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We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle and Audacywecandohardthingspodcast.com
Life is freaking hard. We are all doing hard things every single day – things like loving and losing; caring for children and parents; forging and ending friendships; battling addiction, illness, and loneliness; struggling in our jobs, our marriages, and our divorces; setting boundaries; and fighting for equality, purpose, freedom, joy, and peace. On We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle, author of UNTAMED; her wife Abby Wambach; and her sister Amanda Doyle do the only thing they’ve found that has ever made life easier: Drop the fake and talk honestly about the hard things including sex, gender, parenting, blended families, bodies, anxiety, addiction, justice, boundaries, fun, quitting, overwhelm . . . all of it. We laugh and cry and help each other carry the hard so we can all live a little bit lighter and braver, free-er, less alone.

Episodes

Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 1)

309. Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 1) Amanda shares the news about her health and what’s next for her healing. Amanda, Glennon, and Abby go into the tactical, philosophical and emotional aspects of this diagnosis and all share how they’re feeling about it and working through it at this moment. 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.com/adchoices

May 14, 202459 minSeason 2Ep. 309

Brittney Griner On Coming Home & Recovering From Trauma

308. Brittney Griner On Coming Home & Recovering From Trauma Glennon and Abby talk with athlete, humanitarian, activist–and one of the bravest people they’ve met–Brittney Griner. Brittney discusses her harrowing experience in the Russian prison system, as well as her basketball career, recovering from trauma, and her excitement over becoming a parent. Discover: -Why she went to Russia in the first place – and the gender pay gap in women’s sports; -Her first thought as she stepped foot on America...

May 09, 202452 minSeason 2Ep. 308

Healing From Complex PTSD with Stephanie Foo

307. Healing From Complex PTSD with Stephanie Foo Abby, Amanda and Glennon are joined by author and radio producer, Stephanie Foo. They discuss Stephanie’s memoir, What My Bones Know, and her journey healing from Complex PTSD. Discover: -The difference between Trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD; -What “THE DREAD” is and how to know if you have it; -Why if the trauma is relational, the healing has to be relational, too, and what that means, in-action; and -Whether you can ever truly give what you neve...

May 07, 20241 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 307

The Truth of OCD: Therapist Alegra Kastens on Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

306. The Truth of OCD: Therapist Alegra Kastens on Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Therapist Alegra Kastens shares the truth about her lived experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that is vital for all of us to understand. Detailing her own struggle, and work as an OCD specialist, Alegra helps demystify the relentless cycle of ego-dystonic, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and compulsions that define this often-misunderstood and under-diagnosed disorder – sharing why so many p...

May 02, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 306

How to Self-Regulate, Heal Your Relationships & Accept That You’ll Never Be Finished

305. How to Self-Regulate, Heal Your Relationships & Accept That You’ll Never Be Finished As we continue the discussion on Busyness, Amanda, Glennon & Abby share more of their thoughts about the cult of Busyness – how buying into it shows up in you and your relationships, and how it leads to dysregulation and dissatisfaction in all areas of life. We go through the signs that might indicate you’re too busy and burnt out, how to know the difference between building a life and living a life, and wh...

May 01, 20241 hrSeason 2Ep. 305

Break Up with Busyness & Let Go of Your To-Do List

304. Break Up with Busyness & Let Go of Your To-Do List Amanda delves into her relationship with Busyness and how she’s working through it. We’ll touch on topics such as the pervasive culture of busyness, productivity as a measure of self-worth, and the struggle to define personal boundaries and prioritize genuine happiness (after some hilarious banter between Glennon and Abby about how to deal with “disgusting” things in a relationship). Discover: -Why Busyness is such a pervasive and oppressiv...

Apr 30, 202450 minSeason 2Ep. 304

Laziness Does Not Exist with Devon Price

303. Laziness Does Not Exist with Devon Price Why are we so scared of laziness? How have we been convinced to tie our worthiness to busy-ness and how do we STOP and create lives we are excited to live? Social psychologist and author, Devon Price, teaches us how we got bamboozled and sets us free from the Laziness Lie. Discover: -How to rest, reorient priorities, and say “No” to reclaim our time and energy and avoid burnout. -Glennon asks Devin her favorite question: “What the hell is gender?” -T...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 303

How to Make The Ordinary Come Alive with Amanda Doyle

Glennon shares an encore conversation that she and Abby had with their favorite person and co-host: Amanda Doyle! This episode, originally titled, How to Face Your Biggest Fear with Amanda Doyle, examines the relationships, decisions, and travels that led Amanda to today – from hitchhiking across Ireland, to prosecuting child sex offenders in Rwanda, to making the biggest decision of her life in an Ethiopian airport – they dive into Amanda’s lifelong fear of the ordinary. About Amanda: Amanda Do...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 7 min

Chelsea Handler on Happiness, Groundedness & the Upcoming Election

302. Chelsea Handler on Happiness, Groundedness & the Upcoming Election Chelsea Handler is back to join Glennon, Amanda, and Abby for a heartfelt and hilarious conversation about life. She tells us how she found her happiness, how to take accountability in your own life, and why – if she has to confront someone doing something WILD or offensive – she’s going to have a little fun! Discover: -Why being selfish is the ultimate gift we can give to the world and each other; -The unexpected side-effec...

Apr 23, 202459 minSeason 2Ep. 302

What You Need To Know to Have More Fun TODAY with Catherine Price

301. What You Need To Know to Have More Fun TODAY with Catherine Price We’re back with Fun Expert and author of, Fun: How to Feel Alive Again, Catherine Price, to talk more about fun: what it is and how to have more of it. Today, we’ll discuss whether fun and productivity can coexist, thoughts about women and fun, and why the right to fun might just be innately connected to the human experience AND activism. Discover: -The definitive reason why Abby has the MOST fun and how you, too, can use her...

Apr 18, 202451 minSeason 2Ep. 301

FUN: We’re Finally Figuring It Out with Catherine Price

300. FUN: We’re Finally Figuring It Out with Catherine Price Pod Squad! Do you remember back in the very first days of the pod when we talked about FUN? It was episode 4. Now, hundreds of episodes later, we’re finally ready to give fun the long, deep dive and consideration it deserves. Abby is excited, Glennon is interested, and Amanda is skeptical, but we’re all here, ready to learn and maybe even to have a little fun. Thankfully, Fun Expert (how cool is that title?) and author of, The Power of...

Apr 16, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 300

Parenting: How to Nurture Yourself and Others

299. Parenting: How to Nurture Yourself and Others In this episode we’re going deep into parenting. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda (along with the help of Tracee Ellis Ross, Michelle Obama and Dr. Becky Kennedy) discuss the brutiful journey of parenting, reparenting ourselves, and learning how to love and be loved. Discover: -Tracee Ellis Ross rejects the lie that a woman’s purpose is to be “chosen” – and what “mothering” means to her -Michelle Obama tells us how to finally live in our own enoughness...

Apr 12, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 299

How to Survive Your 20s, Abby On Bonus Parenting & IS Anyone TRULY Toxic?

298. How to Survive Your 20s, Abby On Bonus Parenting & IS Anyone TRULY Toxic? Amanda, Glennon and Abby give an update about things they’re thinking about including: Glennon’s favorite memes, Amanda’s realization about leadership in her family, and Abby’s exhaustion turned to joy. Plus, we answer questions from the Pod Squad on surviving your 20s, and how to navigate bonus parenthood. Discover: -The simple, three-step process that revolutionized the way Amanda thinks about leadership and parenti...

Apr 11, 202449 minSeason 2Ep. 298

REAL Self-Care: Burnout Is Not Your Fault & the Way Out with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

297. REAL Self-Care: Burnout Is Not Your Fault & the Way Out with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin Psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin shows us how to tell the difference between the Faux Self-Care we’ve been sold versus the Real Self-Care we desperately need. Discover: How to incorporate boundaries through the power of the pause and how to navigate the post-boundary ick with ease; A simple tool to know whether you are being driven by your goals or driven by your values (and how to find and start living by your v...

Apr 09, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 297

Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do

296. Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do In Part 2 of our Internal Family Systems (IFS) discussion with IFS founder Richard C. Schwartz, we dive into how to recognize and hear from your own parts, how to know when you are being led by your parts instead of your true self, and Abby and Amanda each have a transformative on-air IFS therapy sessions! Discover: -The KEY to uncovering your true self; -How to apply IFS to parenting; -Abby’s rev...

Apr 04, 202448 minSeason 2Ep. 296

Inside an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Session with Glennon & Richard C. Schwartz

295. Inside an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Session with Glennon & Richard C. Schwartz You don’t want to miss this riveting deep dive into Internal Family Systems (IFS) – the revolutionary therapy model that Glennon has been using in her recovery – with IFS founder Dr. Richard C. Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz even does an on-air IFS session with Glennon! Discover: -Finally, the answer to the question “Why do I do what I don’t want to do?” -How our parts get exiled or locked away and the path t...

Apr 02, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 295

What ADHD Feels Like with Jaklin Levine-Pritzker

294. What ADHD Feels Like with Jaklin Levine-Pritzker ADHD coach and mental health advocate, Jaklin Levine-Pritzker, shares about her late-in-life ADHD diagnosis and what ADHD feels like day to day. Jak reveals the unique challenges faced by those – especially women and non-binary people – who don’t fit the stereotypical ADHD mold. We discuss the emotional impacts of ADHD, its benefits, and how people with ADHD can design a life that serves their brain's unique wiring instead of conforming to a ...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 14 minSeason 2Ep. 294

The One Question to Finally Let Go of Control with ALOK

293. The One Question to Finally Let Go of Control with ALOK Alok Vaid-Menon is back exploring belonging, beauty, community, and the freedom in letting go of the need to control. Buckle up, podquad, this episode will change your life! Discover: How we can embrace the absurd chaos of life instead of struggling against it; The way to find energy to keep going through stress of life and politics; Why ALOK responds to hate with love, not because they want to be the bigger person, but because they wa...

Mar 26, 20241 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 293

What These Palestinian & Israeli Activists Need Us to Know: Standing Together’s Sally Abed & Alon-Lee Green

Episode 292. What These Palestinian & Israeli Activists Need Us to Know: Standing Together’s Sally Abed & Alon-Lee Green Sally Abed, an elected leader at Standing Together and Alon-Lee Green, the National co-Director and a founder of Standing Together, talk us through what is happening in Palestine and Israel right now, their own stories of growing up and living through it, and how we can help in their mission to bring liberation, equality, and peace to all who live on the land: - Why Palestinia...

Mar 21, 202458 minSeason 2Ep. 292

Dr. Ford Debrief: Glennon & Amanda are Fired Up!

Episode 291. Dr. Ford Debrief: Glennon & Amanda Are Fired Up Glennon, Abby and Amanda dive into their questions, struggles, and reactions to yesterday’s powerful interview with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford – including asking Why Are We Asked to Do the “Right” Thing for a System that Refuses to do Right by Us? How Amanda opened the dialogue with her kids about consent, sexual violence, and what happens when our leaders do the wrong thing – and how you can do the same; How those in power exploit our ...

Mar 20, 202448 minSeason 2Ep. 291

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Speaks Out

Episode 290. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Speaks Out We all remember the moment we held our breath as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford courageously raised her right hand and spoke her truth in the Kavanaugh hearings. She takes us back to that moment – what led to it, and what followed: Why we should stop saying, “trust women” & “I believe you” – and what to do instead; Why we should shift our faith to the “other them;” How Professor Anita Hill made Dr. Ford’s courage and testimony possible; and The hope a...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 290

289. The Sports: The Kind of Embarrassing Psychology of Winning & Losing

Today we are talking about THE SPORTS. Podsquader Naomi calls in – confused, and slightly embarrassed – about how distraught she is over the loss of her new favorite sports team, asking how to handle it and what, exactly, is going on with her? Glennon, Abby and Amanda attempt to answer: What IS it about The Sports that makes it so damn emotional? We go into: The psychology of why our bodies are taken over when our favorite team (or our kid!) is playing; Glennon’s recent suboptimal moment with a ...

Mar 14, 202452 minSeason 2Ep. 289

How to Rethink Being “Left Out” & Glennon’s Top 3 Embarrassing Mishaps Going Out

In this follow up to our previous episode on Being Left Out – Episode 241 Being Left Out: Navigating that Lifelong Ache – Abby, Amanda and Glennon dive into a listener question about being left out and having to leave people out: Why it hurts so much; advice for listeners on a kinder, more honest way to leave someone else out; and some of the times Glennon has felt wildly left out at big, scary, fancy events. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin...

Mar 13, 202454 min

288. Alanis Morissette On Highly Sensitive People & Empaths

Music legend Alanis Morissette (!) is here to discuss her life as a Highly Sensitive Person and why HSPs so often turn to addiction. Alanis shares strategies for managing the flood of emotions and information that she experiences as a life-long empath. The normalization of under communication and the impact of being a child of the "white knuckle generation”; Addiction as a means of self regulating – and how to recognize dysregulation and find healthier coping mechanisms; and The beauty of gettin...

Mar 12, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 288

Introducing After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings

Real talk? Modern parenting is a doozy. There’s never been more pressure to be perfect with social media readily at our fingertips - mixed with total isolation and no help. Where the f*ck is that village everyone talks about? Consider After Bedtime your village. Led by Kristin and Deena - founders of the largest online parenting community, Big Little Feelings - After Bedtime is the place you can go at the end of a long hard day to find your “enough”-ness. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll maybe pee ...

Mar 08, 20242 min

287. Alabama IVF Ruling: How to Stop the Attacks on Infertility Treatments & Reproductive Health with Jessica Yellin

What is happening in America – where apparently women who don’t want to be pregnant have to be pregnant, and women who want to be pregnant have to not be pregnant?!? In today’s conversation with Jessica Yellin, former chief White House Correspondent and founder of News Not Noise, we discuss exactly what happened in the recent Alabama ruling that halted IVF treatments, what it means for access to fertility treatments, which states could be next – and how it is all an attack on reproductive rights...

Mar 07, 202459 minSeason 2Ep. 287

286. Brandi Carlile & Tish Melton: Behind the Scenes of Making Tish’s New EP

Today, Glennon shares a very special conversation with two of her favorite people on the planet: Brandi Carlile and Tish Melton. In this celebration of music, collaboration, friendship, and community, they take you behind the scenes of how Brandi and Tish created Tish’s debut EP, When We're Older. Discover: -What it’s really like having Brandi Carlile as your mentor; - The happy 3:00 AM accidents that found their way into the album; - Why we need to take girls’ emotions seriously; -What it final...

Mar 05, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 286

285. Narcissism vs. Emotional Immaturity: How to Set Boundaries with Family & Work on YOU with Lindsay C. Gibson

Lindsay C. Gibson, is back again to answer even more of your questions about the emotionally immature people in your life! Discover: How to know if your family member is a narcissist or emotionally immature + the major difference between the two; What to do if you realize that you are emotionally immature and the best ways to build up your emotional capacities; A gentle way forward if you love your family member, but find yourself healthier when you are not around them; and Abby’s new strategy f...

Feb 29, 202458 minSeason 2Ep. 285

284. How to Deal with Emotionally Immature Partners & In-Laws with Lindsay C. Gibson

Lindsay C. Gibson is back by popular demand to answer YOUR questions on the emotionally immature people in your life. Discover: How to protect your energy when in relationship with emotionally immature people; Why you might want to pay attention to when and where you use the word “navigate” to describe your relationship with someone; Practical tools to set boundaries with emotionally immature in-laws (plus a simple practice to get you and your partner on the same page); Why neglect in romantic r...

Feb 27, 202458 minSeason 2Ep. 284

283. How Glennon Transforms Sadness into Power

Glennon, Abby, and Amanda respond to a listener’s question about how to find yourself when you’re at your lowest – diving into how to embrace and move through sadness, the gifts of the low times, and what they tell us about our future selves. Discover: Why feeling anything depends on an understanding of its opposite; The true colors of sadness; Why Abby has come to believe that sadness is “kind of cool,”& how she’s navigating her current grief; How to find joy and love yourself the most through ...

Feb 22, 202446 minSeason 2Ep. 283