Brittany Snow | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Brittany Snow, Dax Shepard, and Monica Padman go deep on this episode of Armchair. Brittany talks about being a child star and her hypervigilance toward others that led her down a dark path. Brittany and Dax talk about the psychological parallels between chemical or alcoholic addiction and eating disorders. Brittany speaks on hitting rock bottom and leaving acting for a year, only to come back and land Pitch Perfect. From there, her career completely changed; she wrote and directed the critically acclaimed short "Parachute" (which centers around her addiction), she got divorced and started over at 37, and then landed Netflix's "Hunting Wives". You don't want to miss this powerful episode of Armchair Expert.

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00:00 - Welcome Brittany Snow!
10:20 - Father’s Diagnosis & Prolonged Grief
12:44 - Child Acting & Managing Hypervigilance
22:06 - Vulnerability, Control, and Bathroom Talk
28:15 - Soap Opera Acting as a Training Ground
35:07 - Eating Disorder Struggles & Recovery
38:13 - September Letters & Finding Program Support
41:33 - Working on American Dreams with Kristen Bell
48:49 - Outpatient Treatment & Rebuilding Trust
50:00 - Playing Against Type on Nip/Tuck
52:41 - Filming Hairspray in Toronto
56:02 - Landing Pitch Perfect
1:05:16 - Directing Parachute
1:12:29 - Breaking Down Sophie’s Character & Season 2
1:24:12 - Wedding Timing, Divorce, and Perspective

About Armchair Expert:
Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and alongside my co-host Monica Padman, welcome to the Armchair Expert Podcast. I’m endlessly fascinated by the intricacies of human behavior, and on this channel, we sit down for in-depth interviews with guests across all our shows. Whether it’s talking with your favorite celebrities on Armchair Expert, diving deep with scholars on Experts on Experts, hearing wild listener stories on Armchair Anonymous, or taking a ride in Mom’s Car, we explore the vulnerability, setbacks, and experiences that make us human.

What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology, improv training and a healthy dose of delusion. Subscribe to join us as we attempt to discover human truths without any laboratory work, clinical trials, or data collection. Together we will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, Armchair Experts.

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