This week, Kate and Doree share all of their favorite spots in Los Angeles – from beloved bookstores to the most random place you can spot a celeb.

Then they welcome New York Times best-selling novelist and essayist, Esmé Wang. She discusses being diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, the stigmas and common misconceptions surrounding mental illness, how she approaches self-care, and her newest book, The Collected Schizophrenias.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sutton Foster in Anything Goes

• The Gene Autry Museum

• Santa Monica Farmer’s Market

• Slender Man Case

• Healthy Boundaries for Kind People Course – Randi Buckley

• On Productivity Anxiety by Rachel Cote

• Plastic Art Envelopes

Los Angeles Faves:

• Kate’s Faves:

  Bookstore: The Last Bookstore, The Ripped Bodice

  Walk: Eaton Canyon

  Hike: Fryman Canyon

  Drive: Down the coast through Manhattan, Redondo Beach, also Laguna!
  Romantic Spot: Terra rooftop bar and restaurant at Eataly

  Spa: Olympic Spa

  Yoga: Wanderlust

  Dance Class: Yoga Booty Ballet at Heartbeat House, PonySweat

  Fancy Dinner: 71 Above, Broken Spanish, RedCat, Bestia, Here’s Looking At You

  Good Food: Din Tai Fung, Sugarfish, Jon & Vinny’s, Meals by Genet, Guisados

  Best Place To See A Celeb: Little Dom’s, Cafe Gratitude on Larchmont, McCall’s in Los Feliz, Runyon Canyon, Cafe 101

  Coffee Shop: Sqirl, Kitchen Mouse

  Bread: Gjusta, Tartine at The Row

  Favorite Mall: The Americana, The Grove

  Movie Theater: Arclight // Cinerama Dome

  Museums: The Broad, The Getty, LACMA, Norton Simon Museum, MOCA

  Outdoor Concert Venue: Hollywood Bowl, The Greek

  Indoor Concert Venue: The Forum, Disney Concert Hall

  Other Fun Things I Enjoy: Angel’s Flight, Grand Central Market, Wine Nights at Barnsdall Park, Art’s Delicatessen in Studio City, Descanso Gardens, The Magic Castle

  Stuff To Do With Kids: LA Zoo, Hollywood or Studio City Farmer’s Market, Skirball Center, Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, Aquarium of the Pacific, Grand Park, Griffith Park, Franklin Canyon

• Doree’s Faves:

  Library: West Hollywood Library

  Bookstore: Skylight Books

  Walk: Hollywood Reservoir (Lake Hollywood), Silver Lake Reservoir

  Nature Walk: Franklin Canyon

  Hike: Temescal Canyon

  Bike ride: Pacific Palisades → Marina Del Rey or Ballona Creek to Playa Vista

  Drive: PCH or Mulholland Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes
  Romantic Spot: Griffith Observatory

  Spa: Olympic Spa, Wi Spa

  Yoga: One Down Dog

  Pilates: Fitmix

  Dance Class: 567 Broadway, Swerve on 3rd St.

  Fancy Dinner: Maude

  Good Food: Terra, Bestia, Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong

  Coffee Shop For Coffee/Food: Go Get Em Tiger

  Coffee Shop To Do Work: Dinosaur Coffee or Verve

  Croissant: Proof

  Favorite Mall: Westfield Century City

  Expensive Clothing Store: Mohawk General Store

  Semi-expensive Clothing and Gift Store: Individual Medley

  Very Expensive Department Store: Barney’s Beverly Hills

  Movie Theater: Arclight // Cinema Dome

  Outdoor Concert Venue: Hollywood Bowl

  Indoor Concert Venue: The Forum, Disney Concert Hall

  Small Concert Venue: Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

  Best Random Place to See a Celeb/Overhear “Hollywood” Conversations: Sycamore Kitchen

  Grand Central Market, Malibu Country Mart

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