1. How horrifying advice from a therapist led Glennon to end things with Abby–and how they reconnected. 2. The moments from past episodes that changed us–including Amanda’s new strategy to prevent her anxiety from creating relationship problems. 3. How we decide what to share publicly and what not to–and why we think the dichotomy of “sacred things” versus “private things” is dangerous. 4. Simple guidance to a man who asks how to stand in the fight for women’s rights, a question from 68-year-old...
Jul 14, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Over 15,000 Pod Squaders joined live to celebrate One Year of the Pod and discuss: 1. Why Amanda started taking meds, Glennon keeps taking meds–and why Abby might consider taking meds :) 2. The brilliant preemptive post mortem strategy to help you emotionally recover from any gathering. 3. Your frequently asked question of Abby: How she tracked down her first love connection at the Macaroni Grill. 4. The pie chart of showing up–and why it’s rarely ever 100%. 5. Glennon shares her first steps up ...
Jul 12, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 112
1. The moment Natalie called Abby to invite her to be part of Angel City FC–the first majority, women-owned soccer franchise. 2. How to stop people-pleasing and learn to recognize a full body YES from inside of you. 3. Why and how Natalie shows up for big projects before she’s ready or qualified. (Dude Moves). 4. The best advice Natalie’s ever received–and why women should “Gossip Well.” 5. How Natalie counters gender expectations by over practicing empathy with her son and decisiveness with her...
Jul 07, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 111
1. Practical tips for guiding friends and family through your grief–and the permission slips to give yourself. 2. Why there is no such thing as grief etiquette–and how it’s less about what you say and more about what you do. 3. What it finally took for Marisa to surrender to the fact that she was not in control of her love or her grief. 4. How to integrate love and grief in order to find joy again after loss–and how, 12 years after her mother’s death, Marisa includes her mom in her son’s life. 5...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 110
1. Sam’s life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans. 2. How we use humor to hide the lava of rage churning beneath our surface. 3. Sam’s friendship theory and why she doesn’t need a deep soul connection with every “lowercase f friend.” 4. Sam’s embrace of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)–and why she genuinely believes no one else is having a better time (except maybe Abby). 5. The behind-the-scenes story of the “Fat Babe Pool Party” Shrill show–and why that episode was one of th...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Pod Squad Family Meeting! To see each other’s rage and grief, talk about how we got here, renew our resolve to fight forward and to take tender care of each other as we do, and to share four concrete steps we can all take to join the fight for reproductive justice. Because what got us here is not going to get us out of here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.co...
Jun 28, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 108
1. How Billie Jean could not live as her full authentic self until age 51. 2. The moment Billie Jean knew that Abby was not okay after her USWNT retirement. 3. How to visualize a reality that doesn’t yet exist – so you can be it, even when you don’t see it. 4. How Billie Jean numbed herself through an eating disorder and how she recovered by not being a “good girl.” 5. Why Billie Jean does not regret her pre-Roe abortion, and the degrading process she endured to access it. CW // eating disorders...
Jun 23, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 107
1. How Heidi ruined Glennon’s life with a jarring new identity–and why it’s a powerful moment for G to embrace her newfound sign. 2. How we each have a Sun, Moon, and Rising sign–and what each tells us about ourselves. 3. Heidi breaks down the 12 astrological signs–and astrology as a tool for self revelation. 4. Why we keep saying “Mercury’s in retrograde” and what the hell it means. About Heidi: Heidi Rose Robbins has been a professional astrologer for 25 years, helping thousands of clients all...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 106
1. Answers to fascinating sex questions from Pod Squaders–including how to get real in the bedroom after regularly faking orgasm. 2. Concrete mindfulness strategies to get out of your head and into your body, which have been proven to increase arousal and satisfaction. 3. Busting the myth about how long it should take to orgasm. 4. Why talking about sex (including fantasies!) before having sex leads to more satisfying intimacy–and why that feels fun for Abby and impossible to Glennon and Amanda....
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 105
1. The shocking revelation that many women experience physical arousal but can’t reach orgasm because we are so “stuck” in our heads that we don’t even register it. 2. Glennon and Abby share about their periodic sexual droughts – and Dr. Brotto gives them (us) advice. 3. The biggest predictors of sexual problems for women – including stress/compulsive multitasking – and how to address them. 4. How to know if you are disconnecting from your body during sex, and how to reintegrate to increase your...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this beautiful conversation–in which Glennon names Cole’s book “This Here Flesh” the Next Right Book–we discuss: 1. What we learned from Cole’s insight that, “If you’re not in your body, someone else is.” 2. A mind-blowing revelation about all of our own faces that we will never stop thinking about. 3. Why the phrase “If you don’t believe you’re beautiful, no one else will” is horseshit. 4. Why dignity is the bedrock to being alive–and how to find it when we haven’t been loved well. 5. The co...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Abby’s former USWNT teammates–and dear friends–Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger are here for a double date discussing: 1. Ashlyn and Ali’s wedding, their vision for queer marriage visibility, and Glennon’s top moments of their magical day. 2. Ashlyn and Abby’s friendship–why Ashlyn pulled Abby’s final game captain’s band out of the trash and what she plans to do with it. 3. Who made the first move, which one “knew” first, and how Ashlyn and Ali’s love story started with friendship and mixtapes. 4. ...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 102
1. The inspiring pep talk Bozoma gives herself in the mirror – and why we might all want to start using it to rally ourselves. 2. How to navigate the tightrope of corporate expectations for women: to be both self-assured and humble; both hard and soft. 3. The revolutionary realization that you don’t have to be the savior of others – you can save yourself, too. 4. How to know when to dig deep, and stay and fight for change – and when to stop digging and go – and the moment Bozoma knew it was time...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 101
1. Content warning: Discussion of suicide. 2. Jenny puts words to her experience of ADD – "being a kitten on cocaine" – and her anxiety – seeing "rainbow fire.” 3. How Jenny felt guilty for years about a way her mental illness impacted her mothering – only to later learn it was her child’s favorite memory. 4. The moment she decided to be honest about her struggles – and how sharing our awkwardness can save the world and cure our loneliness. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Abou...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 100
1. Why guns are now the leading cause of death for American children and teens, and who is profiting from America’s suffering. 2. What to say today when your child leaves the house to help protect them from gun violence. 3. The lie our leaders are selling us about why they won’t pass the reforms that 90% of Americans want, and how one mom became the NRA’s biggest nightmare. 4. How to safeguard our kids from the negative impact of for-profit active shooter drills in schools. About Shannon: Shanno...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 99
1. What Alua has learned about living well from the many people she’s helped walk home as a death doula. 2. The “deathbed test” that guides her toward what is important and helps her stay present. 3. Alua eases Abby’s immense fear of death by sharing her glitter-wave vision. 4. The most surprising thing she wants us to know about death. 5. Concrete steps we can take now to help prepare ourselves–and our loved ones–for the inevitable. About Alua: Alua Arthur is a death doula, recovering attorney,...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 98
1. How we are each haunted by our family’s secrets and trauma–whether we know them or not–and how to break the cycle for future generations. 2. The astounding new research on generational trauma showing that our personal trauma is passed down genetically to our children and grandchildren. 3. Our unconscious need to heal what our parents could not–and how to mourn what we cannot control. 4. Why our bodies carry what our mind won’t remember–and how to release that burden. 5. Dr. Galit’s new book E...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Glennon and Abby welcome their dear friend Cameron Esposito to discuss: 1. Cameron’s brutiful relationship with her body–and how it feels playing a sexy TV role. 2. The way Cameron grew up using humor as self-defense and to become socially “valuable”–and the moment she wondered if comedy was no longer working for her. 3. Why Cameron says she’s able to cry for the first time in 35 years. 4. How as a gender-nonconforming queer kid, Cameron felt “overnoticed”–and how being a comedian allows her to ...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Part Two of our gorgeous conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert: 1. Liz describes Rayya’s death as “a fist fight”–and how Rayya went out swinging. 2. In the wake of Rayya’s death, how Liz grieved, and what helped. 3. Liz’s spiritual practices: communing with a higher power, her recovery community, and starting over. About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Gilbert is author of the international bestseller, EAT PRAY LOVE, which has been translated into over thirty languages, and sold over 12 million copies worldw...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Part One of our intimate conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert: 1. When Glennon called Liz about Abby–and Liz then told Glennon about Rayya. 2. The moment Liz imploded her life as she knew it. 3. How, after a decade of friendship, Liz finally told Rayya that she was in love with her. 4. The brutal chaos of Rayya’s addiction at the end of her life–and what Liz had to do and say to protect herself. About Liz: Elizabeth Gilbert is author of the international bestseller, EAT PRAY LOVE, which has been ...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 94
1. With everything going on in the world, and in our lives, is “Burnout” the reason we all feel like zombies? 2. Why stress is like trash: You have to get rid of it often or your life starts to stink. 3. Emily and Amelia Nagoski – the authors of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – answer our Pod Squad’s burning questions about how to bounce back from burnout. About Emily: EMILY NAGOSKI is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Come As You Are and The Come As Y...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 93
1. Thinking of depression as a way of seeing the world … through toilet paper roll binoculars. 2. Why healing might actually just be permission to go. 3. Chanel’s definition of success: refusing to succumb to perfection or exhaustion–and showing up as herself in every moment. 4. The healing moment when Chanel returned to Stanford and was held in sound–which set her free. About Chanel: Chanel Miller is a writer and artist who received her BA in Literature from the University of California, Santa ...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 92
1. How to get your orgasm back. 2. Dr. Jen Gunter’s advice–and personal mantra–for surviving hot flushes. 3. How to differentiate between mental health challenges and menopause. 4. The one easy thing you can do at the doctor’s office to ensure better care. 5. Is menopause a reboot of the brain and an opportunity to reallocate mental resources? Resource: North American Menopause Society (NAMS) About Jen: Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician and the author of The Menopause Manif...
Apr 28, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 91
1. Hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness, and the less common, frequently-missed symptoms of menopause. 2. A strategy and script for how to talk to your doctor without being dismissed. 3. The lies and truth about menopause hormone therapy. 4. Why our culture is fixated on investing to ensure men never lose their erection, but is fine with women losing their quality of life. 5. What we need to know about our bodies and lives during menopause, which will impact up to 20 ye...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 90
1. What is your Enneagram number–and how does this ancient wisdom explain WHY you do what you do? 2. Why Glennon *really* didn’t want to accept her Enneagram number, and how she finally saw herself clearly in it. 3. How the Enneagram helps Amanda have much more compassion for herself–and how she uses it to understand common patterns in her marriage. 4. Glennon and Amanda use the Enneagram to dissect what is *actually* going on in their conflicts, and how to make each other feel seen and understo...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 89
1. Brené and Barrett share their parenting strategy that Brené calls “the opposite of raising a child that’s full of shame.” 2. The family of origin roles that Brené (the Protector) and Barrett (the Peacekeeper) had to adjust in order to work together–and the two keys to working well with family. 3. The ways in which a child who grows up living on eggshells becomes an adult who is fearful–and how that fear shows up differently for Brené, Barrett, Glennon, and Amanda. 4. The hilarious moment when...
Apr 19, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Jen Hatmaker is back with the new man in her life–actor, author, and activist Tyler Merritt–for a double date with Glennon and Abby discussing: 1. How Jen and Tyler met, what first attracted Jen and Tyler to each other–and who made the first move. 2. How not knowing any “dating rules” led Jen to jumpstart the “define the relationship” step. 3. The triggers for Jen that led to an early relationship “wobble” and how Jen is navigating issues of trust and safety after her divorce. 4. The joys and ch...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 87
1. Jen describes the shock of losing her 26-year marriage overnight. 2. How, looking back, Jen sees that she knew something was wrong in her relationship well before she “knew” something was wrong–and the moment she reached out to Glennon to share it for the first time. 3. Why Jen’s friends told her she was a “human spotlight” and “cleanup crew” in her marriage–and the pain of realizing she was powerful in every role other than wife. 4. How Jen convinced herself that her marriage was enough when...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 86
1. How to know if you are a “Bittersweet” type. 2. On “stabs of joy”—and why our joy is often accompanied by dread. 3. How to complete the cycle of sadness, in order to live with more joy. 4. Susan and Sister’s best relationship advice: That our longing for the perfect partner is not really about our partner. 5. Why Glennon thinks those who feel the ache are often those who fall into addiction. About Susan: Susan Cain is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Journal, Quiet Power: The Secret Streng...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Glennon’s son, Chase, joins Glennon for a special conversation with his hero, author Ocean Vuong, to discuss: 1. Chase shares with Ocean the impact his work has had in his life–and Glennon thanks Ocean for helping mother her son. 2. What Ocean learned from his mother about how to navigate being an Asian boy in America–and Glennon’s recognition that she did not prepare Chase for the same realities. 3. Ocean’s new book, Time is a Mother, and why watching his own mother die gave Ocean a deep empath...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 84
