EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 54 MIN
Stepping into Your Next Timeline with Sarah Yarkin: Acting Success, Creative Waiting vs. Doing, and Healing from Toxic Dating Patterns
from Too Much with Denise Love Hewett · host Denise Love Hewett
School Spirits star Sarah Yarkin joins host Denise Love Hewett for an honest conversation about navigating the acting industry, overcoming unhealthy attachment patterns, and finding creative fulfillment beyond waiting for the next job. What You'll Learn: How to redefine success as a working actor in Hollywood The difference between "waiting" and actively creating your own opportunities Recognizing and breaking toxic dating patterns and unhealthy attachment styles Sarah's journey from anxious attachment to secure, healthy love Behind-the-scenes insights from School Spirits season 2 on Paramount+ The creative process of developing the character Rhonda and discovering her own identity Currently, Yarkin can be seen in the highly anticipated second season of Paramount+’s drama/comedy series SCHOOL SPIRITS alongside Peyton List and Milo Manheim. The series is based on the graphic novel and follows Maddie (List), a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own disappearance, who goes on a crime-solving mission as she adjusts to high-school purgatory. Yarkin plays Rhonda, a bohemian girl who was murdered by her guidance counselor in 1963. Season 1 premiered on Paramount+ in 2023 and was later released on Netflix, where it lived on Netflix’s Top 10 List for three consecutive months. In 2022, Yarkin led David Blue Garcia’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE for Netflix, the sequel of the 1974 classic horror film. Also in 2022, Yarkin played a standout supporting role for Searchlight’s NOT OKAY opposite Zoey Deutch and Dylan O’Brien. Additional film credits include Universal/Blumhouse’s HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U, and indie feature film EAT, BRAINS, LOVE for Gunpowder & Sky. In television, Yarkin has been seen in AMERICAN HORROR STORY, THE MIDDLE, TRANSPARENT, SINGLE PARENTS, MOTHERLAND, and THE GOOD PLACE. Yarkin resides in Brooklyn and her passion project is singing/songwriting. Her single ‘Rosy Glasses’ made a splash in SCHOOL SPIRITS S1 Ep 5. Her single ‘Rosy Glasses’ made a splash in SCHOOT SPIRITS S1 Ep 5 You can follow her @sarahyarkin You can follow this podcast @toomuchwithdlh and Denise @deniselovehewett Email [email protected] for any suggestions or submit questions for advice.
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Denise and Sarah discuss the creative process, Sarah’s acting journey, waiting versus doing and recovering from unhealthy romantic attachment.
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