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Call Her Daddy · May 22, 2024 · 68m

Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler discusses her evolution from party-girl comedian to therapy advocate, how sobriety changed her relationships and creativity, and why she wishes she had started therapy decades earlier.

Canon

Handler describes how getting sober didn't diminish her comedy — it sharpened it. Removing alcohol removed the noise that was masking her actual creative instincts and relationship patterns.

Highlights

Therapy is emotional training, not emotional weakness
Handler argues that the stigma around therapy is backwards: going to therapy is training your emotional skills, not admitting you're broken. It's the equivalent of going to the gym for your mind.