S0401: The Lake Effect with Lake Bell (Season Premiere)

In our fourth season premiere, Greg is joined by a fellow parent of a child with epilepsy, and that parent just so happens to be the incredibly talented and incredibly funny actress Lake Bell! Lake's daughter Nova was diagnosed with epilepsy at just five years old due to a genetic mutation commonly associated with Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. Greg and Lake talk about re-framing the condition to her daughter so that it is positive, taking away guilt or anxiety when she has a seizure. She has created a scenario in which after Nova has a seizure, she thinks of it as "sparkling" and is very brave and smart, like Joan of Arc who is featured in the Frozen movie that her daughter loves and who also had epilepsy.
Lake is currently working on two projects that center around epilepsy - a book about the brain that she is announcing on this episode, and the feature film "Under the Lights" expanded from the short film written and directed by guest of the show Miles Levin and starring Greg, himself! What a small world it is in this community!
The Talk About It podcast is sponsored by Seizures Are Signs - dedicated to educating families on the importance of early and specific diagnosis by providing an assessment to help get the conversation started, educational information, stories from families who have found a diagnosis, links to advocacy groups, and more. For more information, go to SeizuresAreSigns.com. Seizures are Signs is made available by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

[@michaelking9070]

Greg conversation! As you know, Greg, I've been through EVERYTHING the two of you talked about. I can't wait to see Miles short - Under the Lights.

[@StarryDreamer28]

love her! I totally agree, I don't have epilepsy but do have CP with compromised immunity & any sign of illness ends up affecting me way different. I love the sparkle part, perfect explanation!