Podcast Episodes

Thanks For Being Here - Anne Lamott on her "Other Mother"

Season 1 Episode 213

Writer Anne Lamott tells Kelly about the "other mother" from her childhood—her best friend's mom who thought she was fabulous when her own parents ha…

3 weeks ago

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Go To on Trusting Our Lived Experience

Season 1 Episode 240

Kelly reflects on a moment from Tuesday's conversation with Laura Modi, founder of the infant formula company Bobbie, who had 48 hours to decide whet…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Deep Dive with Laura Modi on Trusting Yourself

Season 1 Episode 286

Laura Modi had mastitis five days into motherhood— blistered and bleeding, fever raging—and when she finally turned to formula, she discovered the fi…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Thanks For Being Here - Love Letter to a Judge

Season 1 Episode 212

Newly appointed Judge Kristine Burk's investiture ceremony became unexpectedly tender when her 19-year-old son Tyler took the podium. Moving beyond t…

4 weeks ago

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Go To on the Trap of Being "Good"

Season 1 Episode 239

You may be familiar with this woman: she wakes up before anyone else, eats standing up, clears the dishes first—and if you told her she was good, she…

1 month ago

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Deep Dive with Courtney Smith on the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Season 1 Episode 285

Kelly sits down with Enneagram coach Courtney Smith, co-author (with Elise Loehnen) of the workbook Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness, to explore the …

1 month ago

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Thanks For Being Here - Karen's Story "Bono, Frank & Divine Timing"

Season 1 Episode 211

Karen Frost held hands with a stranger named Frank at a U2 concert in Chicago—a man she sensed didn't have much time left. They didn't exchange conta…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Go To on Community as Medicine

Season 1 Episode 238

What if the most powerful response to tragedy isn't professional intervention, but something much simpler and closer to home? Kelly weaves together a…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Deep Dive with Dr. Matt Walker, W. Kamau Bell and Maya Shankar on Sleep

Season 1 Episode 284

Quick afternoon nap? Gummies before bed? Hitting snooze? Here’s a thorough look at how to get our sleep right with one of the world’s most informed s…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Thanks For Being Here - Molly Merrihew's Essay for Cait & CeCe

Season 1 Episode 210

Sometimes kids just know things. Molly Merrihew's almost-three-year-old daughter Cecelia asks out of nowhere, "Why did Caitlin die in February?" whil…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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