We said Ciao for Now, and now we're back... THINGS ARE DEFINITELY NOT OK RIGHT NOW! We know it. You know it. Your dog knows it (who told her??). But even when things are terrible, there’s something out there — however small — that is at least okay. Today’s episode is an exercise in finding (and sharing) the ok, with stories of the ways strangers have shown up for us in our times of need. Thanks to everyone who called (or texted!) in. Call or text us at 612.568.4441 any time. If you’d like to sup...
Jan 23, 2025•38 min•Ep. 442
As we start 2025, we have a big announcement to make: It’s Going To Be Okay , the daily podcast is going away. Going forward, Nora will be publishing a new podcast on her Substack . You can watch her YouTube channel for more moments of gratitude and okay things (plus other fun content!). Thank you for listening to this show and sharing all of your okay things over the last two years! _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going t...
Jan 03, 2025•6 min•Ep. 441
Rachel found a simple pleasure to distract her from some of the heavy things in her life: iPad games. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Creat...
Jan 02, 2025•4 min•Ep. 440
Jolie Stele has made a lot of plans for how her life should go. Very few of them panned out exactly how she expected, but she’s still happy with where she ended up. Jolie Steele is a coach and a writer. Check out more essays like this on her Substack , and follow her on Instagram . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of de...
Jan 01, 2025•7 min•Ep. 439
After a divorce, Jolie Steele learned a valuable lesson: most of life is living in the “messy middle”. Jolie Steele is a coach and a writer. Check out more essays like this on her Substack , and follow her on Instagram . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every week...
Dec 31, 2024•6 min•Ep. 438
Blake called us to share some of the tools she learned for grieving after she lost her mom. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hos...
Dec 30, 2024•5 min•Ep. 437
What problems could be solved by going for a walk today? _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. - Find Nora’s...
Dec 27, 2024•7 min•Ep. 436
Irene emailed us to share all of the okay things she’s experienced since joining her neighborhood’s ‘buy nothing’ Facebook group. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the oppo...
Dec 26, 2024•4 min•Ep. 435
If you find yourself struggling on the holiday, this pep talk is for you. If this is the best day of the year and you don’t listen to this episode until next week when the holiday dust settles down…this pep talk is also for you. Because no matter how you feel about any single day, Nora reminds us a day is such a fleeting thing. - “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co . Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our gues...
Dec 25, 2024•4 min•Ep. 434
Nora loves a lot of things, but chief among them is holidays movies — the tackier the better. But not everyone can just sit back and enjoy the absurdity. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co . Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co . – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny,...
Dec 24, 2024•10 min•Ep. 433
Nora has always admired Weird Al, so for this year’s Happyish Holidays show, she wrote a Christmas parody song. Today, we share it with you. You can watch the music video for ‘A Petty Little Christmas’ here . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll b...
Dec 23, 2024•6 min•Ep. 432
Years ago, Jessica was on a train and met a couple who owned a funeral parlor. Today she tells us about the kindness they extended her. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with th...
Dec 20, 2024•4 min•Ep. 430
One listener tells us about The South Minneapolis Turkeys that roam her neighborhood. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by...
Dec 19, 2024•4 min•Ep. 430
We are celebrating the nice things strangers have done for you, and today Brooke talks about an act of kindness she’s been thinking about since high school. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or en...
Dec 18, 2024•3 min•Ep. 429
Laura called to tell us about the nicest thing a stranger did for her, which happened in an Ulta parking lot. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scrol...
Dec 17, 2024•3 min•Ep. 428
We asked some of you to send us okay memories of a time when a stranger helped you out. Today we hear a story about some neighborly help. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with ...
Dec 16, 2024•3 min•Ep. 427
Jess sent us a voicemail about a phrase her daughter has been saying that has become a kind of mantra. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Crea...
Dec 13, 2024•3 min•Ep. 426
We recently asked you all to send us embarrassing stories to make the rest of us laugh (and to remember even the things that once mortified us eventually feel okay.) Today, Marnie tells us about her first massage. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we...
Dec 12, 2024•3 min•Ep. 421
Nora’s son Ralph is back with a new mantra. Listen to Ralph’s first mantra episode, YGYSYDG . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and h...
Dec 11, 2024•3 min•Ep. 424
Kendra Adachi guides us through how to get through moments when we feel overwhelmed by everything we have to do (a perfect topic for the holiday season). Kendra Adachi is an expert in “compassionate time management” and the author of the book The Plan: Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the p...
Dec 10, 2024•4 min•Ep. 423
Kendra Adachi has a pep talk for those of us who have trouble saying ‘no’ when asked to to do something. Kendra Adachi is an expert in “compassionate time management” and the author of the book The Plan: Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for...
Dec 09, 2024•5 min•Ep. 422
Have you felt a little agitated the last few weeks? Us too. Nora shares a mantra she’s been saying to herself to stay grounded in stressful times. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your ...
Dec 06, 2024•6 min•Ep. 421
A listener shares that driving a manual transmission car always makes him feel okay. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by ...
Dec 05, 2024•6 min•Ep. 420
Isabel shares her journey through a tough depression the last few years, and how it ended up at a hopeful place (that includes cake!) _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the ...
Dec 04, 2024•5 min•Ep. 419
A college student struggling with seasonal depression shares what helps her get out of bed on the dark mornings in winter. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of...
Dec 03, 2024•5 min•Ep. 418
Nora reads a remembrance about someone’s former foster mom. Read more about Mama Essie . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted...
Dec 02, 2024•6 min•Ep. 417
When Catherine got divorced after 30 years, she challenged herself to do three things that terrified her: fly on an airplane, swim in the open ocean, and wear a bathing suit in public. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing ...
Nov 29, 2024•8 min•Ep. 416
We’re back on the birds y’all! Today’s okay thing is an ode to owls (it’s possible an owl itself submitted it). Here’s the New York Times article mentioned in this article: It’s Wedding Season: Here Come The Owls _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’...
Nov 28, 2024•7 min•Ep. 415
Susie shares the memory of an okay thing she found during her dad’s cancer treatment. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by...
Nov 27, 2024•5 min•Ep. 414
Anna from New York shares that her okay thing is the music to this show. So today Nora shares a little back story about that song. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opp...
Nov 26, 2024•5 min•Ep. 413
