65 Liz Craft on Writing, Podcasting and Staying Happier in a Fundamentally Insane World

Sheila’s guest is Liz Craft, an accomplished TV Writer, Producer, and Podcaster. Liz Craft is the co-host of two extremely successful podcasts: The award winning “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” (https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts), where she discusses happiness and good habits with her sister. “Happier in Hollywood”,(www.Happierinhollywood.com), where she and her writing partner Sarah talk about how to be successful in the entertainment business. Liz is also a successful TV Writer and Producer for numerous television shows including the final two seasons of Angel, the Emmy Award-winning show The Shield, Women’s Murder Club (which she created with Sarah), Vampire Diaries, Lie To Me, and The Family. Liz's latest show, The Fix, which she and her writing partner Sarah co-wrote and created with inimitable Marcia Clark, is debuting on ABC March 18, 2019.  The Fix – Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5k Liz describes her journey from growing up in Kansas City, moving to New York and discovering the world of TV writing, then her life changing decision to move to Los Angeles and pursue a writing career with her high school friend, Sarah Fain. Once their career started taking off, Liz was almost thrown off course when she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and the realization that this was an incurable chronic disorder that she must accept and deal with for the rest of her life. Proving to be a positive example for all, Liz explains her protocol for living with Type 1 Diabetes and how she manages it along with her busy professional and personal life. Liz lives in Los Angeles with her husband Adam, (whom she met in the writing room on The Shield) and their son Jack.   Check out our Sound Mind & Body YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EanYu-gJYsBydq-i4vz2Q Contact Sheila with what's the most Woo-Woo thing you've ever done by visiting www.soundmindbodypodcast.com Sound Mind & Body is brought to you in part by Audible.  Download a FREE audio-book and enjoy a 30-day free Audible membership trial at www.audibletrial.com/InBound(NEW AUDIBLE MEMBERS ONLY) With Audible you will find over 180,000 titles to choose from and to listen to through your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Support the Sound, Mind, & Body Podcast by visiting www.audibletrial.com/InBound If interested in producing a podcast of your own, like the Sound, Mind, & Body Podcast, contact Tim Edwards at [email protected]