052 - Courage to Start with Cathy Ladman

Jennifer welcomes writer, actor, and comedian, Cathy Ladman. Cathy started her illustrious career as a standup comic being mentored by longtime friend and colleague Jerry Seinfeld. Since then, Cathy has appeared on The Tonight Show nine times, has guest-starred on television shows such as Pretty Little Liars, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Everybody Loves Raymond, and has served as a regular panelist on Bill Mahar and Scott Carter’s Politically Incorrect. In 1992, she was awarded the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up Comic. Cathy’s comedy focuses on family, growing up, relationships, and real life from a very personal perspective.

In this episode, Cathy reflects on her long and arduous road to becoming an actor and comedian. Growing up in a family with minimal support of her dream of being a comic, Cathy faced heavy adversity from the start. Cathy takes the audience through her journey to motherhood through a lengthy international adoption process. She opens up about the difficult transition she experienced becoming a mother later in life. Cathy also speaks to her struggles with anorexia and depression. Finally, Cathy discusses her current project, Does This Show Make Me Look Fat?

Full show notes: https://milfpodcast.com/52