Ten years ago, Brené started the Daring Interview series on her blog. It quickly became one of our favorite features. Now, we are relaunching the series and adding in a few new questions, including some from the late James Lipton, host of Inside the Actors Studio, and Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir.

I first stumbled across the work of anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite when her 2017 TED talk, “ Let’s End Ageism ,” showed up in one of my social media feeds. Although I’ve never been one to ...