S1E11: Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho, a multi-faceted performer and comedian, shares her journey of navigating the entertainment industry since age 14 and the mental strategies used to overcome professional and personal adversity. Central to her philosophy is the shift from "catastrophizing"—a childhood mechanism of anticipating doom—toward a practice of presence and meditation. Influential mentors, such as teacher Elizabeth Shapiro, instilled the belief that one can achieve anything, a mindset that fueled her expansive career. Cho emphasizes the necessity of accepting life's derailments, advocating for the mantra "the only way out is through" to maintain stability. By embracing aging as a source of increasing value rather than decline, she continues to cultivate an "art-forward" life, finding peace by focusing on internal guidance rather than external circumstances.