Ep. 165: Improve Your Mental Flexibility And A Discussion About “How to Broach Race When You’re Not the Most Powerful Person in the Writers Room”

Liz and Sarah discuss how we can all improve their our mental flexibility during this global pandemic. One tip? Tweak your routine. In their new Amplify segment, they talk to up-and-coming TV writers Jackie Decembly and Jerrica Long about their Hollywood Reporter piece, “How to Broach Race When You’re Not the Most Powerful Person in the Writers Room.” Jerrica’s advice: Don’t call people out. Call them in. This week’s Hollywood Hack: avoid the creep. It’s easy to let bad habits creep back in, especially right now. Halt the creep ASAP! Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better . Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Happier with Gretchen Rubin , Side Hustle School , Do The Thing , and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Flexibility Thinking: How To Encourage Kids to Go With the Flow: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/flexible-thinking-how-to-encourage-kids-to-go-with-the-flow Amelia Bedelia: https://www.amazon.com/Amelia-Bedelia-Peggy-Parish/dp/0062209698/ref=sr_1_4?crid=17PR9IVFKS3FW&dchild=1&keywords=amelia+bedelia&qid=1594150356&sprefix=Amelia+%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-4 Jackie Decembly: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8872137/ Jerrica Long: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5568944/ How to Broach Race When You’re Not the Most Powerful Person in the Writers Room: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-broach-race-youre-not-powerful-person-writers-room-guest-column-1299442 This Is What Racial Trauma Does To The Body And Brain: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-racial-trauma-does-body-brain_l_5efa43b1c5b6acab28459220?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFeLdQOctx8rDZARkQwPw1eBHiM5LEKk7JKmyNMARqYWK47bCgZO3hipe8e0Qf0wTaNKwqB1zzPSjhY6nsR529kbnubI_htQYE7m3NM-sUc5dumerk5ms8-9hdAIhx1Bom5nQS80ETtjlwWyyCmMDKPQHbXOWcLhof1-gClt37E8 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.