I Don't Know How You Do It

Jessica Fein
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I Don't Know How You Do It

Meet the people who stretch the limits of what we think is possible and hear "I don't know how you do it" every single day. Each week we talk with a guest whose life seems unimaginable from the outside. Some of our guests were thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Others chose them voluntarily. People like: The athlete who learned to walk again and became a paralympic gold medalist after being in a coma for four years…The woman who left the security of her job and  home to live full-time on a small sailboat...The child-welfare advocate who grew up homeless and turned his gut-wrenching childhood into a lifetime of making a difference...The mother who worked with scientists to develop a custom treatment for her daughter’s rare disease…They share their stories of challenge and success and dive into what makes them able to do things that look undoable. Where do they find their drive? Their resilience? Their purpose and passion?You'll leave each candid conversation with new insights, ideas, and the inspiration to say, "I can do it too," whatever your "it" is.

  1. DEC 17

    Happiness, Hope, and Crazy Socks: Reimagining What's Possible, with John and Mark Cronin

    When John Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome, was graduating high school, didn't know what would come next. So he made what turned out to be a life-changing decision -- to start a business with his father. What started with local deliveries and chocolate kisses has grown into a gigantic business that's revolutionizing how the world thinks about ability, employment, and spreading happiness, while capturing the attention of Congress, the UN, and other business leaders.Join us as John a...

    42 min

  2. DEC 10

    My Brother's Keeper: Sibling Loss and the Forgotten Mourners, with Annie Sklaver Orenstein

    After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2009, Annie Sklaver Orenstein was heartbroken and unmoored. Standing in the grief section of her local bookstore, she searched for guides on how to work through her grief as a mourning sibling — and found nothing. Annie shares how alone she felt in her grief, driving her to write Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief. We explore why sibling grief often goes unacknowledged and how siblings navigate the comple...

    39 min

  3. DEC 3

    Infertility, Adoption, and Baby Steps To Guatemala: How I Found my Family

    When my husband and started trying to have a baby, we never imagined our path to parenthood would include 25 fertility procedures, two gestational carriers, and multiple journeys to Guatemala.In this deeply personal episode, I share an excerpt of Breath Taking (what made it in and what didn't), about navigating years of IVF treatments, the complex emotions of working with a surrogate, and how failure after failure led us to completely reimagine what building our family could look like. This i...

    43 min

  4. NOV 26

    Radical Bravery: Living and Ending Well with Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider

    In a world where most of us run from difficult conversations, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is running towards them. A physician, science journalist, public health advocate, and acclaimed film producer, Shoshana brings her unique multidisciplinary approach to transforming how we understand end-of-life care. As the founder of EndWell and executive producer of Oscar-nominated documentaries like "Extremis" and "Endgame", she's leading a national movement to reshape conversations about mortality ...

    46 min

  5. NOV 19

    Fair is a Four Letter Word, The Fall and Recovery of Joanne De Simone

    Sometimes our life experiences are preparing us for what comes next in ways we'd never imagine.That's what happened to Joanne De Simone, a former professional dancer who used lessons from her dance training to help her navigate the challenges of raising two children with complex needs -- one with a rare, life-limiting brain malformation and one with autism. Joanne is a graduate of Hunter College with degrees in dance and special education. After dancing professionally with companies including...

    38 min

  6. NOV 12

    From Medical Gaslighting to Empowered Advocate: Mackenzie Abramson's Rare Odyssey

    Rare disease advocate Mackenzie Abramson spent more than 20 years searching for her own diagnosis, facing intense medical gaslighting along the way. She endured 30 surgeries, a mental health crisis, and endless battles to be heard and taken seriously by the medical establishment.Yet Mackenzie refused to be dismissed. She earned her master's in public health and went on to work on global health initiatives in Rwanda, Egypt, and on the COVID-19 response in the U.S. Turning her pain into purpose...

    36 min

  7. NOV 5

    The Manicurist's Daughter: Mystery, Loss, and Legacy, with Susan Lieu

    In this powerful episode, author and performer Susan Lieu shares her journey of uncovering long-buried family secrets after her mother's death from a botched tummy tuck. As the daughter of Vietnamese refugees and a self-described "multi-hyphenate storyteller," Susan reveals how she transformed decades of silence into art, taking her one-woman show on a national tour and writing her memoir "The Manicurist's Daughter." From spirit channeling to confronting her own body image struggles, Sus...

    38 min

  8. OCT 29

    The Power of Acknowledging the Suck, Real Talk with Amanda Griffith-Atkins

    What would happen if we were all more honest about what we're really going through? Amanda Griffith-Atkins, therapist and mother of a child with Prader-Willi Syndrome, has built a powerful community around that very question. In this raw and refreshing conversation, Amanda challenges the "special needs warrior" narrative and toxic positivity that often surrounds disability and caregiving. She opens up about navigating her son's complex needs while maintaining her own identity, and shares how ...

    38 min
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Meet the people who stretch the limits of what we think is possible and hear "I don't know how you do it" every single day. Each week we talk with a guest whose life seems unimaginable from the outside. Some of our guests were thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Others chose them voluntarily. People like: The athlete who learned to walk again and became a paralympic gold medalist after being in a coma for four years…The woman who left the security of her job and  home to live full-time on a small sailboat...The child-welfare advocate who grew up homeless and turned his gut-wrenching childhood into a lifetime of making a difference...The mother who worked with scientists to develop a custom treatment for her daughter’s rare disease…They share their stories of challenge and success and dive into what makes them able to do things that look undoable. Where do they find their drive? Their resilience? Their purpose and passion?You'll leave each candid conversation with new insights, ideas, and the inspiration to say, "I can do it too," whatever your "it" is.

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  • Creator
    Jessica Fein
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 I Don't Know How You Do It
  • Show Website
    I Don't Know How You Do It

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