She Is naturally feisty, startlingly honest, effortlessly funny, as refreshing as an ice plunge. But what makes Rosie Perez instantly irresistible is that despite her diminutive size, she is a tower of power. Despite an ugly, abusive childhood and years of self-doubt caused by of an unexpectedly glamourous career, Perez credits her revelatory immersion in psychotherapy, confidence acquired by maturity and tuning out the negativity that pervades her industry, a late arriving love of a lifetime, and her commitment to lifting up New York youths whose hardships she readily relates to, for her pragmatic and doable embrace of happiness. No wonder Rosie’s  conversation is a flat-out rush of joy.

Join me and Rosie at this week’s Happy Grownup podcast