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We Can Do Hard Things Glennon Doyle and Audacy
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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.
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Breaking Generational Cycles: Embodiment & Healing Trauma with Prentis Hemphill
319. Breaking Generational Cycles: Embodiment & Healing Trauma with Prentis Hemphill
Glennon and Abby welcome Prentis Hemphill, a writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, and therapist. They discuss individual and collective healing through embodiment. The conversation spans the concepts of embodiment, cycle breaking within families and generational healing and how to get back into a healthier relationship with yourself and others.
Discover:
-The important practice of crying dates to help rediscover yourself & your instincts;
-How to learn the difference between your trauma and your personality; and
-What it means to be a cycle breaker & how to own your part in generational healing.
About Prentis: Prentis Hemphill is a writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, and therapist. They are the founder and director of the Embodiment Institute and the Black Embodiment Initiative, and the host of the acclaimed podcast Finding Our Way. Their work and writing have appeared in The New York Times, HuffPost, You Are Your Best Thing (edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown), and Holding Change (by adrienne maree brown). And their new book is called, What it takes to heal.
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Abby On Healing From Religious Trauma
In honor of Pride month, Glennon shares an encore conversation that she and Amanda had with Abby about how she healed from religious trauma and found spirituality again.
Originally titled, QUEER FREEDOM: How can we be both held and free? Abby, Amanda and Glennon discussed:
-How Abby learned from church as a child to hate herself—and the healing moment she realized that God and religion are not the same.
-The miraculous letter Glennon received from a reader the day after she came out.
-Glennon’s response to the statement “I disagree with your lifestyle, but I love you anyway.”
-When it’s time to either raise hell inside of—or leave—the institutions that require us to deny who we are or what we know.
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Tegan and Sara Ask: Did We Do Enough?
318. Tegan and Sara Ask: Did We Do Enough?
Tegan and Sara join us for a heartfelt conversation about sisterhood, career, legacy, and the loneliness of being “The First”.
Discover:
-Why Tegan and Sara are asking themselves, “Did we do enough?”;
-Their backstage disputes and what it taught them about resolving family disagreement;
-The pain and beauty of paving the way, and how Abby relates; and
-The one question you need to ask yourself to know whether your life is actually working for you.
About Tegan & Sara
Throughout their career of over 20 years, Tegan and Sara have built a multi-faceted media empire that extends into TV, books, newsletters, and public service, always deeply rooted in music.
With multiple JUNO Award wins and numerous GRAMMY, GLAAD, and Polaris Prize Award nominations, Tegan and Sara’s crowning achievement is the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
Tegan and Sara are the authors of the New York Times best-selling memoir High School. Their second book, Tegan & Sara: Crush, will be released on October 1, 2024.
IG: @teganandsara
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What Amanda’s Learned About Life, Love & Community (Post Surgery Pt 2)
317. What Amanda’s Learned About Life, Love & Community (Post Surgery Pt 2)
Amanda details surgery day, her healing process, and the role her community has played in getting her through it all.
Discover:
-The choice Amanda made about who came back with her for surgery;
-Amanda’s scariest and lowest moments so far, as well as the most beautiful ones; and
-Abby’s advice about how to approach surgeries and your relationship with your doctors;
To hear the first two episodes about Amanda’s diagnosis, as well as the one before this, listen at the links below:
-Episode 309 Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 1)
-Episode 310: Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 2)
-Episode 316: Amanda Returns Post Surgery: Here’s What She Wants You To Know
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Amanda Returns Post Surgery: Here’s What She Wants You To Know
316. Amanda Returns Post Surgery: Here’s What She Wants You To Know
Amanda returns nine days post surgery to share more about the process of finding a surgeon, the importance of seeking multiple medical opinions, the critical elements of preparing for surgery, and how she’s recovering so far. This episode is full of insights and tips for those going through a breast cancer diagnosis or those who love someone who is going through one. As you listen, please note that the hosts are not medical professionals, but only sharing their own personal experience. For any medical advice, please consult with your doctor.
Discover:
-Amanda, Glennon and Abby’s three must-have tips to handle doctors appointments;
-Some important things Amanda found out about mastectomies and female pleasure, and why it is important to bring it up to your doctor; and
-An emotional moment Amanda had while finding a surgeon and how Glennon and Abby helped her through it.
To hear the first two episodes about Amanda’s diagnosis, listen at the links below:
-Episode 309 Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 1)
-Episode 310: Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 2)
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Grief: How to Move Through Losing a Friend with Sloane Crosley
315. Grief: How to Move Through Losing a Friend with Sloane Crosley
CW: Discussion of suicide
Abby and Glennon welcome New York Times bestselling author Sloane Crosley. Sloane shares her experience of losing her dear friend to suicide and the grief journey she went on in the aftermath. The conversation explores handling loss, the nuances of friendship, humor in the face of sorrow, and living in the present moment.
Discover:
-Whether the desire to give meaning to a death helps or hurts the grieving process;
-What NOT to say after someone dies by suicide and what might help;
-The place of humor in grief: when it’s useful and when it’s a coverup; and
-The reason you have every right to deeply grieve a friend and the pain of grief hierarchies.
About Sloane:
Sloane Crosley is the New York Times bestselling author of the new memoir Grief Is for People; the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp; and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, and How Did You Get This Number. She lives in New York City.
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Customer Reviews
Love your work
Thank you all for making integrity, vulnerability, honour, humour and compassion part of the podcast vernacular. After every episode I feel I’ve been uplifted and challenged, and like you’ve given me a big warm hug. You articulate honest and unpretentious values and ways of being in the world that make it a better place every day.
Relatable, informative, interesting
Before someone gave me Untamed to read in January 2023 I had never heard of Glennon Doyle. That book made me face things I had known and ignored for 10 years. Since then this podcast has continued to broaden my perspective and helped me be brave enough to do so many hard things. Glennon, Abby and Amanda being such unique individuals who are all relatable and vulnerable are such a joy to listen to. This is a very special podcast. I always learn something- regardless of the topic.
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The most necessary podcast! Ever!
I’m not actually sure how I used to do life without this podcast?! It is so damn captivating and every sentence is worth listening to. I have pocketed so many nuggets of gold by tuning in. The wisdom levels are off the charts! 📈 Get involved!
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