Hey friends, it is a weird time to be making content, certainly from here in Los Angeles,

California. This wonderful episode with Lily, we actually recorded a few weeks before the fires,

and now it's up, and we won't be discussing it, obviously, on this episode since it hadn't happened yet.

But I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows there are so many incredible resources and groups that you can support.

I've actually got a really wonderful mutual aid list in a highlight on my Instagram stories,

and we will put it in the show notes as well.

If you have a heart for

the people and places that make L.A. so wonderful and special, please consider visiting that

and supporting our city. Love you all. I hope you're staying safe. Welcome to work in progress.

Hi, Whips Marties. Today we are joined by someone I've been a fan of for such a long time. I am so impressed and I so admire the way that she carries herself,

the things she's willing to talk about, the ways she's willing to center really human experiences

in a world that doesn't always want to do that. And she happens to be brilliant, stunning,

an entrepreneur, a producer, an incredible actor,

and an author. Today's guest is none other than Lily Reinhart. You likely met Lily,

portraying Betty Cooper on the CW drama series Riverdale. Can't wait to talk to her about our high school experiences on the

C-Dub. She has worked on incredible films from hustlers to chemical hearts, and she recently

launched her own production company. On top of all of this incredible success, Lily released a book

of poetry in 2020, titled Swimming Lessons,

and her book explores themes like young love, anxiety, depression, fame, heartbreak.

These are the kinds of things she's really heartforward about discussing with her audience.

She really welcomes folks in to talk about everything from insecurity to body dysmorphia to depression.

And I really think she is doing such an incredible service to the world with the conversations that she chooses to have and the tenderness with which she chooses to have them.

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