On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom recaps his annual all-day birthday celebration food fest, and takes the question of, "What is the perfect day?" a step further by asking, "What is the perfect celebration?" Are you the type of person who likes to throw large parties with hundreds of people? Or are you more like Morrie, whose perfect day consisted of coming home to a nice lunch of delicatessen, and having all of his friends come in, "one, two at a time..." to shar...
May 25, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 83
On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom, and producer Lisa Goich, discuss the importance of saying all you need to say to those you love before it's too late. With words of wisdom from Morrie Schwartz, we discuss the concept of "Timing of Convenient Forgetfulness," and how you can learn to schedule your outreach to friends and family, so you won't live to regret your procrastination down the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 82
How often do you cry? Are you someone who holds it in? Someone who cries only when pushed to the furthest edge? Or a multi-opportunity cryer who cries when happy, joyful, sad or even during commercials? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom talks about the therapeutic cleansing of crying. Morrie was a self-proclaimed cryer. He believed in its deep healing powers and was never one to shy away from shedding a tear or two. We share Morrie's thoughts on this subject - in...
May 11, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 81
What kind of person are you when it comes to bad news? Are you the kind of person who wants to know right away? Or do you choose to delay it? When you hear the news, how do you deal with it? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom - along with stories from his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz - discusses how to handle bad news when it lands on your doorstep. No one is exempt from getting that late night or very early morning phone call, or that dreaded call into the ...
May 04, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 80
What happens when you lose a long time partner? Someone who has been a part of your life for so long, that it's almost impossible to imagine life without them? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom offers observations he has witnessed over time to help ease the transition into this new stage of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 79
How do you write about loss? What do you choose to say? What do you learn from writing about grief? How can writing about a lost loved one heal you? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich talk about the therapeutic healing that can come from writing through loss. Mitch discusses the techniques he's used to write his bestselling memoirs, and Lisa discusses her new book, "I Wonder...: A Guided Grief Journal." Whether you are a daily journal keepe...
Apr 20, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 78
The word, "friends," is as varied as the word family. Friendships can take on many forms. When we really get down to the nuts and bolts of our friendships, we'll see the pool gets smaller and smaller as life events reveal who our real friends are. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom discusses the different levels of friendships and how to accept each for what it brings to your personal relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
Apr 13, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 77
What is dignity about? Where do you find your dignity? Where does the issue of dignity come from? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom discusses the source of dignity and - along with commentary from Morrie Schwartz whose dignity was challenged in his final days - how you can learn to embrace whatever your challenges are, keep your pride in check, and not let your dignity take a hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 06, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 76
If you want a relationship to go on when you're gone, you have to invest in it while you're here. On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, we discuss the "stuff" our loved ones leave behind. If you have an opportunity to go through someone's possessions after they've gone, don't fear it, embrace it. Perhaps Morrie said it best: "Death ends a life, not a relationship." Relationships can live on forever through those items that help us to remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Mar 30, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 75
With COVID numbers decreasing, and vaccines becoming more accessible, we are about to reenter a time of connectivity with those we haven't seen in well over a year. While we are hardly out of the woods yet, reunions with our loved ones are on the horizon. This reconnection isn't as easy as it seems. While some people have been eager to get back into the world, others may find this process more of a challenge. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom discusses these impe...
Mar 23, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Sensitivity is a gift. And on today's episode we are joined by Anita Moorjani, the author of the new book, "Sensitive is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World." Host Mitch Albom will discuss Anita's fascinating story of a near-death experience, how her empathic personality played into her healing, and how you can make empathy work for you. Morrie - a self-proclaimed sensitive soul - proves that having the unique ability to feel what others are feeling, allows empath...
Mar 16, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 73
On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom talks about the universality of losing one's mother. Our worlds are divided into two eras: the era while your mother was here, and life after your mother has gone. Whether you had a close relationship with your mother during your life, the loss is still felt in many ways that can affect you on a daily basis. As was evidenced by Morrie's loss of his mother so early on in his life, we see what a profound impact this loss can have o...
Mar 09, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 72
We never get over childhood trauma. It stays with us years beyond the moments we first lived it. On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich discuss how unresolved childhood trauma may be affecting your life today in ways you may not even realize. We hear from Morrie - in his own words - about how the loss of his mother at a very young age, brought up deep sadness, even in his final days. Through realization comes healing. We hope you'll find some h...
Mar 02, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 71
What are the most important things you surround yourself with? What would you risk your life to take with you if faced with an impending emergency? What possessions could you live without? On today’s episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom – along with recorded wisdom by Mitch’s beloved former professor Morrie Schwartz – discusses the storms that have hit Texas and other parts of the country this past week, and how these natural disasters can be instructional moments for us all. ...
Feb 23, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 70
On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, we discuss the afterlife. What happens next? Where do we go after we're done here on Earth? Do we continue on, or is this our moment to make the best of who we are while we can? The great thinkers have been pondering this since the beginning of time. And on this episode, we hear Morrie Schwartz, in his own words, discussing his thoughts on the question in his final days - where do we go when we die? Tune in for this very thought-provoking episode...
Feb 16, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 69
What is your "dancing?" What is that one thing you're holding yourself back from because of the fear of judgement from others? Why are you allowing the outside echo to prevent you from having inside joy? On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom - along with words of wisdom from the dance master himself, Morrie Schwartz - talks about this voice inside of us that sometimes prevents us from doing things that would bring us joy for fear of looking silly. Whether it's dancin...
Feb 09, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Have you ever wondered how some people can stay so cool under pressure, while others escalate to a state of frenzy over the smallest things? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom, along with producer Lisa Goich, discuss the secret to serenity and how to work composure into your daily life by simply grounding yourself in the universe and, in the words of Morrie Schwartz, "Understanding yourself. Knowing who you are. Knowing the reality of who you are - clearly, withou...
Feb 02, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Do you allow yourself to accept love? Do you find it's much easier to give love than to receive? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom, along with words of wisdom from his beloved professor Morrie Schwartz, talks about the three obstacles that prevent people from opening themselves up to love, and how to find your way around the ifs and buts, to accept love without the discomfort that sometimes comes with it. As Morrie says, we all need a minimum of love to survive. ...
Jan 26, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Do you feel stuck? Stagnant? More inflexible in your life than you'd like to be? On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom - along with producer Lisa Goich, with words of wisdom from Mitch's beloved professor Morrie Schwartz - discusses how coming out of a brutal 2020 is the perfect time to stretch yourself to even greater heights in 2021. Hear through Morrie's own words how to go about opening your eyes, mind and heart to new experiences that will enrich your life and m...
Jan 19, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 65
It's hard to keep your balance during these troubling times. One person shouting over here, and another person shouting over there, people aren't hearing one another over their own voices and the constant barrage of news. On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom discusses how to find the pure things in your life to focus on: a child, an animal, nature, or a walk in the woods. Coming together with people over the things that we have in common, will help us all discover t...
Jan 12, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 64
“To err is human; to forgive divine.” But what if the person who hurt you most refuses to apologize or express any regret? That’s the question haunting Manhattan journalist, and today's guest, Susan Shapiro as they discuss her latest book, "The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology." On this new year episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom and Susan Shapiro dig deep into how to ask for forgiveness, how to apologize, how to forgive others for past transgressions, and h...
Jan 05, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Though this pandemic has undeniably been tragic to so many worldwide on so many levels, it has brought us closer as families, has given us new appreciation for our homes, loved ones and life, and has made us aware of the preciousness of a simple human touch. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast we discuss the blessings we've found in 2020, and encourage you in our Tuesday People community, to think about all that you have gained during this unprecedented year. Learn more about your a...
Dec 29, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 62
On this special pre-holiday Tuesday People episode, we take a look at some of the things that we believed when we were children and ask, why don't we still believe them today? Why, as adults, do these things go away? And, is there a way to bring that childlike wonder and belief system into your adult life at this time of the year? Using five examples, host Mitch Albom, along with producer Lisa Goich, walk through the scenarios that we seem to have forgotten as adults, and discuss ways that each ...
Dec 22, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 61
On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom notes how there's still one big thing you can determine in this year of losing control: how generous you want to be. Albom recaps his annual SAY Detroit Radiothon benefitting the many programs that help the needy in Detroit, and talks about how people donated this year in record-breaking fashion. Why? Mitch explains his theory that controlling our generosity makes us feel good no matter what we give or how much, and how you can p...
Dec 15, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 60
It's December. And for many that means the Holiday Blahs are knocking at your door. That sadness that rolls around at this time of the year hiding behind shiny wrapping paper and every commercial selling diamonds and cars and gifts that are unattainable to most. Though happy holiday songs may send the message of "the most wonderful time of the year," for many, it's not. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, Mitch Albom, along with producer Lisa Goich, discusses ways for you to get th...
Dec 08, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 59
On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, Mitch talks with Coach Mike Bayer - a New York Times best selling author and personal development coach - about his latest book, "One Decision." It is estimated that we make approximately 35,000 decisions every day. Right now, there is at least one decision we can make that will have a powerful ripple effect across all aspects of our life. But One Decision isn't about taking one overwhelming big step; it's about starting with a single, important ...
Dec 01, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 58
On this week's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, we discuss gratitude, and how this year's pandemic is affecting family gatherings all over the country. Instead of aunts and uncles and cousins and kids gathering to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together, most people will be in their respective homes dining with one or two people, or their immediate families. Through Mitch Albom's conversations with his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz, we learn through Morrie's words, that finding me...
Nov 24, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 57
On today's Tuesday People episode, we talk about getting past the fear of being too soft. Mitch Albom, with the help of words of wisdom from his beloved former professor, Morrie Schwartz, discusses how important it is that we rise above mandates like, "you gotta toughen up!" and reach the point where we can value sensitivity. Not just in our beloved aunts and aged spiritual leaders - where you expect to find it - but in everybody. The world would be a much better place if we valued those people ...
Nov 17, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast marks the year anniversary of our show, and the 25th anniversary of the passing of Morrie Schwartz. To help us tell the story of where it all began, former Nightline senior producer, Richard Harris, joins us to share his memories of Morrie, and how he was instrumental in bringing the infamous "Morrie Schwartz" interview with Ted Koppel to air. You'll hear never-before-told stories of that famous interview and some very special words from people still...
Nov 10, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Morrie Schwartz died three days before Election Day in 1995. Had Morrie been alive to see this year's election, he most likely would have been less concerned about who got into the White House than how we behaved once the election was over. Media has fueled politics. And politics has put quite a dent in humanity. On today's Tuesday People episode we discuss the importance of being accountable for our own behavior and putting love ahead of division. Mitch also talks about how "Tuesdays With Morri...
Nov 03, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 54
