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
