330 episodes

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.

We Can Do Hard Things Glennon Doyle and Audacy

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    • 4.8 • 221 Ratings

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.

    Grief: How to Move Through Losing a Friend with Sloane Crosley

    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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    • 1 hr 4 min
    Jealousy: Glennon & Abby Share It All

    Jealousy: Glennon & Abby Share It All

    314. Jealousy: Glennon & Abby Share It All 

    Glennon and Abby candidly discuss their personal experiences with jealousy. They explore how jealousy manifests, its implications on their connection, and the steps they've taken toward understanding and addressing it.

    Discover:
    -Abby and Glennon’s jealousy origin stories;
    -Abby’s confession to Glennon about her jealousy;
    -Why self trust might be the key to overcoming jealousy; and
    -How Glennon and Abby protect each other’s hearts AND wounds in their relationship.


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    • 1 hr 10 min
    How to Turn a Mistake into Magic with Suleika Jaouad

    How to Turn a Mistake into Magic with Suleika Jaouad

    313. How to Turn a Mistake into Magic with Suleika Jaouad

    Glennon speaks one-on-one with the brilliant Suleika Jaouad about Suleika's journey through the messy middle – living well in a body that does not feel well, and creating a life of beautiful defiance.

    Discover: 


    Why believing we should “Live everyday like our last” is unhelpful;

    Why the unproductive periods of life are *actually* where you do the most work;

    The specific, best ways to really show up for friends who are in the messy middle; 

    How to alchemize your pain into creativity; and

    The lessons we can all learn from Jellyfish  


    Suleika Jaouad is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms. She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column “Life, Interrupted,” and her reporting and essays have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Vogue, and NPR, among others. A highly sought-after speaker, her TED Talk – “What Almost Dying Taught Me About Living” – has nearly five million views. She is also the creator of The Isolation Journals, a community creativity project founded during the pandemic to help others convert isolation into artistic solitude.

    IG: @suleikajaouad

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    • 1 hr
    Potholes & Productive Conflict in Relationships with Abby & Glennon

    Potholes & Productive Conflict in Relationships with Abby & Glennon

    312. Potholes & Productive Conflict in Relationships with Abby & Glennon

    Abby and Glennon answer ALL of your relationship questions. We get into juicy topics like how to fight better, the balance of individuation and connection in relationships, and how to take ownership of your own feelings vs. judging your partner’s behaviors. 

    Discover: 
    -What introverts and extroverts have to learn from each other and how they can be in a relationship effectively;
    -Abby and Glennon’s unbelievable golf cart fight and tips on how to have more productive conflicts; 
    -How to let go of the need to control someone else; and
    -What Abby means when she says, “woof.”

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    • 59 min
    Post Diagnosis: Glennon & Abby Reflect and Decide What Needs to Change

    Post Diagnosis: Glennon & Abby Reflect and Decide What Needs to Change

    311. Post Diagnosis: Glennon & Abby Reflect and Decide What Needs to Change 

    Glennon and Abby reflect on the dynamics of love, control, and support in relationships in the wake of Amanda’s diagnosis. 

    Discover: 
    -The simple sentence that Tish said to Glennon that shattered her reality;
    -Glennon’s creative way of reading books & what it has to do with controlling others; and
    -Why Glennon didn’t speak for a week after finding out sister’s diagnosis & what it felt like inside.

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    • 57 min
    Amanda’s Diagnosis & What’s Next (Pt. 2)

    Amanda’s Diagnosis & What’s Next (Pt. 2)

    310. Amanda’s Diagnosis & What’s Next (Pt. 2) 

    In Part 2, Amanda shares more from the messy middle of her breast cancer diagnosis. She talks candidly about her hopes, fears, and what she has realized really matters. 

    To listen to the first part of our conversation with Amanda, click here: Amanda’s Diagnosis and What’s Next (Pt. 1)

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    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
221 Ratings

221 Ratings

TheArtistKiki ,

Badass women having badass conversations

I love this podcast! It’s like sitting around with my girlfriends talking about the big stuff…but with slightly cooler and more accomplished badass friends :)! . love how easy and natural you all are, vulnerable and funny, and the strange and wonderful topics you chose. I’m often out landscaping with you all in my ears :) makes us realise that all our own weird quirks and things we all worry about, are all really normal, or that I’m just as weird and kooky as you all 😂 Thanks so much for hosting such fab guests and keeping my ears full of great conversations, my fave is always Elizabeth Gilbert!! Keep sharing your magic
Thanks from me, downunder in New Zealand
Sonia

laura.stitt.lou ,

Love this podcast!

This podcast is one of my absolute favourite “go to’s,” every week because of the way the team bring such authentic, honest & helpful conversations that both encourage me & challenge me in profound & practical forms!

Kate Pie ,

The only podcast you need

I love this so much! Beautiful conversations with so many amazing people. Abby, Amanda and Glennon are delightful together. Every episode stretches and softens me a little. Absolutely love.

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