October is pregnancy loss awareness month and if you’ve lost a pregnancy we understand your sorrow. And we are here to hold space for what was, what is…and what will never be. - 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 y...
Oct 14, 2024•5 min•Ep. 381
Nora recently started a YouTube channel, which means after years of podcasting she is exposing her face MORE to the Internet. Sure that can be scary, because people online are horrible, but she’s choosing to focus on the people who comment compliments. _ 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 li...
Oct 11, 2024•6 min•Ep. 381
In the course of one year, Andrea went through a slew of bad things: job loss, parental health issues, divorce, you name it, she experienced it. So what made her feel okay? FREE STUFF! _ 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 ...
Oct 10, 2024•7 min•Ep. 380
A pediatric ICU nurse shares what makes her feel okay after a long day caring for sick kids. _ 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 ho...
Oct 09, 2024•5 min•Ep. 379
Kelly called us to share that while grieving her dad, she spent a joyful day at the beach. Playing in the water brought back some wonderful memories of her father. _ 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, en...
Oct 08, 2024•5 min•Ep. 378
This summer, Nora didn’t have a heart attack. But after a doctor looked into her chest pains, she learned she has GERD. This is her GERD story. _ 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...
Oct 07, 2024•8 min•Ep. 377
Throughout the course of her day, Nora often has a bunch of small, meaningful interactions with women out in the world. At the store, getting a spray tan, or just chatting with someone on the street, and they all make her 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...
Oct 04, 2024•4 min•Ep. 376
Maren got COVID this summer, which sucks. But in the midst of her sickness, something really sweet happened. _ 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...
Oct 03, 2024•4 min•Ep. 374
Today we celebrate the HIGH of a really good deal. _ 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 weekl...
Oct 02, 2024•7 min•Ep. 374
Bex wrote in to tell us about the thing that has made her feel happy even in the darkest of times: the weird little smile her cat gives 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 wi...
Oct 01, 2024•5 min•Ep. 372
Today we celebrate all the women without kids. The women who aren’t bogged down by carpool schedules and incessant questions, and are able to show up for the people in their lives in a way a parent never could. These women help make the world go round, and today Nora celebrates them. A version of this episode was on Nora’s new YouTube Channel, check it out! _ 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 th...
Sep 30, 2024•6 min•Ep. 372
Sending a kid off to college or to their first apartment can be emotional for parents. Nora reads an email from a mom who recently watched her child leave, and Nora shares what it’s like to have an emptier house after dropping off two of her own kids this summer. _ 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 bringi...
Sep 27, 2024•6 min•Ep. 371
Leanne reminds us that even when cancer, death, stress, WHATEVER IS PLAGUING YOU, sometimes good things happen. And those things are worth celebrating. _ 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 ...
Sep 26, 2024•5 min•Ep. 370
Julia Winston (the host of the Feelings and Co show Refamulating ) joins us today to share some wisdom from one of her favorite guests from Refamulating’s first season. Heidi Clements is a 63-year-old writer and fashion influencer who has AMAZING advice for people in the 20s and 30s. Listen to the Refamulating episode The Child Free Life Is The Life For Me to hear more from Heidi. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to b...
Sep 25, 2024•5 min•Ep. 370
Lana shares a letter she wrote to an estranged friend remembering the good parts of their relationship. _ 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. Cre...
Sep 24, 2024•4 min•Ep. 368
One of Nora’s favorite parts of parenting is seeing the photos her kids like to take from their perspective. _ 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...
Sep 23, 2024•5 min•Ep. 368
Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin ) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems . Today’s poem: When Vultures Are in Good Spirits, They Perform a Dance . Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available now . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay...
Sep 20, 2024•6 min•Ep. 366
Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin ) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems . Today’s poem: Some Boston Subway Trains Are Now Sporting Googly Eyes . Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available now . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay....
Sep 19, 2024•6 min•Ep. 365
Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin ) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems . Today’s poem: Airline Keeps Mistaking 101 Year Old Woman For A Baby . Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available now . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. ...
Sep 18, 2024•5 min•Ep. 364
Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin ) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems . Today’s poem: Pig In Australia Steals 18 Beers From Campers, Gets Drunk, Fights Cow . Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available now . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is go...
Sep 17, 2024•5 min•Ep. 363
Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin ) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems . Today’s poem: A Minneapolis Cat Tour Started as a Joke . Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available for preorder . _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In f...
Sep 16, 2024•7 min•Ep. 360
This summer, Nora and her husband dropped off two kids: one at college and the other at a new apartment in a new city for a grad program. While there was sadness over how her family was changing, there were also some okay things. _ 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. E...
Sep 13, 2024•7 min•Ep. 361
Grace Barry spent her whole childhood waiting to graduate and be a real adult, and now that she is, it's not quite like she expected it to be. _ 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 ...
Sep 12, 2024•9 min•Ep. 360
Erin is going through a tough time trying to conceive her second child via IVF. So she recently woke up and decided to treat herself to a day at Disney World. _ 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 ...
Sep 11, 2024•6 min•Ep. 359
Madeline shares some lyrics from the song Dissect the Bird by John Craigie that makes her 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. Create...
Sep 10, 2024•4 min•Ep. 358
As a parent, Nora knows she’d never be able to raise kids without support from her child-free friends. _ 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...
Sep 09, 2024•7 min•Ep. 357
Another of Nora’s controversial takes is that she LOVES small talk. _ 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. - ...
Sep 06, 2024•9 min•Ep. 356
Producer Claire McInerny shares a delightful encounter with a stranger. _ 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...
Sep 05, 2024•6 min•Ep. 355
A life lesson brought to us by knitting. _ 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 weekly newslett...
Sep 04, 2024•5 min•Ep. 354
Janelle sent us a voice memo during her lunch break, where she encountered the music of a mourning dove. _ 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. Cr...
Sep 03, 2024•3 min•Ep. 353
