EPISODE #70 - We are thrilled to welcome on the podcast the accomplished entertainment executive turned mental health advocate and best-selling author, Tara Schuster. She just released Glow in the F*cking Dark: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way -- an amazing memoir slash emotional healing guide. It’s really beautiful and powerful and you don’t need to take our word for it. It received glowing endorsements from Glennon Doyle, Adam Grant, Chelsea Handler, Dick Schwartz, the creator of IFS, and many others.  

In February 2020, Tara released her first book titled Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: and Other Rituals to Fix Your Life from Someone Who Has Been There. The book was a runaway hit -- it was a finalist for Goodreads’ Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020; and was selected by Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, Goop, Publishers Weekly as one of the best books of the year on mental health and self-care. Previously, Tara served as Vice President of Talent and Development at Comedy Central, where she was the executive in charge of one of our favorite shows of all time, Key & Peele.

On this episode, we talk to Tara about what it was like to reveal so many intimate details about her life so freely in her books, what it actually means to glow in the effing dark, how emotional healing has transformed her dating life, and of course we get into her drama-infused, stint as a bartender on the Vanderpump Rules Aftershow. You won't want to miss this one!

Show Links

Tara's official website: http://www.taraschuster.com/

Glow in the F*cking Dark: http://www.taraschuster.com/glow 

Tara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taraschuster/

Yes Collective is co-hosted by Justin Wilford, PhD and Jenny Walters, LMFT.

Justin Wilford, PhD, is a co-founder of Yes Collective, an educator, a writer, and an emotional health coach. He earned doctorates from UCLA (cultural geography) and UC Irvine (public health), and specializes in translating complex, scientific ideas into actionable programs for mental and emotional health. 

Jenny Walters, LMFT, is a licensed marriage family therapist and senior expert contributor to the Yes Collective. She is a graduate of the Pacifica Graduate Institute and is the founder and director of Highland Park Holistic Psychotherapy in Los Angeles, California.