We Can Do Hard Things
Come do life with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle. With more than half a billion plays, We Can Do Hard Things is a hilarious, raw, comforting “support system for braving the everyday.” The Pod Squad goes hard ($56 Million raised in global aid) and stays soft (we meet Tuesdays and Thursdays to laugh, talk, and cry our way through the pain and magic of being human). Join us and WATCH now on the @WeCanDoHardThingsShow Youtube Channel. We’ve got you! Watch, Subscribe, and Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/wecandohardthingsshow
Episodes
October 2, 2025 • 83 mins
Music icons, queer trailblazers, and our heroes—Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge—share the wisdom, humor, and heart that have carried them through decades of music and community. We talk about faith, the power of music to heal and connect, their advice for queer kids, and the lessons they’re learning from young activists.
About Indigo Girls:
Across four decades, 16 studio albums, and over 15 million records sold, the Grammy-wi...
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September 30, 2025 • 62 mins
Glennon, Abby, and Amanda share the bittersweet moment they dropped Tish off at college—and how they’re navigating the lucky grief of parenting older kids.
If you, too, are in the middle of this landslide—learning how to hold on and let go as your kids grow up—this conversation is for you.
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September 25, 2025 • 79 mins
Natasha Rothwell is here today to teach us not only how to survive this time, but how to absolutely stay alive—and hold onto our wild, precious humanity—during this time.
During this magical hour, we discuss:
- The paradox of being an introvert who loves people;
- How Natasha finds God in theater, laughter, and even pain;
- How understanding her neurodivergence set Natasha free; and
- How we can resist fascism by leaning in...
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September 23, 2025 • 86 mins
Each of us has something we’re pretending not to know—an inner voice that whispers: We’re in trouble.
Join us for a raw conversation with Jen Hatmaker on:
the cost of ignoring the trouble in her 25-year marriage;
the night she heard her husband on the phone with his girlfriend; and
the freedom she found when she finally embraced the truth.
About Jen:
Jen Hatmaker is a bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, a...
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September 16, 2025 • 61 mins
You’ve been asking for 4 years, and the day is finally here! You can now WATCH all We Can Do Hard Things conversations on YouTube!!!
Click over to the We Can Do Hard Things Show YouTube channel and subscribe here now: https://www.youtube.com/@WeCanDoHardThingsShow After you subscribe, click the bell button so you don’t miss new video episodes (every Tuesday and Thursday)!
In this FIRST EVER VIDEO EPISODE OF WE CAN DO HARD ...
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September 15, 2025 • 2 mins
Pod Squad! Starting tomorrow, you'll be able to WATCH all of our We Can Do Hard Things conversations on YouTube!
To make sure you don’t miss tomorrow’s FIRST video show, click over to the We Can Do Hard Things Show YouTube channel and subscribe now: youtube.com/@WeCanDoHardThingsShow
After you subscribe, click the bell button so you don’t miss new video episodes—dropping every Tuesday and Thursday! And of course, you’ll stil...
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September 11, 2025 • 43 mins
443. Liz Gilbert on Loving Without Losing Yourself
Glennon and Liz Gilbert go deeper into Liz’s relationship with Rayya, into the tender, messy, miraculous place where caring for someone else pushes hard against caring for yourself. They talk about the quiet traps of codependency, the heartbreak of giving away your power, and the transformative freedom that comes when you turn to a higher voice for guidance.
Listen to the fi...
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September 9, 2025 • 46 mins
442. Elizabeth Gilbert on Losing the Love of Her Life
Elizabeth Gilbert comes to Glennon’s home to talk about her love with Rayya Elias—the joy, the devastation, and the truth-telling that came after. Liz opens up about the brutal reality of addiction—Rayya’s drug addiction and her own love addiction—and how their secret lives collided. This is a conversation about intimacy, betrayal, codependency, survival, and recovery. And i...
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September 4, 2025 • 63 mins
Enjoy the FIRST EPISODE of Abby's new women's sports podcast co-hosted by Julie Foudy and Billie Jean King... WELCOME TO THE PARTY! In this first episode, track and field legend ALLYSON FELIX joins Abby, Julie, and Billie to get real about the Nike showdown that reset maternity protections, the women-first power plays behind Saysh and Always Alpha, and what’s next for track & field. Plus GOATs Ask the GOAT—Mia Hamm, Coco Gauff, and...
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August 31, 2025 • 50 mins
Who do we go to for advice? And do we really even WANT advice — or just a good listener?
Glennon, Abby, and Amanda tell us who they each go to when they don’t know what to do next — and offer their best advice to Pod Squaders dealing with loneliness and the unexpected jealousy of their partner's affection for a pet.
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August 28, 2025 • 57 mins
441. WELCOME TO THE PARTY! Abby’s Big Secret Reveal with Julie Foudy!
Attention Party People! Abby has BIG news—she’s launching Welcome to the Party, a video-first women’s sports podcast with legends Julie Foudy & Billie Jean King!!!!
The very first episode of Welcome to the Party drops September 4th. Go follow & subscribe NOW so you don’t miss it. Today, you’re going to hear all about how this party started.
Abby and Julie sha...
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August 26, 2025 • 55 mins
440. Becoming Full of Yourself | Austin Channing Brown
Author, speaker, and racial justice leader Austin Channing Brown joins us to share why centering the lives and voices of Black women isn’t just powerful—it’s transformative for everyone. In this conversation about truth-telling, liberation, and reimagining the future, we discuss:
-The cost of cultural “belonging” and the radical freedom in refusing it;-Why the difference bet...
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August 24, 2025 • 51 mins
368. The Closure Myth: How Do We Really Move On?
Abby, Glennon and Amanda delve into your voicemails and discuss matters of the broken heart, closure, self-sabotage, moving toward or away from family, and more.
Discover:
Glennon’s “magical pessimism”
Why creative people do not seek out closure
The geographical solution or finding the “right” place to live
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August 21, 2025 • 53 mins
439. Get Free from Perfectionism | Live on Tour
For anyone ready to break free from perfectionism and finally choose themselves – join us today, live from our We Can Do Hard Thing tour. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda talk about why we cling to perfectionism, how growth can strain relationships, and what it means to stay true to yourself. Plus, in an unforgettable moment, Abby surprises Glennon on their anniversary in front of thousand...
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August 19, 2025 • 58 mins
438. How to Protect Kids from ICE
Right now in America, children are standing alone in immigration court—no lawyer, no advocate, no protection—forced to represent themselves against government attorneys from Homeland Security.
Glennon joins immigration justice leaders Lillian Aponte Miranda of the Florence Project and Shaina Aber of the Acacia Center for Justice to reveal what’s happening to immigrant families—and how we can meet...
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August 17, 2025 • 60 mins
351. How to Have *Healthy* Conflict with Amanda Ripley
Conflict expert and investigative journalist, Amanda Ripley, is back to give us a conflict resolution 101 guide and delve into some real-life examples from Abby and Glennon’s relationship.
Discover:
-The best way to diffuse a high-conflict person from going further;
-The binary thinking that makes fighting with a spouse feel so painful–plus, the antidote;
-How to di...
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August 14, 2025 • 99 mins
437. LISTEN TO SAVE PALESTINIAN LIVES w/ Our Friend Dr. Thaer Ahmad
This is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever had. Please listen to today’s episode and donate here: https://bit.ly/HealthcareinGaza
Our friend Dr. Ahmad is a Palestinian-American emergency medical physician and voice for Palestinian dignity who has provided medical relief in the world’s most devastated conflict zones, including in Gaza during the bo...
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August 12, 2025 • 53 mins
436. Are You a Dopamine Addict? | Dr. Anna Lembke
Dr. Anna Lembke, the Medical Director of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Program, join us to discuss why common fixes for feeling better are actually making us feel worse. Dr. Lembke explains the science behind the brain's pleasure and pain processing and the dopamine balance.
-The four C’s of dopamine addiction and whether you have one
-How to begin to detox from dopamine addi...
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August 10, 2025 • 61 mins
In today’s beautiful, vulnerable, and funny conversation, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda reveal what each feels most insecure about. Plus, Amanda connects with a member of the Pod Squad on raising a kid with ADHD and her shift that changed everything; Glennon talks about anger as a guard dog and her discovery while rock climbing on “vacation”; and Abby explains why retirement from soccer was one of the hardest times of her life and how ...
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August 7, 2025 • 47 mins
435. Testing Abby: How Well Does She Really Know Glennon?
Amanda puts Abby in the hot seat to find out how well she knows Glennon. Find out who WINS and how you can start to use these questions to get to know your people better.
Listen to Part 1 here: 434. The Not-So-Newlywed Game with Glennon & Abby: Who Wins?
List of Date Qs:
1. What’s your favorite room in your house?
2. Which one of you is most likely to initiate a hom...
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