We Can Do Hard Things

1. Deep dive into how it feels to not be in any of your family photos, why it happens, and how to change it.  2. A call-in question from a husband that made Amanda cry. 3. Reimagining “acts of service...

25 Elo 202256min

1. Five signs that you might have a boundary problem. 2. Why each of us should stop pretending we’re not a needy person. 3. How to stop arguing like a lawyer – and start communicating like a kindergar...

23 Elo 20221h 12min

1. Tig and Stephanie’s highly effective and hilarious ways to diffuse their marital feuds. 2. Stephanie’s experience figuring out her sexuality (years after she married Tig)–and how Tig knew Stephanie...

18 Elo 20221h 7min

1. Abby’s new nightly ritual of 80’s parties and Amanda’s wild adventure at a crawfish boil. 2. Glennon’s transition out of depression, and how she’s moving off “The Landing.” 3. Why our parents are s...

16 Elo 202251min

1. What is Polyamory – and how Martha, Rowan, and Karen make their relationship work.  2. How Martha felt – after years of marriage to Karen – when Karen told her she was in love with Rowan, too.  3. ...

11 Elo 202258min

1. Why Jen believes none of us is safe from betrayal – but how she knows with certainty it will never happen to her again. 2. The useful part of unforgiveness, the worst thing about forgiveness, and h...

9 Elo 20221h 11min

1. Pod Squad Qs about co-parenting after infidelity, setting boundaries with friends, and reconciling an estranged parent relationship. 2. How to know when it’s time to leave, and whether your partner...

4 Elo 20221h 1min

1. Why Cheryl chose Strayed as her last name – the only one not given to her by a man.   2. How she ruined her life when her mom died, and how we can bear the unbearable. 3. Cheryl’s greatest lesson f...

2 Elo 20221h 3min