Thanks For Asking

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Thanks For Asking episodes

March 16, 2021 Data Points
Teresa fantasized about falling in love as much as any other teenager growing up. But because Teresa never saw people like her on TV or in movies — people living with disabilities — she could never really SEE herself having that kind of romantic relationship. That all changes when Teresa heads off to college.
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58 min
March 09, 2021 Tiny & Snail
Leah loves to make things. Growing up, she loved to draw and paint. In college, she started her own comic. As an adult, she’s built tiny homes from scratch. And after an unexpected accident, she’s tasked with finding new ways to be the maker she’s always been.
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51 min
March 02, 2021 Don’t You Want Somebody to Take Care of You?
Gina loves her big brother, Alan. She took care of him for most of their childhood, and as an adult, she wants to make sure he’s okay no matter what. But she also knows she can't be around to help make that happen.
This episode is about being a child of divorce. It's about having one absent parent and another who lives with severe depression. It's about loving a sibling whose genetic disorder causes him to inflict physical harm. And it's about putting your own health above all of it.
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1 hr 7 min
March 02, 2021Don't You Want Somebody to Take Care of You?
Gina became a caregiver at a young age. By age 6, she was emotionally responsible for her mother, her brothers and herself, and she learned to mute her own needs for the sake of others. As an adult, she’s still shaking off the long-term effects of being parentified and learning to attend to her own human needs.

Information about Prader-Willi syndrome & additional resources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32877518/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2360065/

https://www.pwsausa.org/

https://www.fpwr.org/

You can read Gina’s work at http://ginadwagner.com/.
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1 hr 2 min
March 02, 2021Don't You Want Somebody to Take Care of You?
Gina became a caregiver at a young age. By age 6, she was emotionally responsible for her mother, her brothers and herself, and she learned to mute her own needs for the sake of others. As an adult, she’s still shaking off the long-term effects of being parentified and learning to attend to her own human needs.

Information about Prader-Willi syndrome & additional resources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32877518/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2360065/

https://www.pwsausa.org/

https://www.fpwr.org/

You can read Gina’s work at http://ginadwagner.com/.

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Read the transcript for this episode here.

You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis.

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And check out our sponsors this week:
Fordham University GSS: fordham.edu/gss
Talkspace: talkspace.com with code TTFA
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Trust and Will: trustandwill.com/terrible
1 hr 2 min
February 23, 2021 For All the Caregivers
Caregiving has always been hard work … and heart work. It has always been challenging, rewarding, grueling and life-giving. It has always been work worth doing, and work whose worth is challenged or hard to quantify. And adding COVID to the mix didn’t help.
This episode is filled with stories from caregivers — people who were thrust into this role by COVID or found the role further complicated by COVID. It is a reminder that you are not alone, even when you are bone-achingly lonely. It’s a piece of recognition and appreciation for all of you.
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Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here.
Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here.
Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis.
47 min
February 23, 2021For All the Caregivers
Caregiving has always been hard work … and heart work. It has always been challenging, rewarding, grueling and life-giving. It has always been work worth doing, and work whose worth is challenged or hard to quantify. And adding COVID to the mix didn’t help.
This episode is filled with stories from caregivers — people who were thrust into this role by COVID or found the role further complicated by COVID. It is a reminder that you are not alone, even when you are bone-achingly lonely. It’s a piece of recognition and appreciation for all of you.
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When you shop our Bookshop.org store, you support the author, independent bookstores AND our show! Shop here. You can purchase Nora’s books here.
Shop for your favorite TTFA gear at TTFAmerch.com.
Read the transcript for this episode here.
You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis.
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And check out our sponsors this week:
Fordham University GSS: fordham.edu/gss
Purple.com: purple.com/thanks10 with code thanks10
Thirdlove: thirdlove.com/terrible
Calm: calm.com/thanks
Ritual: ritual.com/thanks
43 min
February 16, 2021 When You Care for a Living, Who Cares for You?
Care connects all of us. In this episode, we talk to Jonny, a domestic worker, and Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance about the people who take care of our homes, our families and our communities — the people whose work makes the rest of our work possible.
Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up.
Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here.
Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here.
Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis.
47 min
February 16, 2021 When You Care for a Living, Who Cares for You?
Care connects all of us. In this episode, we talk to Jonny, a domestic worker, and Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance about the people who take care of our homes, our families and our communities — the people whose work makes the rest of our work possible.
Learn more about NDWA’s new Care is Essential campaign, which argues that government investment in a comprehensive care infrastructure is an investment in a strong and equitable caring economy.
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Sign up today for TTFA Premium! For $7.99 a month, you get access to exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes *and* the knowledge that you’re keeping our show afloat! Visit TTFA.org/Premium to get started.
Want (sporadic) emails from Nora and Team TTFA? Sign up here.
When you shop our Bookshop.org store, you support the author, independent bookstores AND our show! Shop here. You can purchase Nora’s books here.
Shop for your favorite TTFA gear at TTFAmerch.com.
Read the transcript for this episode here.

You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis.
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And check out our sponsors this week:
Upstart: upstart.com/thanks
Brooklinen: brooklinen.com with code TERRIBLE
Yarlap: yarlap.com with code TTFA
Calm: calm.com/thanks
43 min
February 09, 2021 That Good Night
It’s not just dying that is hard. It's not just the prospect of death. It's the recognition of it. It’s the conversation around it ... which is often no conversation at all. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Sunita Puri about care at the end of life — and why we need to start having those tough conversations.
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Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here.
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55 min

About Thanks For Asking

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A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.