#22 Lisa Hanawalt: Managing Anxiety

This week I’m joined by Lisa Hanawalt the Producer and Production Designer of Bojack Horseman. Lisa has published two books with Drawn and Quarterly the first My Dirty Dumb Eyes in 2013 and The Hot Dog Taste Test (2016). Lisa is also the co-host of the Baby Geniuses podcast with Emily Heller. She has won 8 awards including the Critics Choice Award for Bojack Horseman twice.Fair warning we cover some more mature themes in today’s episode. Lisa and I discuss how she comes up with the idea’s for her art her use of wordplay. We explore how she developed her acute attention to detail and the questions she asks herself before creating the work. We talk about some of her quirks and how they influence the work she produces.What you’ll learn from this episode the novel ways you can channel your anxiety. We cover the characteristics of what a lousy therapist looks like. We talk about how her podcast Baby Geniuses got started. We touch on the stress you might experience around public speaking. This is one of the funnier episodes so enjoy!You can find out more about Lisa’s work by following her on Twitter and Instagram on @LisaDraws and via her website lisahanawalt.com. You can, of course, catch Bojack Horseman on Netflix.You can download a free limited edition copy of the Wanna Be One Page Business plan and Goal Setting Guide so you can take your vision out of your head and make it real. Visit Wannabepodcast.com and select Free Download. It’s only available until January 25th! While you’re there Ask us a question.This podcast is created by the ShoutOut Network to find out more about membership by visit shoutoutnetwork.co.uk.Have you been taking notes from this episode or visited Lisa’s work? Let me know what you have learned by leaving a review on iTunes via Mac or on the iTunes Podcast app on your phone.Or hit me up on Twitter and Instagram @WannaBepodcastTo get the extended show notes listing the tools and resources we mentioned in this episode Visit wannabepodcast.com For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.