What happens when the life you planned is no longer possible? Jamie-Lynn Sigler joins Danielle to discuss living with multiple sclerosis, the shame of hiding a chronic illness while starring on The Sopranos, and the moment she realized she couldn't keep pretending everything was okay. Together they explore identity, vulnerability, healing, reinvention, and why telling the truth about our lives often becomes the very thing that connects us to other people. Jamie also reflects on her new memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope, her podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate, motherhood, purpose, and how she found a new way to answer the calling she thought she'd lost. In this episode you’ll learn:
Jamie’s experience growing up on The Sopranos, and finding fame at the age of 16
How Hollywood shaped her confidence
Why she says healing isn't one breakthrough, it's hundreds of small ones
The journey of writing her memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope
Jamie’s mantra about the story that you tell yourself becoming the root of your suffering
How to stop letting shame define your life
What happens when you stop performing for everyone else
Why self-acceptance changed Jamie's life
The lengths Jamie went to during Hollywood auditions to hide her diagnosis 
The freedom that comes from telling the truth about your life
Why Jamie hid her MS diagnosis for 15 years
How Jamie rediscovered the joy of performing
Why authenticity became Jamie's greatest strength
What James Gandolfini taught Jamie about being seen
Jamie’s unfiltered thoughts about the controversial end of The Sopranos
The surprising lesson Jamie has learned from co-hosting MeSsy with Christina Applegate

Jamie's Book Reccomendation: The Alchemist

Grab a copy of Jamie’s book And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope here.

Follow Jamie on Instagram 

Listen to Jamie and Christina Applegate’s podcast MeSsy here, and

What happens when the life you planned is no longer possible? Jamie-Lynn Sigler joins Danielle to discuss living with multiple sclerosis, the shame of hiding a chronic illness while starring on The Sopranos, and the moment she realized she couldn't keep pretending everything was okay. Together they explore identity, vulnerability, healing, reinvention, and why telling the truth about our lives often becomes the very thing that connects us to other people. Jamie also reflects on her new memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope, her podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate, motherhood, purpose, and how she found a new way to answer the calling she thought she'd lost. In this episode you&rsquo;ll learn:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Jamie&rsquo;s experience growing up on The Sopranos, and finding fame at the age of 16</li>
<li aria-level="1">How Hollywood shaped her confidence</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why she says healing isn't one breakthrough, it's hundreds of small ones</li>
<li aria-level="1">The journey of writing her memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope</li>
<li aria-level="1">Jamie&rsquo;s mantra about the story that you tell yourself becoming the root of your suffering</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to stop letting shame define your life</li>
<li aria-level="1">What happens when you stop performing for everyone else</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why self-acceptance changed Jamie's life</li>
<li aria-level="1">The lengths Jamie went to during Hollywood auditions to hide her diagnosis&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">The freedom that comes from telling the truth about your life</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why Jamie hid her MS diagnosis for 15 years</li>
<li aria-level="1">How Jamie rediscovered the joy of performing</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why authenticity became Jamie's greatest strength</li>
<li aria-level="1">What James Gandolfini taught Jamie about being seen</li>
<li aria-level="1">Jamie&rsquo;s unfiltered thoughts about the controversial end of The Sopranos</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">The surprising lesson Jamie has learned from co-hosting MeSsy with Christina Applegate</li>
</ul>
Jamie's Book Reccomendation: The Alchemist
Grab a copy of Jamie&rsquo;s book&nbsp;And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/and-so-it-is-a-memoir-of-acceptance-and-hope-jamie-lynn-sigler/6b1372157d094266?ean=9780063434714&amp;next=t&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&amp;utm_term=aud-1187518993648:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40_vtncftsLAex6zK4t8Yupn&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwgajSBhBEEiwASicJU2mPe9h5tJZ4Jfwkf4JQR5B7Z-wPHZjazzP3GsSovQ-vbEh9lM_2EBoC2YIQAvD_BwE">here</a>.
Follow Jamie on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamielynnsigler/?hl=en">Instagram</a>&nbsp;
Listen to Jamie and Christina Applegate&rsquo;s podcast MeSsy <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messy-with-christina-applegate-jamie-lynn-sigler/id1734318382">here</a>, and

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The Cost of Pretending You're Okay: with Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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