We Can Do Hard Things

1. Glennon gives you a beautiful Thanksgiving pep talk that has Amanda and Abby nodding along and rolling with laughter.

2. Why Amanda suggests that we can be free to be our full selves at the Thanksgiving table, if we also each bring our own damn casserole.

3. Why the best predictor of how a family member is going to act is how a family member has always acted.

4. We’re taking holiday-themed questions from our beloved Pod Squad about in-laws, when to break tradition, and how to navigate different family of origin patterns.

Glennon’s hilarious misunderstanding with a TSA agent she’ll remember 'til she dies; Amma’s delightful response when Abby rushed onto the soccer field; and the delight Amanda experienced the day she switched it all up by not freaking out.

This episode was inspired by our conversation with Ross Gay – if you missed it, check out: Episode 216 How to Find DELIGHT Today (and Every Day) with Ross Gay. 

366. Debunking #Goals: Changing the Way We Set Goals

Abby, Glennon, and Amanda discuss the concept of setting goals and whether having rigid expectations for our future can be detrimental. 

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The Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate Office-lovers podcast for you. Each week Jenna and Angela will dive deeper into The Office giving you access to even more behind the scene details, interviews and lots of stories that only two best friends who were there, can tell you.

365. Malcolm Gladwell: Are We at a National Tipping Point?

Glennon, Abby, and Amanda welcome Malcolm Gladwell to discuss the concept of the 'tipping point' and its impact on societal change. They delve into how stories shape public perception and behavior, and explore ways we could create a unified narrative for societal progress.

Discover: 

-The shocking statistics that prove we aren’t actually as divided as we’re told we are

-The danger of a monoculture and why diversity can literally be life-saving

-The magic rule of three and what it means for making change

-A powerful argument against pessimism

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio production company that produces audiobooks like Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon, as well as podcasts including Revisionist History, Broken Record, and The Happiness Lab. Gladwell has been included in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and His latest book is Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering.

Ross Gay teaches us how to notice delight and joy in our everyday lives. We discuss: concrete ways to rediscover and capture joy every day; how to rebuild your “delight muscle”; how to dissolve the myth of disconnection between us; and how to “unknow” our people so we can delight in them.

About Ross: 

Ross Gay is an American poet, essayist, and professor committed to healing the world through observing and articulating joy, delight and gratitude. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his 2014 book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, which was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. A devoted community gardener, Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. A college football player, he is a founding editor of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin'. 

364. Cher is Here! 

The global icon, Cher is here! Cher talks to Glennon, Abby, and Amanda about: 

-The truth about the ending of her relationship with Sonny

-The advice Lucille Ball gave her that saved her life (and how she paid it forward) 

-Her regrets from when Chaz came out to her 

-How she survived emotionally abusive relationships & her advice for how to get out

363. Glennon: Is it Insanity or Life?

Glennon discusses an existential and emotional revelation with Abby and Amanda.

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Melody Beattie shares the difference between healthy and unhealthy helping:

- The daily practice that helps Melody stop controlling others and “Let Life Happen.”

- Why no one is able to gaslight you more than you. 

- The one area of life where Codependence is necessary.

- All four of us surrender to the truth that we will never be Codependent No More.

About Melody

A pioneering voice in self-help literature, Melody Beattie is the author of many bestselling books, including Codependent No More – a #1 New York Times bestseller, which has sold over 7 million copies – as well as The Language of Letting Go, Playing It by Heart, The Grief Club, and Beyond Codependency. An updated edition of the bestselling, modern classic, Codependent No More, is available now. Melody lives in Southern California.

TW: @MelodyBeattie

IG: @authormelodybeattie

362. Make Rest Your Revolution with Tricia Hersey

Tricia Hersey (artist, theologian, poet, activist) returns; Abby, Glennon and Amanda talk to Tricia about her foundations, philosophies and approaches to resistance through the medium of rest: 

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