# Episode 253 - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (with Valentina Starcovich)

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Podcast: [The Lone Acting Nominees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-acting-nominees-6469838)
Published: 2026-06-11T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, we're talking about Rose Byrne's performance as a psychotherapist going through a prolonged mental breakdown as a result of all number of factors in her life - from her anxious daughter with a feeding disorder, to the spontaneous hole that appears in the ceiling of her apartment, to her disaffected therapist, to her aloof and absent husband, to a patient who abandons her baby in the middle of a session, and so much more - in Mary Bronstein's IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU!

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