Gil is excited to introduce you to "The Best Advice Show" from Zak Rosen. What follows are short conversations with the filmmakers Sarah Polley ("Stories We Tell") and Mike Mills ("C'mon C'mon). Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. Polley received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which she adapted from the Alice Munro story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Polley began her acting career as a child, starring in many productions for film and television. Her new book is Run Towards the Danger.Mike Mills is a filmmaker and the writer/director of C'mon C'mon.---In this episode Mike references Patti Smith, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Eric Satie, Édouard Manet, The Clash, IDLES.---The movie Zak talks about is Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July.Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gil is excited to introduce you to "The Best Advice Show" from Zak Rosen. What follows are short conversations with the filmmakers Sarah Polley ("Stories We Tell") and Mike Mills ("C'mon C'mon). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. Polley received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which she adapted from the Alice Munro story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Polley began her acting career as a child, starring in many productions for film and television. Her new book is Run Towards the Danger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike Mills is a filmmaker and the writer/director of C'mon C'mon.---In this episode Mike references Patti Smith, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Eric Satie, Édouard Manet, The Clash, IDLES.---The movie Zak talks about is Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Gil is excited to introduce you to "The Best Advice Show" from Zak Rosen. What follows are short conversations with the filmmakers Sarah Polley ("Stories We Tell") and Mike Mills ("C'mon C'mon). Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show 

introducing The Best Advice Show

This week, writer and actor Natasha Negovanlis (CARMILLA) enters the chat. We talk about her journey to a diagnosis, her skin-picking disorder, and social anxiety. MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly  CREDITS:  Host & Executive Producer - Gil Kruger  Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier  Produced & Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions  Post-production Sound - Sam Bair Theme Song & Ad Break Music - Austin Archer Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, writer and actor Natasha Negovanlis (CARMILLA) enters the chat. We talk about her journey to a diagnosis, her skin-picking disorder, and social anxiety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com &lt;br /&gt;Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CREDITS: &lt;br /&gt;Host &amp; Executive Producer - Gil Kruger &lt;br /&gt;Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier &lt;br /&gt;Produced &amp; Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions &lt;br /&gt;Post-production Sound - Sam Bair&lt;br /&gt;Theme Song &amp; Ad Break Music - Austin Archer&lt;br /&gt;Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin&lt;br /&gt;Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, writer and actor Natasha Negovanlis (CARMILLA) enters the chat. We talk about her journey to a diagnosis, her skin-picking disorder, and social anxiety.

Natasha Negovanlis / Journey to a Diagnosis

This week, Austin Archer enters the chat. We talk about how his anxiety affects his work and his ability to do normal human tasks such as eating, going to the dentist, and even flying. MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly  CREDITS:  Host & Executive Producer - Gil Kruger  Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier  Produced & Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions  Post-production Sound - Sam Bair Theme Song & Ad Break Music - Austin Archer Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Austin Archer enters the chat. We talk about how his anxiety affects his work and his ability to do normal human tasks such as eating, going to the dentist, and even flying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com &lt;br /&gt;Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CREDITS: &lt;br /&gt;Host &amp; Executive Producer - Gil Kruger &lt;br /&gt;Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier &lt;br /&gt;Produced &amp; Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions &lt;br /&gt;Post-production Sound - Sam Bair&lt;br /&gt;Theme Song &amp; Ad Break Music - Austin Archer&lt;br /&gt;Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin&lt;br /&gt;Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, Austin Archer enters the chat. We talk about how his anxiety affects his work and his ability to do normal human tasks such as eating, going to the dentist, and even flying.

Austin Archer / Panic Disorder

This week, Allison Raskin enters the chat. We talk about how a childhood illness triggered her OCD, how she dealt with bullies growing up and how she found her way back to school to get her degree in psychology. MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly  CREDITS: Host & Executive Producer - Gil Kruger  Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier  Produced & Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions  Post-production Sound - Sam Bair Theme Song & Ad Break Music - Austin Archer Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Allison Raskin enters the chat. We talk about how a childhood illness triggered her OCD, how she dealt with bullies growing up and how she found her way back to school to get her degree in psychology. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MERCH: https://store.mentallygil.com &lt;br /&gt;Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gilly&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilly &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CREDITS: Host &amp; Executive Producer - Gil Kruger &lt;br /&gt;Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier &lt;br /&gt;Produced &amp; Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions &lt;br /&gt;Post-production Sound - Sam Bair&lt;br /&gt;Theme Song &amp; Ad Break Music - Austin Archer&lt;br /&gt;Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin&lt;br /&gt;Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, Allison Raskin enters the chat. We talk about how a childhood illness triggered her OCD, how she dealt with bullies growing up and how she found her way back to school to get her degree in psychology. 

Allison Raskin / Living with OCD

This week, writer and actor, Anna Akana enters the chat. We talk about comedy and grief and how both impacted each other, especially after her little sister's tragic suicide.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/gil get on your way to being your best self.MERCH: https://bit.ly/gilmerchCREDITS:Host & Executive Producer - Gil Kruger Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier Produced & Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions Post-production Sound - Chris Henry Theme Song & Ad Break Music - Austin Archer Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, writer and actor, Anna Akana enters the chat. We talk about comedy and grief and how both impacted each other, especially after her little sister's tragic suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/gil get on your way to being your best self.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MERCH: https://bit.ly/gilmerch&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CREDITS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host &amp; Executive Producer - Gil Kruger&lt;br /&gt;Executive Producer - Zac Stuart-Pontier&lt;br /&gt;Produced &amp; Edited - Melisa D. Monts + Diane Kang of Diamond MPrint Productions&lt;br /&gt;Post-production Sound - Chris Henry&lt;br /&gt;Theme Song &amp; Ad Break Music - Austin Archer&lt;br /&gt;Show Artwork - Stephanie Hall Marin&lt;br /&gt;Additional Music - Slip.stream - https://www.slip.stream/?fpr=gilly (affiliate)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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This week, writer and actor, Anna Akana enters the chat. We talk about comedy and grief and how both impacted each other, especially after her little sister's tragic suicide.

Anna Akana / Comedy and Tragedy

On the "Mentally Gil" podcast, host Gil Kruger interviews some of the world's biggest YouTube and social media creators about their mental health journeys. Season one centers around anxiety, OCD, and burnout. The show also explores the connection between mental illness and creativity.

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