What happens when your mind makes a convincing case for staying safe—but your body is quietly asking you to move toward something warmer?

In this beloved conversation, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda return to their very first talk with Martha Beck, whose work has helped them come home to themselves again and again. Martha offers a simple, radical way to stop living by consensus, quiet the spinning mind, and reconnect with the inner compass that knows what is true.

This episode is an invitation to pause, feel what you feel, know what you know—and begin again.

- How to tell the difference between fear-based thinking and the deep wisdom of your body- The question Martha asked Glennon when she was scared to choose love—and why it changed everything

- How to gently cultivate joy when life feels exhausting, overwhelming, or impossibly hard

More episodes with Martha Beck:

67. How to Get More Joy with Martha Beck

121. Martha Beck & Rowan Mangan: Polyamory & Throuple Life

252. Martha Beck Helps Amanda Let Go253. Is it Real Love or Spider Love? With Martha Beck

375. How to Stop Worrying with Martha Beck

About Martha: 

Dr. Martha Beck, PhD, is a New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science, and Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Martha is a passionate and engaging teacher, known for her unique combination of science, humor, and spirituality. Her recent book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, was an instant New York Times Best Seller and an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Her new book, Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose, is available now.

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We start the year by asking a simple question: Why does something that’s supposed to be fun—like youth sports—feel so awful? 

After a scary incident at their daughter’s soccer game, Glennon and Abby talk honestly about how pressure, performance, and social capital have overtaken what was supposed to be fun. And why this problem isn’t about the kids—it’s about us.

We share what’s ahead for We Can Do Hard Things in 2026, reflect on everything we’ve built together, and talk about letting go of what no longer fits so we can feel both held and free.
- Why youth sports—and so many other systems—stopped being fun

- How to re-enter old worlds without losing yourself

- What healing looks like when it’s about trust, not quitting

- What to expect from We Can Do Hard Things in 2026

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We’re starting 2026 with a quick hello and a warm welcome to our YouTube listeners. This brief episode explains a small but intentional shift in how we’re sharing the show. We’re re-routing back to audio-only to stay aligned with what feels best for us.

If you’re joining us from YouTube, thank you. If you’ve always been here in audio, thank you. We love you, Pod Squad. More to come.

Glennon sits down with artist and healer Eset Rose for a grounding, soul-stirring conversation – live from the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts – about what it really means to stop abandoning ourselves. 

They discuss burning old scripts, reimagining relationships, claiming agency, the spiritual power of midlife and menopause, and why “enoughness” can feel terrifying when we’ve been raised inside capitalism. 

This one is for anyone craving rest, renewal, and a gentler way to begin again.

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Please be sure to listen to Part 1 of our conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor: ⁠Astrology for Skeptics: Sonya Renee Taylor Reads Our Charts ⁠

In the second part of our soul-shifting conversation, Sonya Renee Taylor returns to read Amanda’s astrological chart and shed more truth and wisdom on why we are the way we are. We explore: 

- Why Amanda struggles to trust comfort, rest, and security—and how she’s learning to surrender; 

- Why we can’t wish peace for the world without wishing it for ourselves; 

- How Glennon, Abby, and Amanda are redefining success—not as “hustle” but as ease, love, and enoughness, right here.

For Part 1 of our conversation with Sonya, click here: 

Astrology for Skeptics: Sonya Renee Taylor Reads Our Charts

About Sonya: 

Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author of seven books, transformational thought leader, world-renowned activist, artist, and founder of the international movement The Body Is Not An Apology. She is podcast host, sought-after speaker and new world midwife. She is also an intuitive astrologer helping to decipher our unique soul work through the planets. Her work has reached millions of people by exploring the intersections of identity, healing, and social justice using a radical self-love framework. She continues to write, create, speak, teach, and transform lives globally.

The radiant and revolutionary Sonya Renee Taylor joins us to dive deep into astrology, in a conversation that will leave you feeling empowered, braver, and wiser. Sonya illuminates: 

- How astrology can return us to the wisdom that was ours all along; 

- How understanding our charts can help us eliminate suffering (the space between the knowing and the doing); and

- What Glennon and Abby’s charts say about the way they see the world and themselves. 

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why am I the way I am?”—this conversation is for you.

Come back for part two on Thursday to hear Sonya read Amanda’s chart—and to hear Glennon, Abby, and Amanda reflect on how this conversation has changed their lives. 

About Sonya: 

Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author of seven books, transformational thought leader, world-renowned activist, artist, and founder of the international movement The Body Is Not An Apology. She is podcast host, sought-after speaker and new world midwife. She is also an intuitive astrologer helping to decipher our unique soul work through the planets. Her work has reached millions of people by exploring the intersections of identity, healing, and social justice using a radical self-love framework. She continues to write, create, speak, teach, and transform lives globally.

Ashley C. Ford returns to the pod today for a deeply personal, raw, and revelatory conversation about how we can love the world, our people, and ourselves through this trying moment. We explore: 

- Why we’re no longer certain that “to be loved is to be known”; 

- Why we resent our people when they don’t understand us—and how to find more love, peace, and acceptance in our relationships; 

- Abby’s realization that she doesn’t need to “fix” Glennon’s sadness; sometimes partnership looks like staying steady while your person feels it all. 

For those of us who feel lost, afraid, or alone: Ashley’s wisdom and clarity are exactly what we need. Snuggle in, open your minds and your hearts. We love you. 

For more of Ashley on We Can Do Hard Things: 

52. FORGIVING & FINDING PEACE with ASHLEY C. FORD

53. How to Love Yourself & Let Yourself be Loved with Ashley C. Ford

About Ashley: 

Ashley C. Ford is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER: A MEMOIR. She is also the former co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio, and of Ben & Jerry’s Into The Mix. Ford lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer, Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy.

The legendary, hilarious, and ferociously tender Rosie O’Donnell is here for an unfiltered conversation about how to survive the world while feeling it all.

We discuss:

- Why she left the U.S.—and how her new life in Ireland is healing her for the very first time;  

- How to be a mother when you’ve lost your mother; and

- The letter Rosie wrote right after Abby’s DUI—and how it helped her heal.  

Pod Squad: Keep going hard and staying soft. We love you. 

About Rosie O’Donnell: 

Rosie O’Donnell is an Emmy Award–winning comedian, actor, producer, and cultural force who has shaped American entertainment for more than four decades. She first rose to national prominence as a stand-up comic and film actor before hosting The Rosie O’Donnell Show, which became one of the most celebrated daytime programs of its era and earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. Rosie’s film and television career has spanned everything from A League of Their Own and Sleepless in Seattle to acclaimed roles on The L Word, Curb Your Enthusiasm, SMILF, and And Just Like That. A passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, children and families, and gun violence prevention, she founded Rosie’s Theater Kids and has raised millions for charitable causes throughout her career. Now living in Ireland, Rosie continues to write, paint, make art, and use her voice for justice. 

How do we ever know what is enough – or feel like enough – in a world that pushes us to incessantly perform, perfect, collect, and earn?

 The extraordinary duo Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste are here for one of the richest conversations we’ve had about art, love, ambition, spirituality, and what it takes to remain ourselves. 

Together, we explore: 

- The “beast” we all carry: fear, perfectionism, control, or ambition—and how facing it is the only way out; 

- How we can all begin to alchemize our pain into creativity; and 

- How to hold onto the integrity of art, beauty, and love in a world that’s always searching for “more.” 

This conversation will help you take a deep breath and finally feel like it’s all enough – including you.  . 

And check out our prior conversations we had with Suleika, the brilliant author of The Book of Alchemy:

How to Stay Human; and

How to Turn a Mistake into Magic. 

About Jon Batiste: 

Jon Batiste is a seven-time Grammy and Academy Award–winning artist whose music moves between jazz, soul, classical, and pop.  His ninth studio album, Big Money, was released on August 22nd, and is supported by a national headlining tour with more than 30 stops. Audiences also know Jon from his Oscar-winning score for his chart-topping album Beethoven Blues and the acclaimed documentary American Symphony, which celebrates his artistry, resilience, and love with his wife Suleika at the height of his creative powers. 

About Suleika Jaouad: 
Suleika Jaouad is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoirs The Book of Alchemy and Between Two Kingdoms. She writes The Isolation Journals, the #1 Literature newsletter on Substack, and wrote the New York Times “Life, Interrupted” column. A three-time cancer survivor and visual artist, she appears with her husband Jon Batiste in the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony.

Who is your Inner Child, and what are they (still) saying?

It’s amazing how strongly our little selves show up in our adult lives.  

Buckle Up – in this hilarious, profound conversation, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda invite their inner children to come forward and share their delights, blessings, and curses with the Pod Squad. 

Together, we spiral around: 

- Why some of us become the family “feeler” and others the “fixer,” and how we can all become more whole; 

- How to honor the part of you who planned, dreamed, or disassociated to survive, without letting that little kid run your whole adult life; and 

- How Abby is using music, dancing, and play as an antidote to her anxiety.