a memoir called Where Am I Now? and we sat down to chat about the creative process, managing mental health issues, and our obsessions with teen dramas.

In this episode we talk about

• The freelance work and creative projects that Mara is spending her time on these days
• Why voiceover acting is the only kind of acting she wants to do these days
• What Mara’s creative process looks like
• How she decided what was going to go into her book
• The evolution of her love of storytelling and why telling our stories is so important
• How the media that we consume impacts how we think and express ourselves
• What makes a great story and how to tell one in conversation
• The difference between a story and an anecdote
• Reconstructing your memories in order to write memoir
• Mara’s journey to being diagnosed with OCD at age 12 and how her diagnosis impacted how she felt about herself
• Removing the expectation that we need to be happy all of the time
• How Mara is managing her anxiety within the difficult political climate

Links mentioned:

• Panic Attacks Workbook
• Enough with the (hashtag) unicorns and rainbows

Where to find Mara:

• Website
• Twitter