We Can Do Hard Things
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.
Episodes
October 9, 2024 • 66 mins
1. Jen describes the shock of losing her 26-year marriage overnight.
2. How, looking back, Jen sees that she knew something was wrong in her relationship well before she “knew” something was wrong – and the moment she reached out to Glennon to share it for the first time.
3. Why Jen’s friends told her she was a “human spotlight” and “cleanup crew” in her marriage – and the pain of realizing she was powerful in every role other t...
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October 8, 2024 • 61 mins
352. Which Day of the Week Are You?
Abby, Glennon and Amanda discuss what day of the week they each are, why we do things we don’t want to do, and how to stop giving unsolicited advice.
Discover:
-Why we should celebrate divorce and endings more;
-Unsolicited advice and what to do if you find yourself giving it;
-Why you might be engaging in trauma reenactment; and
-What’s happening when you feel the Sunday Scaries.
To learn ...
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October 3, 2024 • 63 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 disagree ...
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October 2, 2024 • 58 mins
Today, we’re sharing our first conversation with one of our favorite teachers – Martha Beck. We talk about letting go of control, cultivating joy, strategies for making hard decisions when we’re scared, and learning to recognize and pursue what feels like freedom.
Discover:
-How do we tap back into living by our inner compass after living by consensus and following outer voices for so long?
-What Martha said to Glennon and Abby w...
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October 1, 2024 • 65 mins
350. Secrets to a Joyful Life with Ina Garten
Ina Garten – the iconic Barefoot Contessa – shares her best life and business advice and her tips for how to host a successful dinner party. Plus, the details behind an unforgettable night with Abby, Ina, Taylor Swift, and beer pong;
Discover:
-Ina’s surefire way to silence the inner-critic;
-Why satisfaction has everything to do with not settling; and
-What the key to having a fun...
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September 30, 2024 • 5 mins
Part systems expert, part permission giver, Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius, is here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
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September 26, 2024 • 63 mins
349. How to Stop Pleasing and Start Living
Amanda and Glennon answer your questions about friendship, mental health, people pleasing and the difference between boundaries and control.
Discover:
-Why if you’re a person who “goes with the flow” you might want to reconsider;
-What to do when you feel the loss of a friend getting into a new relationship;
-The truth about married men who refuse to socialize with women who are not th...
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September 25, 2024 • 61 mins
Do you remember where you were?
On September 27, 2018, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford raised her right hand and testified in the hearings of Brett Kavanaugh—who would go on to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the highest court in the nation.
This week marks six years since we were eyewitnesses to her historic, courageous patriotism. In honor of her bravery and resolve, today we reshare our powerful conversation with Dr. ...
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September 24, 2024 • 68 mins
348. How to Quiet Your Inner Critic with Dr. Kristin Neff
Dr. Kristin Neff shares the secret to self-compassion and how to lessen our inner critic’s voice in order to build self-worth.
Discover:
-The 20-second daily practice you need to increase your self-compassion;
-How to use your compassion for others as a template for how to treat yourself;
-How to give your inner-critic a software update; and
-The “fierce” self-compassion and...
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September 19, 2024 • 42 mins
347. The Cycles We’re Breaking: Abby, Amanda & Glennon
Abby, Glennon, and Amanda discuss Tuesday’s conversation with Dr. Mariel Buqué about intergenerational trauma. Each share examples of how they’re working on healing it in their lives and families.
Discover:
-Abby’s hilarious and heartbreaking breakdown that revealed how deeply she’s into her healing work.
-Why Glennon no longer believes that she has a debilitating mental ill...
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September 18, 2024 • 65 mins
Today, we’re resharing a special one. Dear Sugar herself – Cheryl Strayed – joined us to do what she does best: offer her best advice in response to your questions on co-parenting after infidelity, setting boundaries with friends, reconciling an estranged parent relationship, and so much more.
Discover:
- Why Cheryl says every problem she’s ever had has been solved by a list.
- The question Cheryl gets asked over and over again–an...
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September 17, 2024 • 68 mins
346. How to Break Family Cycles: Dr. Mariel Buqué
Psychologist, Dr. Mariel Buqué, joins us to discuss intergenerational trauma – and how understanding the generations that came before us can lead to profound healing.
Discover:
-The symptoms that signal that you might have inherited trauma;
-The most powerful sentence to say to your child to provide them healing;
-How to reframe family loyalty – and why it’s never too late to do th...
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September 12, 2024 • 57 mins
345. Glennon: Learning to Love without Control
Glennon shares more about going off of antidepressants including a rock bottom moment, what this time of discovery has revealed about where she still needs to heal and the latest tool she has found that’s helping her through.
Please note this episode does not contain medical advice and only serves to share Glennon’s personal experience.
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September 11, 2024 • 74 mins
Sonya Renee Taylor – author of The Body is Not an Apology – explores the personal and global promise of Radical Self Love:
Discover:
1. Examining the way we talk to our bodies – and how to change negative self-dialogue.
2. How to shift from a relationship with our body based on dominance and control to a relationship based on trust.
3. The pitfalls of “body positivity.”
4. The full life that is possible only if we stop believing ...
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September 10, 2024 • 56 mins
344. Glennon: Her New Life Off Meds
Glennon shares her experience of going off medication after decades on…the highly personal reason she did it, what it’s been like so far, and what’s next.
Please note this episode does not contain medical advice and only serves to share Glennon’s personal experience.
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September 5, 2024 • 59 mins
343. Are You A Cool or Warm Person + What Does That Mean?
Glennon, Abby and Amanda *attempt* to do a ‘fun’ rapid fire but find themselves in deep discussion about setting boundaries, self regulation, and how to find your unique marrow of life.
Discover:
-How to know if you are a warm person, cool person or a combo of both.
-Which type of person Glennon, Abby, and Amanda each see themselves as; and
-What you might need to do if ...
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September 4, 2024 • 60 mins
In this episode, Dr. Becky Kennedy shares how we can connect better with our kids.
Discover:
1. How to embody your authority while also validating your kid’s experience.
2. The #1 strategy for building resilience.
3. Why consequences and punishments backfire and don’t work.
4. How to sit with your child on the “benches” of their emotions.
5. One thing you can say to your kids to build connection in any circumstance.
About Dr. Be...
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September 3, 2024 • 63 mins
342. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson!
Today is a big day! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joins Glennon and Amanda to share her deeply personal journey to becoming the first Black woman Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Discover:
How four misspelled words changed her entire world view;
How the angel she encountered for 5 seconds at Harvard kept her striving;
What her Autistic daughter taught her ab...
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August 29, 2024 • 50 mins
341. Abby: How to Move On after Grief
In part two of Abby’s sharing about the loss of her eldest brother, Peter – she opens up more about the revelations that her journey with grief has taught her about life.
To hear the first part of our conversation on grief, check out Episode 340. How Abby Survived Her Biggest Loss
Discover:
-Why Abby now looks at grief like a friend;
-The beautiful story of how Peter saved Abby’s life and ...
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August 28, 2024 • 67 mins
Today, we're revisiting one of our favorites. Enneagram Godmother Suzanne Stabile guides us through: What the hell is the Enneagram and why does it matter?
-The gifts and struggles each Enneagram type faces;
-Why the worst part of you is also the BEST part of you;
-The core desire / fear that explains your behavior; and
-Why, if Suzanne ever needs brain surgery, she’s finding a doctor who’s an Enneagram 1
And we FINALLY answer ...
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