137. Celeste Ng: Why You Feel Stuck
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What to do when you’ve done everything you were supposed to do and ended up in a place you don’...
136. CARE-FRONTATIONS: Three Keys for Giving & Receiving Criticism
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What happens inside us when we receive criticism–and how our brains ensure we’re always in th...
Introducing: It Was Said Season 2
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look ...
135. Letting Go of How It’s “Supposed to Be”
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The twinge of loneliness that comes with searching for what it *seems* like everyone else has. ...
134. HELP: How to Ask for the Help You Need
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why sharing your messy middle with someone is a gift and connection builder, not a burden. 2. The...
133. Indigo Girls: Sexuality, Sobriety, Faith & Freedom
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Emily couldn’t stop crying (and it wasn’t because she was emotional). 2. The intervention...
132. Christen Press: How to Get Your Bliss Back
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The moment Abby – as Christen’s USWNT roommate – walked into their hotel room and knew Chr...
131. How to Raise Untamed Kids with Dr. Becky Kennedy
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to embody your authority while also validating your kid’s experience. 2. The #1 strategy fo...
130. Breaking Cycles & Reparenting Yourself with Dr. Becky Kennedy
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The 3 most important things to say to your kids and partners every day. 2. Why our kids trigger u...
129. What Your Sign Says About How You Love: Chani Nicholas
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to recognize when you’re dysregulated – so you can slow down and help yourself. 2. The be...
128. HOW GLENNON LOST HER MIND
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. “Weird Glennon” comes back to the pod and shares her #1 sanity strategy. 2. The rule Glennon ...
127. Are you a Feeler or a Thinker? Either Way, Genius!
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. An Advocate, Commander, and Entertainer walk into a podcast – and each share how they feel abou...
126. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? How Personality Shapes Your Life
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Our desperate desire to figure out: Why are we the way we are? 2. Why Abby once believed she was ...
125. WHY ARE THERE NO PICTURES OF US?!?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Deep dive into how it feels to not be in any of your family photos, why it happens, and how to ch...
124. How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Five signs that you might have a boundary problem. 2. Why each of us should stop pretending we’...
123. Find Your Towanda with Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Tig and Stephanie’s highly effective and hilarious ways to diffuse their marital feuds. 2. Step...
122. Why We Should Stop Doing Our Best
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Abby’s new nightly ritual of 80’s parties and Amanda’s wild adventure at a crawfish boil. 2...
121. Martha Beck & Rowan Mangan: Polyamory & Throuple Life
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What is Polyamory – and how Martha, Rowan, and Karen make their relationship work. 2. How Mar...
120. Jen Hatmaker’s Back! Forgiveness & the Audacity to Rebuild
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Jen believes none of us is safe from betrayal – but how she knows with certainty it will ne...
119. It’s OK to Want What You Want: Cheryl Strayed as Dear Sugar
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Pod Squad Qs about co-parenting after infidelity, setting boundaries with friends, and reconcilin...
118. Cheryl Strayed: Don’t Let Your Dreams Ruin Your Life
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Cheryl chose Strayed as her last name – the only one not given to her by a man. 2. How ...
117. How to Love Your Body Now with Carson Tueller
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The question Carson’s sister asked that made him radically reimagine his life. 2. Why Carso...
116. Our Most Embarrassing Stories
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda share the most mortifying moments of their lives. 2. Pod Squaders’ hi...
115. Chelsea Handler: On Breaking Up & Being Unbreakable
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Handler comes to We Can Do Hard Things to talk for the first time about her breakup with Jo ...
114. Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard?
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to make the first friendship move – and how to move on from a friendship with kindness and ...
113. The Time Glennon & Abby Called It Off – and Live Pod Squad Q&A!
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How horrifying advice from a therapist led Glennon to end things with Abby–and how they reconne...
112. Abby’s First Love, G Restarts Recovery, and Amanda Tries Meds: Live Event
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over 15,000 Pod Squaders joined live to celebrate One Year of the Pod and discuss: 1. Why Amanda sta...
111. Natalie Portman: How to Know When to Say YES
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The moment Natalie called Abby to invite her to be part of Angel City FC–the first majority, wo...
110. Why Grief – like Love – is Forever with Marisa Renee Lee
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Practical tips for guiding friends and family through your grief–and the permission slips to gi...
109. How to Survive This Absurd Life with Samantha Irby
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Sam’s life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans. 2. How we use humor t...
108. ABORTION: Family Meeting on Four Things to Do Next
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pod Squad Family Meeting! To see each other’s rage and grief, talk about how we got here, renew ou...
107. Billie Jean King: Abby’s Hero Shares Her Hardest Battle
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How Billie Jean could not live as her full authentic self until age 51. 2. The moment Billie Jean...
106. Astrology: Your Sign’s Secrets with Heidi Rose Robbins
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How Heidi ruined Glennon’s life with a jarring new identity–and why it’s a powerful moment ...
105. Restart Your Sex Life with Dr. Lori Brotto
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Answers to fascinating sex questions from Pod Squaders–including how to get real in the bedroom...
104. Orgasm: Pleasure is the Final Frontier with Dr. Lori Brotto2
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The shocking revelation that many women experience physical arousal but can’t reach orgasm beca...
103. How to Be More Alive with Cole Arthur Riley
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this beautiful conversation–in which Glennon names Cole’s book “This Here Flesh” the Next...
102. Ashlyn Harris & Ali Krieger Double Date!
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abby’s former USWNT teammates–and dear friends–Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger are here for a do...
101. How to Be the Boss of Yourself with Bozoma Saint John
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The inspiring pep talk Bozoma gives herself in the mirror – and why we might all want to start ...
100. Jenny Lawson is Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Content warning: Discussion of suicide. 2. Jenny puts words to her experience of ADD – "being a...
99. How We’ll Save Our Kids From the Gun Lobby’s Greed with Shannon Watts
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why guns are now the leading cause of death for American children and teens, and who is profiting...
98. How to Live So We Can Die Peacefully with Death Doula Alua Arthur
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What Alua has learned about living well from the many people she’s helped walk home as a death ...
97. How Family Secrets Shape Us: Emotional Inheritance with Dr. Galit Atlas
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How we are each haunted by our family’s secrets and trauma–whether we know them or not–and ...
96. Cameron Esposito: How to Save Your Damn Self
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glennon and Abby welcome their dear friend Cameron Esposito to discuss: 1. Cameron’s brutiful rela...
95. Why Elizabeth Gilbert Disappeared & What She Came Back to Say
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part Two of our gorgeous conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert: 1. Liz describes Rayya’s death as “...
94. Liz Gilbert Shares the Whole Story for the First Time
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part One of our intimate conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert: 1. When Glennon called Liz about Abby–...
93. BURNOUT: Do You Feel Half Alive?
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. With everything going on in the world, and in our lives, is “Burnout” the reason we all feel ...
92. Chanel Miller Promises: We are Never Stuck
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Thinking of depression as a way of seeing the world … through toilet paper roll binoculars. 2...
91. Better Sex & Lives in Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to get your orgasm back. 2. Dr. Jen Gunter’s advice–and personal mantra–for surviving h...
90. Menopause: What We Deserve to Know with Dr. Jen Gunter
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness, and the less common, frequently-m...
89. Enneagram: What does your number say about you? with Ashton Whitmoyer-Ober
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What is your Enneagram number–and how does this ancient wisdom explain WHY you do what you do? ...
88. Brené Brown & Barrett Guillen Sisters Double Date!!
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Brené and Barrett share their parenting strategy that Brené calls “the opposite of raising a ...
87. Jen Hatmaker & Tyler Merritt Double Date!
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Hatmaker is back with the new man in her life–actor, author, and activist Tyler Merritt–for ...
86. Jen Hatmaker: What We Win When We Lose It All
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Jen describes the shock of losing her 26-year marriage overnight. 2. How, looking back, Jen see...
85. Susan Cain Says Sadness is a Superpower
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to know if you are a “Bittersweet” type. 2. On “stabs of joy”—and why our joy is of...
84. Mothers & Sons with Ocean Vuong (and Chase Melton)
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glennon’s son, Chase, joins Glennon for a special conversation with his hero, author Ocean Vuong, ...
83. Brené Brown: What to Say to Get What You Need
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to know when to dig deep–and when to quit digging. 2. The greatest blocker of connection–...
82. Hannah Gadsby: How to Communicate Better
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Hannah describes her later-in-life Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis as “an exfoliation of...
81. Pro-Aging: Why the Best is Yet to Come with Ashton Applewhite.
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why we’ve been sold a lie–and the truth that we actually get happier the older we get! 2. The...
80. This is 46: Why I’m Pumped About Midlife
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How Glennon is using her 46th birthday as an intermission–to slow down and decide what to bring...
79. The Power of Rethinking Everything with Dr. Yaba Blay
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why the construct of beauty is oppressive, but the essence of beauty is freedom. 2. What living...
78. REGRET: What if we’d done things differently?
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Amanda shares the biggest regret of her life: the one that still wakes her up in the middle of th...
77. Double Date with Brandi & Catherine Carlile!
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this hilarious and heartwarming in-person double date with Abby and Glennon—and their dear frie...
76. Brandi Carlile: Live From My Couch!
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The two disagreements between Brandi and Glennon that started, and cemented, their friendship. 2....
75. ALOK: How do we interrupt trauma? How do we heal?
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How do we make a new thing with our life? 2. What is your fingerprint on the world? 3. Who does h...
74. ALOK: What makes us beautiful? What makes us free?
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid.” “What feminine part ...
73. Pet Love: Are Animals the Closest We Come to Unconditional Love?
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Amanda shares the story of Séamus, the newest addition to her family–and how he has ruined her...
72. Double Date with Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird!
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For their first (of hopefully many) podcast double dates, Abby and Glennon sit down with the icons, ...
71. Be Messy, Complicated & Afraid–and Show Up Anyway
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda continue their conversation about Glennon’s eating disorder relap...
70. My Hardest Thing
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Glennon shares about her recent eating disorder relapse. If talk about eating disorders an...
69. Pet Peeves: What Do Our Biggest Annoyances Say About Us?
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon explains her “soundaries”—and why a lack of audiorial yield in public places is her...
68. SARAH PAULSON IS PLAYING GLENNON ON TV!!
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon reenacts her first emotional and hilarious email exchange with Sarah Paulson about the Un...
67. How to Get More Joy with Martha Beck
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why it’s important to prioritize our own needs, wants, and feelings–and how that creates free...
66. How to Come Home to Yourself with Martha Beck
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How do we tap back into living by our inner compass after living by consensus and following outer...
65. How Do We Make–and Keep–Good Friends?
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How chronic social isolation throughout the pandemic has impacted our friendships–and why that’...
64. FRIENDSHIP: What is it and why do we need it now more than ever?
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why the connection of friendship is emerging as the single best thing for your wellness—and thr...
63. How to Live a Little Happier with Dr. Laurie Santos
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. The simple exercises Laurie conducts with her students at Yale to help them reset their brains an...
62. The Big Lies & the Truth About Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. One easy thing we can do to increase our happiness by 1% when we’re feeling tired and overwhelm...
61. Are Your Friendships Draining or Charging You? with Luvvie Ajayi Jones
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. How do we build a squad of friends–people we can trust our truth and imperfection with, and who...
60. Telling the Truth of Who We Are with Luvvie Ajayi Jones
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. A hilarious, profound take on judging people, and why Luvvie’s telling the world–and has ofte...
59. Be Still: How to Listen to That Something Inside That Always Knows
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. What if we stop trying to figure out whether our feelings and intuition are “right” or “wro...
58. New Year, Same You: Good News About Bad January Branding
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why do we spend our lives trying to become what our culture ascribes as “good” only to burn o...
57. Walking Our People Through Hard Things with Kate Bowler
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. What we should STOP saying to people who are struggling—and what to say, or do, instead. 2. H...
56. What to Do with Our Short, Precious Life with Kate Bowler
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Kate describes the overwhelming feeling of love—not anger—that she felt when she was sure she...
55. Eff Perfection: Let’s Rest in the Rubble Together
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. What if we deleted the picture in our head of how it’s “supposed to be,” and looked at “w...
54. Unexpected Joy: How do we redefine success so we can find joy?
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda share how opening up and being vulnerable on the podcast has changed th...
53. How to Love Yourself & Let Yourself be Loved with Ashley C. Ford
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Ashley says we have to talk about what hurts if we’re ever going to heal. 2. Glennon asks A...
52. FORGIVING & FINDING PEACE with ASHLEY C. FORD
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. How to find a way to live in peace: to actually love complicated parents without compromising our...
51. First Ever Live Q & A with the Pod Squad!
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why embracing that it’s not possible to do everything brings freedom. 2. One change that Amanda...
50. GET UNTAMED (Live!): This is How You Find Yourself
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. What Tish said when asked, “Who has taught you the most about love?”— why it was the best ...
49. Dr. Brené Brown: On Holding Boundaries & Facing Our Fear
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Brené and Glennon role play through a scenario on how to put boundaries in practice with famil...
48. DR. BRENÉ BROWN: How to Know Ourselves & Be Known by Our People
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Brené’s new book ATLAS OF THE HEART is a game changer for communicating hard emotions more...
47. YOUR HOLIDAY PEP TALK: “We ask no questions of this day.”
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon gives you a beautiful Thanksgiving pep talk that has Amanda and Abby nodding along and ro...
46. HAPPYISH HOLIDAYS: Our Top Three Hacks
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. How our second holiday hack—“Be unsurprised”—eliminates walking on eggshells around famil...
45. RUNNERS & CHEERERS: Marathon Life with Shalane Flanagan
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. How a marathon is an analogy for life: the danger of comparison, the ride of emotions and self-do...
44. GABRIELLE UNION: Infertility, Bonus Parents & Free Families
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Gabrielle shares—as rawly and honestly as we’ve ever heard—about the “emotional chaos” ...
43. Esther Perel Answers Your Relationship Questions
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Esther often recommends letter writing if you don’t know quite how to start—or have—har...
42. ARE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS ALIVE? with Esther Perel
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. How, if you have been struggling in your romantic, parental, family, or work relationships throug...
41. LANDING IN LOVE: Is the settling-in phase the best stage of love?
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. How Glennon and Abby transitioned from the “falling in love” phase to “landing in love” a...
40. FALLING IN LOVE: Is there really “the one” or is “the one” YOU?
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why “falling in love” feels like you’re losing your mind—and Amanda’s experience when G...
39. Passion, Praise & Getting Personal
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1. Glennon makes a “pod-pology”—and why we should stop saying, “I can’t imagine.” 2. A...