{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/12b4d2fc-3ee7-594b-b9b5-af771493dbf4/63c74be96bb05b00109111d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 116 - Validation, Transformation and Comedy (with Simon King)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d9b91772a0684e1615907/1674005284645-26580cad70176825300914ae73f37b5c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>\tIn this episode I speak with one of Canada’s best comedians Simon King.&nbsp; Simon gives us some insight into the process of “finding your voice” as an artist.&nbsp; He shares the various transformations he had to go through as a comedian to get him to where he is today.&nbsp; He shares the joys and pains of that process and the importance of listening to your inner self.</p><p><br></p><p>\tSimon and I talk about how comedians and most people in society are constantly chasing validation.&nbsp; Whether that validation comes from our work, peers, family, or love interests we talk about how chasing validation affects our behavior and leads to jealousy and resentment.&nbsp; We talk about our own journeys of releasing those heavy emotions and learning to stop chasing validation and start chasing what we want.</p><p><br></p><p>\tSimon shares with us how his spirituality and belief systems have evolved in the last few years after having a child and after his father died.&nbsp; He tells us how he looks at life now with deeper meaning and how that helps him approach his days.</p><p>\t&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.thisissimonking.com/</p>","author_name":"Comedy Here Often? Podcast Network"}