Neal Brennan On: Talking Back to Your Inner Critic, Why Chasing Validation Doesn't Work, and His Harrowing Psychedelic Journeys
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Neal Brennan On: Talking Back to Your Inner Critic, Why Chasing Validation Doesn't Work, and His Harrowing Psychedelic Journeys

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 11, 202658 min
  • Interview
  • Relationships & psychology

The legendary comedian says you don't have to be tortured to be an artist, he doesn't need an index card of achievements in his pocket anymore, and even the bad trips have led to good destinations. Neal Brennan is a three-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer, and standup comedian known for his critically acclaimed Netflix specials 3 Mics, Blocks, and Crazy Good and for co-creating Comedy Central's iconic Chappelle's Show. He also hosts the hit Blocks podcast, where he talks with guests about their own personal blocks. In this episode we talk about: Talking back to...

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Hey everybody welcome to the 10% happier podcast buckle up we've got a great episode my guest today is Neil Brennan co creator of legendary chappelle show he's got. Three netflix specials blocks three mics and crazy good and he's the host of his own podcast also called blocks we talk about how to overcome malaise. how to talk back to your inner critic and his extremely harrowing psychedelic experiences. This is a really good one. Neil Brennan, welcome to the show.

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Hello. Thanks for having me. I've been first time a long time. Thank you. I appreciate that right back at you. Actually, I once stood next to you at a urinal at a wedding and was so excited, but I had to hold myself back from saying something to you because it would have been incredibly. I feel like it would be massively douche of me to say

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who's wedding, so I'm not going to say it. But it was somebody we both know and I really had to hold myself in it. I've only been to like four weddings. In your life that can't be... I mean, as an adult, really? Because I would have recognized you. I'm going to be honest with you, I was mad I haven't been on this podcast sooner. I'm dead serious. I'll show you emails. I will show you emails.

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