Special: Felicia Day on being weird, geek culture, and personal growth

10/05/19 • 17 min

Felicia Day has many titles -- actor, entrepreneur, and author. Whatever the endeavor, creativity has played a significant role. Her recently-release book "Embrace Your Weird" takes a unique, engaging approach to anxiety and self-refection. Day talks about her own experience with anxiety, authenticity, and more, and how she finds strength in creativity. Also, who is Day's hero and what genre would she totally not want to write? Why does the title “Queen of the Geeks” seem to make her quite nervous? Listen to find out.

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