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339. Gov. Whitmer: How to Be Happy AND Win
Glennon, Abby and Amanda are joined by Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer during this historic Democratic National Convention to discuss the plot to kill her; her best leadership lessons, why she’s “wompergasted” (and what that means); and the hope she holds for our country.
Discover:
-Why Governor Whitmer believes the American people are ready for a two women on the presidential ticket;
-Her top leadership tools and how you can use them in your own life;
-How to be an activist as a sensitive person; and
-How to stay positive and win.
1. Brené and Barrett share their parenting strategy that Brené calls “the opposite of raising a child that’s full of shame.”
2. The family of origin roles that Brené (the Protector) and Barrett (the Peacekeeper) had to adjust in order to work together – and the two keys to working well with family.
3. The ways in which a child who grows up living on eggshells becomes an adult who is fearful – and how that fear shows up differently for Brené, Barrett, Glennon, and Amanda.
4. The hilarious moment when each sister confesses a secret that they fear the other believes about them–and we find out whether or not it’s true.
5. How Brené and Barrett are walking through the grief of their mother’s sudden decline, and how they circle back when the stress of that grief makes them shitty to each other.
About Brené:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.
Brené’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages and titles include: Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.
In her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, ATLAS OF THE HEART, which has been adapted for television and now streaming on HBO Max, she takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.
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About Barrett:
Barrett Guillen is Chief of Staff for Brené Brown Education and Research Group. With her team, Barrett supports both Brené and the organization by helping to prioritize competing demands, managing relationships, and building connective tissue and strategy across all business initiatives. Barrett holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Kinesiology from the University of Houston. After more than a decade in education in the Texas Panhandle, Barrett and her family moved back to the Houston area to join Brene’s team in making the world a braver place. Having the opportunity to work with her sisters every day has been one of the great joys of her life. Outside the office, you can find Barrett spending time with her family (immediate and extended), enjoying her daughter’s games, eating her husband’s famous burgers, floating in the water (any water!), or on the pickle ball court.
Amanda, Abby, and Glennon take your questions on raising teenagers, managing your child’s (and your own) anxiety, and decision fatigue.
Discover:
-The delicate trapeze of parenting teens and how to create openness so your teens come to you when they’re in trouble;
-Why Glennon believes we should ditch the ‘story’ of our kids; and
-Abby’s take on why the saying, “I’m proud of you,” can be harmful.
337. How to Heal Unhealthy Relationship Patterns + Glennon & Abby On Marriage
Glennon and Abby are talking about relationships, including the relationship to self, marriage, and how to start dating again post-divorce.
Discover:
-The three vital steps to heal an unhealthy pattern in your life;
-How Glennon truly feels about taking your spouse’s last name; and
-Advice on where queer people can go in real life to meet each other!
Today, we bring you an encore presentation of one of our favorite episodes of ALL time! Get ready to laugh as you hear the episode originally titled, 116. Our Most Embarrassing Stories!
1. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda share the most mortifying moments of their lives.
2. Pod Squaders’ hilarious voicemail confessions, which had Glennon, Abby, and Amanda cry-laughing in solidarity.
3. Our new go-to strategy when humiliated (it involves prosthetic penises).
4. We test our hypothesis that sharing our most embarrassing experiences makes us feel less alone.
336. How to Create Unbreakable Bonds with Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Activist, producer, and on-air political analyst, Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins us to talk about community, sisterhood, and progress in the upcoming election – and in life.
Discover:
-How we can jump off the invisible “people mover” and into community;
-The five different ways to deal with bigotry and the one that works;
-Why individualism is the enemy of progress; and
-How white women can embrace the power of sisterhood to create change.
On Brittany: Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice. Brittany is Founder of the social impact agency Love & Power Works, Host and Executive Producer of the news and justice podcast UNDISTRACTED, and an on-air political analyst. She has been an elementary teacher, policy advisor, Presidential appointee, and will forever be an activist. You can find her @MsPackyetti on all social media, and subscribe to her podcast wherever you listen to your favorite shows.
Ep 335. Why It’s Different This Time with Brittney Cooper & Rebecca Traister
Activists, writers, and organizers – Brittney Cooper and Rebecca Traister – join us to talk about the political landscape, the Kamala Harris campaign, and the state of Democracy.
Discover:
-The danger of looking for certainty – and what we should cultivate instead;
-Why we need to acknowledge our identity and bring joy back in politics;
-The types of attacks to anticipate for VP Harris as a Black woman and for other Black women in this country; and
-The way patriarchy responds to progress: what we’ve seen and what to look out for.
On Brittney and Rebecca:
Brittney Cooper is Professor of Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University and author of the New York Times bestseller Eloquent Rage.
Rebecca Traister is writer at large for New York Magazine and the author of New York Times bestsellers All the Single Ladies and Good and Mad, as well as the award winning Big Girls Don't Cry, about gender race and class in the 2008 elections.
Today, it’s our attempt to do some easy things in this encore presentation of the episode originally titled, 175. Life Hacks: Strategies to Suffer Less. Glennon, Abby, Amanda – and the Pod Squad! — share the strategies they’ve used to suffer less – giving us simple Life Hacks for relationships, home, tech, travel, and saving time.
334. How to Save The World & Yourself with Prentis Hemphill
Glennon, Abby and Amanda welcome back writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, and therapist, Prentis Hemphill. They will be sharing with you on how to take care of yourself while being informed and doing your part to help the world and your community in the midst of the 2024 election and the crises our world is facing.
-A third way of existing in the current political landscape that isn’t disregulation or escapism;
-How to get out of your head and into your body;
-Why the most helpful way of being with your kids is not to protect them, and what is; and
-Why chaos is necessary for creativity and change and how to use it.
On Prentis: Prentis Hemphill is a writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, and therapist. They are the founder and director of the Embodiment Institute and the Black Embodiment Initiative, and the host of the acclaimed podcast Finding Our Way. Their work and writing have appeared in The New York Times, HuffPost, You Are Your Best Thing (edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown), and Holding Change (by adrienne maree brown). And their new book is called, What it takes to heal.
333. Olympic Magic with Briana Scurry
One of the world's most talented and influential goalkeepers and Olympians, Briana Scurry, joins us for an inspiring conversation. Brianna reflects on her historic career as the starting goalkeeper for the United States Women's National Team, sharing her experiences from winning two Olympic gold medals to making the iconic save in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
About Briana:
Named starting goalkeeper for the United States Women’s National Team in 1994, Scurry led the team on an illustrious run that included two Olympic gold medals. In the 1999 FIFA World Cup Championship – Briana made the iconic penalty kick save that carried the United States to victory. Briana was selected to the United States Women’s National Team’s All-Time Best XI and was selected as the permanent Title IX Exhibit in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
In 2022, Scurry released her best-selling memoir, My Greatest Save, and was also the subject of The Only, a CBS feature-length documentary chronicling her life.
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