SARAH SHAHI on THE L WORD, CARMEN & SHANE, SEXLIFE, & CHASING YOUR HAPPY

SARAH SHAHI sits down with KITTENS to talk about her experience as the iconic Carmen on The L Word, her connection to Persian culture, and how playing Billie on Netflix's hit Sex/Life empowered her to chase her happy.




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Since language around gender/sexuality/identity is limited, nuanced, and ever evolving, some of the terms used here may become outdated. Please know our intention in this space is to be inclusive and validating of all marginalized identities. KITTENS is committed to learning the most appropriate terminology along with her guests, but just incase anyone gets it wrong...we apologize in advance and promise to do our best to stay on top if it. xo




CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

04:08 Sarah intro

07:00 Persian background & connection to culture

10:14 Sarah’s name and why she changed it growing up in Texas

13:47 Persian response to playing a Lesbian on The L Word

14:33 Experience as Carmen on The L Word and cultural impact

23:41 How to manage hard times and her upcoming book ‘Life Is Life’

28:16 Lessons from SexLife and how embracing obstacles breeds authenticity

38:29 Advice for pivoting your path instead of settling

41:31 Dream Creative Zone




HOST

Lauren "KITTENS" Abedini




GUEST

Sarah Shahi