What does a childhood spent recovering from heart surgery do to the way you think about time?
For Joseph Grable, movies were company during long hospital stays. They also opened a door: he wanted to make stories of his own. Joseph joins Jay to talk about growing up with a congenital heart condition, pursuing acting and filmmaking, and finding room for the experiences he missed as a kid.
That same desire to connect led him to create Searching for Happiness. They discuss the hesitation before starting something personal, the work behind creative ambition, and why talking openly about a difficult life can help another person feel less alone.
What We Explore
* Growing up in hospitals and finding an escape in movies
* Turning a love of stories into acting and filmmaking
* Making time for experiences postponed in childhood
* Starting Searching for Happiness
* Mental health conversations among artists and friends
* Creative consistency, self-doubt, and taking the first step
About Joseph Grable
Joseph Grable is an actor, filmmaker, and host of Searching for Happiness, a podcast about mental health, personal experience, and creative life.
Joseph: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/searching-for-happiness/id1592592003 • https://www.instagram.com/thejosephgrable/
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