BTB: Jane Wikens Michael: This is Her

Speaking to This is Us star Chrissy Metz - Jane’s guest today is the phenomenally multi-talented Chrissy Metz, the actress, author and singer who played Kate Pearson in the ultra-popular NBC drama series, This Is Us, for which she earned both Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to working on numerous other films and TV series, she recently released her memoir, This is Me, which debuted at #1 on the NY Times Bestseller List! People magazine named her to the "Ones to Watch” and “50 Most Beautiful People” lists. Yet with all these acting and writing accomplishments, music is her first love. Not only has she performed at the Grand Ole Opry and Bluebird Café, but she has an EMI Nashville recording contract and is working on her debut country album. And if all that isn't enough, Chrissy is the owner of the Joyful Heart Wine Company and has just completed a seven-city tour for Live at City Winery. Despite all this success, Jane will talk to Chrissy about her personal struggles as she rose to these peaks, her panic attacks and her coping methods, and how This is Us finally broke down the real issues of inadequacy, codependent relationships and living in the shadows. Chrissy also discusses her tendency to self soothe with food and how therapy helped her work past that. All in all, listeners will be inspired and motivated to not only follow their dreams, but to become fitter and healthier by making stronger and wiser choices to become Better Than Before.