Full Spectrum with Molly Kawahata

Full Spectrum with Molly Kawahata

Molly Kawahata has navigated the halls of the Obama White House, a Patagonia film, and life with Bipolar II—and always wondered one thing: what do you do when the stakes are high and nothing’s clear? Part memoir, part strategy session, part existential crisis with a mic—Molly dives into unfiltered convos with founders, scientists, and wild humans to translate their experiences into real tools you can use—whether you’re building something or flat on your back rethinking everything.

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June 18, 2025 14 mins

A story about that moment of reckoning: when you finally ask yourself if the thing keeping you afloat is also the thing pulling you under.

Welcome to The Between Series—a series where I take you into moments from my life that shaped the themes we explore in the main episodes, and share the meaning I’m still trying to make from them. These are the in-between chapters that echo through everything you hear on the show.

In today’s story,...

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I used to hate uncertainty. Whenever things felt hard, I’d assume they’d always be this hard. Like something in my brain just decided: this is how it is now. Forever.

But one therapist, one sentence, one metaphor about tenuousness changed how I see it. This episode is about that shift—and how we can train ourselves to make it.

Because hope isn’t about blind optimism. It’s about having a goal, believing you can get there, and finding ...

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I used to think the idea of hope was kind of cringe. Like, “Don’t worry, it’ll all work out”? Please. I couldn’t see past next week, let alone some imaginary better future. 

But through a series of events, I realized that hope had been the theme of my life all along. And the science of hope, which is backed by decades of research, changed everything for me. Hope is one of the most impactful tools I have ever found. And it has become...

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April 1, 2025 1 min

Molly Kawahata has navigated the halls of the White House, a Patagonia film, and bipolar II—and wondered one thing: what do you do when the stakes are high and nothing’s clear? Part memoir, part strategy session, part existential crisis with a mic—Molly dives into unfiltered convos with founders, scientists, and wild humans to translate their experiences into real tools you can use in your own life—whether you're building some...

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