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Personal Journals

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Personal Journals

Personal Journals

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26 Jun · Bonus

Nothing Starts on Sunday but Birth Control with Courtney Maum

If you’ve been feeling like life is throwing everything at you all at once – burnout, exhaustion, chaos – today’s episode is for you. Today, Nora is joined by author and friend of the pod Courtney Maum, who brought OK things from weird Zillow listings in Florida to fancy gifts from very classy ladies. And, despite their love for each other, they very nearly have a friendship-ending fight – over whether the calendar should start on Sunday or Monday. Things get pretty heated. If you’re searching for joy in the chaos, sit back and press play on today’s episode. Watch us on YouTube here⁠! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠Apple⁠! You can buy Nora’s books on ⁠Bookshop ⁠or ⁠Amazon⁠, or wherever you buy books. Check out Nora’s Instagram ⁠here⁠! Check out Nora’s TikTok ⁠here⁠! Check out Nora’s Facebook ⁠here⁠! Check out Nora’s LinkedIn ⁠here⁠! Our Sponsors: ❤️ Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ❤️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear, at SKIMS.com. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ❤️ Experience your juiciest and deepest sensual experience with a bottle of Foria. FORIA is offering a special deal for our listeners. Get 20% off your first order by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠foriawellness.com/tfa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR use code TFA at checkout. That’s F-O-R-I-A WELLNESS DOT COM FORWARD SLASH TFA for 20% off your first order. I recommend trying Awaken or their Pleasure Set with all three of their best sellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19/04/2024

256. Jennifer Weiner To The Rescue

When Nora was a first-time author, she attended a big publishing party that caused a lot of anxiety. But at one point in the party, Nora saw a familiar (to her) face that put her at ease. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25/12/2024

434. It's Christmas Day

If you find yourself struggling on the holiday, this pep talk is for you. If this is the best day of the year and you don’t listen to this episode until next week when the holiday dust settles down…this pep talk is also for you. Because no matter how you feel about any single day, Nora reminds us a day is such a fleeting thing. - “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, and Amanda RomanI. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and more at www.feelingsand.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
02/05/2024

265. Boys Night

Being a parent to little kids is tough. Today we hear from a Dad who figured out how to reframe a difficult part of parenting into something fun. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13/11/2024

404. Dead Dad Pickles

The week Jo Piazza’s dad died, she found herself sobbing at the butcher counter. On that day, she found comfort from the butcher and a jar of pickles. Jo Piazza is an author, podcaster and journalist. Her latest book, The Sicilian Inheritance, is on sale now and it’s SO good!! Jo also hosts the podcast Under The Influence, about social media marketing and how we all interact with it. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. - Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to IGTBO@feelingsand.co. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.” _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
09/04/2024

248. Sharpies

Today’s okay thing comes from our listener Jennifer who tells us about her favorite way to make art. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21/06/2024

301. The Middle School Poet's Department

Nora shares some of her middle school poetry and it’s quite unhinged. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. We’re on YouTube, with new videos twice a week! Subscribe here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing a note or voice memo to IGTBO@feelingsand.co. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.” _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
06/06/2024

290. Guatemalan Love

A listener fell in love years ago while living in Guatemala. The love ended in heartbreak, and on a recent visit back to the country she struggled with whether or not to reach out to him or enjoy the country outside of this relationship. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
03/05/2024

266. When the Shoe Drops

Bad things happen all the time. But if we sit around and think about the negativity that might be coming our way, we forget to notice the good things in front of us now. A listener shares a poem she wrote that addresses this feeling. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
09/12/2024

422. When You Can't Say No

Kendra Adachi has a pep talk for those of us who have trouble saying ‘no’ when asked to to do something. Kendra Adachi is an expert in “compassionate time management” and the author of the book The Plan: Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. - Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits. _ Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to IGTBO@feelingsand.co. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.” _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and more at www.feelingsand.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is a hard thing to believe given the state of, oh, everything. Many things are, in fact, not going to be okay at all. But on the advice of a wise therapist, we’re on a quest to find one okay thing about every day. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us — or our guests — feel like it might not all be so bad ... even if some things are. Join us every morning to start your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. And share your okay thing by leaving us a voicemail at 612-568-4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co.

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