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"Empty Inside" is a podcast where host Jennette McCurdy talks with a different guest each episode, doing a deep dive into a specific topic. General topic areas are comedy, eating disorders, filmmaking, jealousy, therapy, and the crippling sense of doom we all face as we desperately try to fill the void within.

Jennette McCurdy


    • Jul 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from Empty Inside

    perseverance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 69:49


    guest: chrissy metz. topic: perseverance.

    resentment + acceptance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 70:18


    guest: chris gethard. topic: resentment + acceptance.

    the perils of fame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 50:22


    guest: ethan + grayson dolan. topic: the perils of fame.

    pressure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 41:07


    guest: mike birbiglia. topic: pressure

    authenticity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 50:26


    episode guest: nia dennis. topic: authenticity

    mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 55:40


    guests: mayim bialik + jonathon cohen. topic: mental health

    aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 75:41


    guest: mike dicenzo. topic: aging.

    morality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 41:45


    episode guest: mikhaila peterson. topic: morality.

    relationship to money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 50:23


    guest: chelsea fagan. topic: relationship to money.

    self-doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 49:37


    guest: elsie fisher. topic: self-doubt.

    toxic mothers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 99:34


    guest: lea waters. topic: toxic mothers.

    child acting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 66:56


    guest: karan brar. topic: child acting.

    identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 54:32


    guest: misha osherrovich. topic: identity.

    storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 83:11


    guest: james robertson. topic: storytelling.

    overcoming bulimia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 55:49


    guest: caroline miller. topic: overcoming bulimia.

    minimalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 69:02


    guests: joshua fields millburn and ryan nicodemus. topic: minimalism.

    mental health stigmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 62:33


    guest: audrey brianne. topic: mental health stigmas.

    fish out of water

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 81:57


    guest: anna faris.  topic: fish out of water.

    dead moms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 63:50


    i talk with whitmer thomas (his special “the golden one” is out now on HBO) about our dead moms. how have we processed our grief ? do we feel anger toward our deceased mothers ? what horrific and hilarious memories can we conjure from our mothers’ terminal months ?

    confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 76:13


    i talk with my friend and brilliant comedian daniel sloss (his special “x” is on hbo. his specials “dark” + “jigsaw” are on netflix) about confidence. how can you differentiate between legitimate confidence and false, ego-based confidence ? where does confidence come from and is it possible to fake it ?

    handling difficult emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 66:31


    i talk with bestselling author / harvard psychology professor susan david about handling difficult emotions. how can we avoid brooding in or bottling up our feelings ? how does knowing our values help us to manage our emotions ? what's the matter with today's increasingly popular happiness movement ?

    antidepressants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 47:17


    i talk with comedian/actress esther povitsky (her special Hot For My Name is out on Comedy Central now) about antidepressants. how did getting on antidepressants change esther's life ? what led her to get on them in the first place ? and should i get on them immediately ?!?!?

    20something

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 61:59


    i talk with best-selling author / life coach christine hassler about the challenges of being in your 20s. how do you start to take accountability for your life ? how can you establish boundaries and healthy family dynamics ? and most importantly, why did no one tell us that our 20s would be such a shit show ? i mean seriously, what is this shit ?

    running

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 58:58


    i talk with olympic runner/bobsledder lolo jones about her various olympic experiences as well as her turbulent upbringing that paved the way for her olympic dreams. 

    eating disorders in adolescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 64:11


    i talk with author / this american life editor / yale graduate susan burton (her memoir empty is out now) about our adolescent experiences with eating disorders . what were our first memories of wanting to change our bodies ? how did we feel when we were on various rungs of the eating disorder “hierarchy”  ? did our eating disorders stem from a fixation on little girlhood and wanting to stay child-like ?

    adjusting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 52:42


    i talk with comedy producer / photographer / my dear friend mandee johnson (her book super serious is out now) about adjusting and how covid has changed our courses in life .

    dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 37:52


    i talk with comedian taylor tomlinson about dating. what are the most important lessons we’ve learned from past relationships ? would we still have chemistry with any of our exes if we met them today ?  in which relationship were we the worst versions of ourselves ?

    sense of humor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 62:13


    i talk with comedian/actress arden myrin about humor. when were our senses of humor the cringiest ? when have we used humor as a defense mechanism to mask our pain ? what eventually led us to develop senses of humor that were more genuine to us ? (arden’s book Little Miss Little Compton is out September 29th !! you can pre-order it now at www.ardenmyrin.com).

    growing up mormon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 56:49


    i talk with influencer / skincare expert hyram yarbro about how he came to terms with his sexuality while growing up in the LDS church, our opposite experiences with our mormon upbringings (for me, church was an escape. for hyram, a prison), and the danger of suppressing our emotions .

    losing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 58:07


    i talk with apolo ohno (the most decorated winter olympian of all time) about losing. is a winner made in how they lose ? why does losing discourage some people so much that they never get back up, and yet motivate others ?

    alcoholism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 98:18


    i talk with annie lederman (comedian / writer / one of my new favorite people) about our history with alcohol . was trauma the catalyst for our drinking habits ? what tools helped us finally address + work on our issues ? how pivotal was learning to manage our triggers in helping us resolve our drinking patterns ? WARNING: this episode includes explicit details of sexual abuse .

    codependency

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 48:56


    i talk with comedian / writer beth stelling ( her new special “ GirlDaddy ” is out NOW on HBOmax ! ) about codependency . what is our pattern in relationships ? how can we avoid recreating old unhealthy dynamics ? what measures have we taken to work on ourselves in this area ? 

    rejection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 39:22


    i talk with my friend (and filmmaker !) zane rubin about rejection. how responsible is rejection for putting you on your current life path? at what point does rejection go from being valuable feedback to being a dream killer? what happens when we orient our lives toward avoiding rejection?

    art + trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 72:52


    i talk with my friend (and designer / illustrator / muralist / author) timothy goodman about art + trauma. is there a social responsibility behind the art you make if it includes trauma ? how do you avoid becoming a caricature of yourself for the sake of maintaining external success ? what do you do when what you want to make is at odds with what your audience expects from you?

    eating disorder recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 84:45


    in this episode of "empty inside", i talk with my friend (and soon-to-be clinical psychologist) talia mann about where we're at in our eating disorder recovery - plus diet culture, thin privilege, and the sensitivity of the ED community. episode recorded pre-covid.

    stage parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 37:04


    i talk with my friend david archuleta about our abusive stage parents, growing up mormon, and the cost of being in the public eye before you know yourself. check out david's new album THERAPY SESSIONS, available everywhere !

    jealousy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 69:21


    i talk with my friend juliette goglia about the worst quality we both have in common: jealousy. we talk about where jealousy shows up most in our lives (relationships), what we're doing to work on our jealousy (a nauseating amount of money in therapy), and what the root of our jealousy is (for me, trust issues that stem from a tumultuous upbringing. pin it all on that traumatic childhood!). episode recorded pre-covid.

    welcome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 1:15


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