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**Thanks For Asking**

A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.

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Embarrassing Stories Apr 15, 2025

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In this episode, we discuss the defining moments in our lives that forever branded us with shame.

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How Do You Care for Yourself? Apr 08, 2025

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Angry and Grieving Apr 01, 2025

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Of all the stages of grief, anger has to be the ugliest one. The one that feels the ickiest no matter what side of it you’re on. So today we’re talking about it.

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Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO Mar 27, 2025

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Sharing a new show from my friends at Higher Ground, hosted by Michelle Obama, called IMO. You know on Thanks for Asking, we keep it real and help each other through some of our hardest times. Similarly on IMO, Michelle and her big brother Craig Robinson tackle real questions from real folks just like you, offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs. Each week, they’re joined by a guest to bring candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us. Topics range from dating and relationships, to family and faith.

Michelle and Craig share stories about being there for each other throughout their lives, from first crushes and fraught college years, to landing at the White House, to losing their mom. For six decades they’ve been each others’ most trusted counsel—and now, they want to be that counsel for you. In this episode, they’re joined by actress Issa Rae for a conversation about navigating the challenges of mismatched expectations in female friendships.

You can find more episodes of IMO at https://lnk.to/imomichellecraigTT

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Out of The Void, Into The Dating Pool Mar 25, 2025

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In this episode, we get an update from widower David Cherson. This is the first part of a two-part series called Life of a Lonely Widower.

For Life of a Lonely Widower (Part 2) and other full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here.

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IGTBO, TFA (Part 2) Mar 18, 2025

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Take a break from the doom and disaster and reset your psyche with some okay things.

We won’t ever say “everything is going to be okay” but we will do our best to find and focus on even the littlest okay things around us that aren’t the very worst.

Keep the bar low and your head up.

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Some Regrets Mar 11, 2025

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I cannot trust anyone who says No Regrets. Because really…you don’t have ANY? NONE?! Are you sure about that? I can tend towards the opposite mentality myself, but in between No Regrets and All Regrets is a safe middle ground of self-reflection and accountability without self-flagellation and rumination, and that is where we met today’s callers, who bravely dialed in to share their regrets - big and small.

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Creativity, Burnout and Life Beyond Productivity with Maria Bowler Mar 04, 2025

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Rise and Grind, Girlbosses! It’s time to GROWTH HACK your way to your BEST SELF and make this the ULTIMATE year. If you don’t have time, you can make time, because excuses are no excuse.

Just kidding! Like so many of us, author Maria Bowler found herself caught up in the Productivity Machine, which demands we do more and more and more for the sake of…what, exactly? For the sake of more, of course!

Maria’s new book, Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting A Life Beyond Productivity is not a book of tips and tricks and life hacks, but a gentler and more generous approach to how we spend our one precious life. It’s a perfect read for anyone who feels burned out and not “enough” – you can get your copy here and support Maria, small bookstores and this show.

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I Hate My Friend’s Partner…What Do I Do About It? Feb 25, 2025

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Do you say something? Do you shut up? I’m just one woman with an opinion, so I took your calls and texts to answer this listener question: do you say something when your friend is in a relationship with someone you hate?

This is a preview of Thanks for Asking, a call-in show about what matters to you. You can get the full episode on my Substack.

Have something you want to talk about? You can call or text us any time at 612.568.4441 or email thanks@feelingsand.co

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Worrying, Fresh Retirement and Movie Extras Feb 18, 2025

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If it’s Tuesday, the phone lines are open and operators (me) are standing by. Today we’re talk to callers from Honolulu to North Carolina about everything from worrying to working as an extra on Hallmark movies to existential crises.

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