Join actress Selma Blair (Legally Blonde, Cruel Intentions) and filmmaker Rachel Fleit (Bama Rush) for an inspiring and honest conversation about living with multiple sclerosis, crafting your story into a writing, and those funny and defining moments from childhood such as Blair's "Parmesan Cheese Incident."

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Watch the full conversation here.

Read the podcast transcript.

CW: Language, references to self-harm and sexual assault, alcoholism, and a very good dog on stage.

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Photo: Selma Blair and her security dog work the book signing and photo op line after her event at the Chicago Humanities Spring Festival at the Field Museum in 2022.

Photo: Rachel Fleit, Selma Blair, and her security dog on stage at the Chicago Humanities Spring Festival at the Field Museum in 2022.

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