EPISODE · Aug 9, 2023 · 57 MIN
Self Help for Mediocre People with Laura Belgray
from Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger · host Paul Ollinger
If your new college grad son or daughter is unemployed, sleeping in their childhood bedroom, and watching All My Children every day, fear not - Laura Belgray has been there and she turned out okay. As Laura explains in her new, laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny memoir, Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst, sometimes it’s good to be unoccupied so that, when opportunity finally calls, you are there to answer the phone. The book, which her husband refers to as “Loser Sex in the City,” is a collection of hilarious, unfiltered stories about her life. Equal parts Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, Chuck Klosterman, and David Sedaris, Tough Titties is a celebration of failure, late bloomers, messy career paths, and lessons learned from indiscriminately blowing bartenders in the early 90s. So it’s no wonder that Kelly Ripa said of the book, “I didn’t want it to end!” Though slow out of the gates, Laura eventually found her thing and now celebrates the wonder of being paid for authentic self-expression. In this delightful chat, Laura and I discuss the primal fear of being disliked, how being a loser in 6th grade is related to her later success in adulthood.pre-Giuliani Times SquareB.S. social media wellness gurusMean Girls, Leg warmersWhy Deb Fishbone is a shallow, basic bitchGetting paid to watch TVLearn more about Laura on her website. ⭐ Rate and Review Crazy Money here. (Seriously, do it!)⭐ ✍️ Get Paul’s writing to your Inbox here. (Seriously, do this also!) ✍️And yes, I said “Titties.” Here, I’m going to say it again: titties. Also, I know that All My Children is no longer on the air. Feel free to substitute: TikTok, Roblox, or PornHub Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe
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