Podcast Episodes

Am I Ruining My Kid? A Conversation with Dr. Becky Kennedy

Season 15 Episode 3

There are no training manuals for this. Just a child staring up at you with cartoon eyes and an inner monologue that asks: Am I doing this right? Am I ruining them?

Kate sits down with Dr. Becky Kenn…

Published on 9 hours ago

When Caregiving Becomes Codependency: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert

Season 15 Episode 2

When someone you love is in pain—whether they’re sick, addicted, or falling apart—you show up. Again and again and again. You make the calls. You hold the line. You carry what you can. But what happe…

Published on 1 week ago

What Makes Life Worth Living? Atul Gawande on Mortality, Medicine, and Meaning

Season 15 Episode 1

In this episode, Kate speaks with surgeon, writer, and public health leader Dr. Atul Gawande about the deeply human questions that surface when medicine meets its limits. What does it mean to be a go…

Published on 2 weeks ago

How to Change (But Not Overnight)

Season 14

You were supposed to be a whole new person by now. Sun-kissed and emotionally regulated. Inbox at zero.

But here we are—still tired, still trying, still wondering if change is even possible. In this …

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Listen Again: How to gather in meaningful ways with Priya Parker

Season 14

We are re-airing some of our favorite episodes during our summer break like this one with expert facilitator, Priya Parker. After the pandemic took apart so many of our favorite ways of hanging out, …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Listen Again: How to fall in love with the world again with Margaret Renkl

Season 14

During our summer break, we are re-airing some of our favorite episodes! Margaret Renkl calls herself a backyard naturalist—but not because she has any particular expertise. From the birds in her yar…

Published on 1 month ago

Listen Again: Why you don’t have to prove your worth by overworking with Shauna Niequist

Season 14

We are re-airing some of our favorite episodes during our summer break, and this one with Shauna Niequist is a gem. Our obligations never stop, do they? How do we get off the achievement train and bu…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Listen Again: How to keep creating when grief steals your hope with Lanecia Rouse

Season 14

During our summer break, we are re-airing some of our favorite episodes. What do you do when hope feels lost? Abstract artist Lanecia Rouse Tinsley is no stranger to the hopelessness that comes with …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Summer of Too Much: Practicing Holy Underachievement

Season 14

Ah, summer. The season of sticky popsicles and even stickier expectations. It’s supposed to be the time of rest and freedom, but more-often-than-not, it’s anything but. In this solo episode, Kate sha…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Listen Again: Why you don’t need a purpose to be creative with Elizabeth Gilbert

Season 14

During our summer break, we are re-airing some of our favorite episodes.

In this live conversation recorded at Duke University, the indomitable Liz Gilbert (of EAT, PRAY, LOVE fame) joins Kate for a …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago