Cecily Strong: Embracing the Yes/And
Episode description
Can hilarity and sorrow co-exist? Comedian and actress Cecily Strong (of Saturday Night Live fame) is professionally funny. But after a series of losses, she was forced to discover how devastation and love sometimes exist at the same time—both in great measure.
In this conversation, Kate and Cecily discuss:
- Why we need to practice changing
- How much of our lives is determined by almostness
- Moving past the “winning” and “losing” paradigm for illness
- When we can stop being afraid (and how maybe fearlessness is for psychopaths)
- Loving people’s uniqueness
- Why allowing yourself to feel big emotions can be daunting, and how love, beauty, and maybe even magic can be present simultaneously
Kate ends with a Blessing for the Both/And. This deep conversation about the cost of love will surprise you with its tenderness and offers us all a little room to grieve the things we’ve lost.
CW: glioblastoma
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