Jen talks to Judy Gold about growing up with undiagnosed anxious parents, being an anxious mom, the anxiety that being gay and closeted as a teenager caused, the lingering anxieties from being bullied and how to handle bad days.

Judy Gold is a stand-up comedian, star of critically acclaimed one woman hit Off-Broadway show. She's the author of "Yes I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians We're All In Trouble" and host of the mental-health-positive-podcast Kill Me Now. Judy has acted in many TV shows - most recently on FX's Better Things and in the upcoming Showtime Series FLOTUS.

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