Ep. 170 - The Expressionist: Social Anxiety, Finding Joy, and Doing Good with Matthew Lillard

Today we are talking with Matthew Lillard, successful and talented actor, passionate giver, creator of Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse (Oh, what!? Oh, yes!), and one of our new favorite humans. Matthew is kind, hilarious, thoughtful, and insightful. We nearly fell over when Matthew arrived and admitted that he had no idea why he was here! He was serious. “Why do you want to talk to me?”, he asked. “I’m over 30, I’m a DAD!”. He was confused, but ready to go, open and willing to dive into a conversation. We cover important topics like social anxiety, the dating world today, and body dysmorphia. Matthew also shares what truly brings him joy, and how he believes that being a creative is achievable for everyone, they just need to go out there regardless of the fear and chase their dreams. We also talk about what it’s like to raise young women in today’s society + what Matthew has learned from his daughters, and Matthew’s passion for the social cause , HIVE Be Good. We also talk about… Why we have a podcast + want Matthew to have one too Matthew’s take on dating apps How Matthew met his wife His experiences at Comic Con events How a love for Dungeons and Dragons sparked a company Deciding he wanted to be an actor Having a learning disability Matthew’s ask for Almost 30 Nation Find more to love at almost30podcast.com ! Resources: Learn More: beadleandgrimms.com Instagram: @matthewlillard Check out: HIVE Be Good Twitter: @matthewlillard Learn more: yourpodcastpro.com Upcoming Events: Almost 30 Tour | December 4th, Vancouver Almost 30 Tour | December 6th, Vancouver Sponsors: Dirty Lemon | www.dirtylemon.com use code ALMOST30 for a free case in your order. Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% your first order at koparibeauty.com Article | www.article.com/ALMOST30 for $50 off a purchase of $100 or more FabFitFun | Winter Box is finally here! Sign up for FabFitFun today! FabFitFun boxes make amazing gifts for the holidays! Go to fabfitfun.com to sign-up and start getting the box for a life well-lived! Use promo code ALMOST30 to get $10 off your first box - that’s over $200 for only $39.99! Candid Co. | Head to candidco.com/almost30 , you’ll save 25% on your modeling kit! Skillshare | www.skillshare.com/almost30 for two months of Skillshare for 99 cents. The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices