Kelly Corrigan Wonders

We could easily slip into a reality where everything about us is reflected back in numbers. Our weight. Our steps. Our likes. Our follows and bank accounts and the square footage of our homes. But that’s not who we are. Here’s a reminder for all of us and everyone we love to turn away from “The Great Quantification”. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.au...

What is possible when you put thousands of superstar women on one campus and tell them the world is theirs? Spelman College is teeming with students who are in it to win it and lucky to have the steady guidance of Dean Desiree Pedescleaux. Dean P, on campus for over two decades now, helps each crop of students unpack the Constitution in all its glory and limitation. She is beloved and it’s easy to...

Heather O’Shea submitted this lovely eulogy, written by her sister Colleen, for their dad Mike “Mick” O’Shea. The father of five daughters, Mike is remembered as a loving family man, the life of the party and someone who always found a way to bring people together. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad c...

JUST HIT PLAY. These women are such a thrill to listen to. Three Spelman superstars share their energy and dreams… To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you see the world and how much of that is based on lived experiences? How much comes from your education (formal and informal)? When was the last time you came to a new insight or position without being exposed to something new? This is a conversation with UCSD philosophy professor Manuel Vargas that might shake up your point of view on blame, determinism, midlife crises and what sets the t...

Meghan Jarvis’ beautiful story of what happened as she holed herself up in a friend’s home to write her mother’s eulogy. This is for anyone who has written a eulogy and knows what an emotionally fraught yet transformative time it can be. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcas...

With a special nod to every high school senior hearing back from colleges right about now, here are a few thoughts I share every chance I get about how to respond to news of all types. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I have ever had on the podcast. Listen. Share. Listen again. It’s loaded with gems. Check out Lisa’s new book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

Kerry Mossler shares a funny memory that stands out for both her and her mom. It’s often the simplest moments, that create the most cherished memories. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Lisa Damour is one of my most trusted parenting advisors. She is careful and understanding, sincere and informed. Here’s a snippet of our conversation about teenagers, moods and medication. Join us on Tuesday for a longer interview about her new book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

67 million of us are estranged from a family member. 85% of us are in regular conflict at work. The country is split on every issue from masks to education, health care to policing. Kelly asks journalist and bestselling author of High Conflict, Amanda Ripley where we go from here. This episode is a replay of Ep #37 which originally aired on May 25, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our p...

A short but powerful story by Susie DeCarlo about her mother but also about herself. Often, the way our parents see us is the way we come to see ourselves and Susie’s mom saw her in the very best way: strong, unbreakable, thriving. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoic...

While forcing ourselves to exercise at the gym, it can be all too easy to look around and judge others. Maybe it makes us feel a bit better in the moment regarding how we look, how in shape we are (or aren’t) and what we’re wearing…maybe it’s time to stop. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Tiffany Lin is an award-winning professor at Tulane and it’s obvious why. She brings her whole self to every class, teaching the kind of empathic thinking that all good design reflects. Her passion for intellectual growth is contagious and we left campus inspired. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...

Allison Hassett Wohl wrote this toast to honor and celebrate her step-son Jake and his new wife Allison on their wedding day. One of the things that drew Jake and Allison together was their shared commitment to honoring the dignity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The world is a better place because of their love, kindness and commitment and the way that they engage with...

Every Friday, we share something good and true about the world, something to get your head right as you finish another week and head into some downtime. Inspiration comes from all manner of places, this week a New York Times article about a guy who quietly made life a little easier for the people in his town. The New York Times article Kelly references was written by Emily Schmall and was publishe...

The most popular class at The University of Washington is Psych 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality. Kelly sits down with the professor, Dr. Nicole McNichols to find out what’s on the curriculum. You can find Dr. Nicole McNichols on Instagram @nicole_thesexprofessor Note: Graphic discussion of sexuality with a psychologist and sex educator. Additional discussion of suicide and eating disorders....

As a 7 year-old, all Andrea Wetzel wanted was a home-made butterfly costume with glitter wings for Halloween. Her loving and busy single mom did her very best and yet, it wasn’t quite what Andrea had hoped for. This delightful story is a reminder that you “have to be able to laugh things off…you just have to”. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...

6 young women, huddled around a coffee table in an off campus apartment in Seattle, answer Kelly’s questions about eating, sex, drugs, depression and social media. Please share. Note: Graphic discussion of potential trigger issues - eating, sexuality, drug use, depression, body image. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

If we traded college for job training, what would be lost? Why are so many CEOs philosophy majors? What kind of conversations and connections become possible when we insist on core curriculum classes? We’re kicking off the spring semester of Live From College in which Kelly and Tammy road trip to campuses across the country asking What’s the point of a liberal arts education in 2023? Special thank...

Carol Knerr wrote this eulogy to honor her lifelong friend Caroline. They met when they were four and remained close friends for decades. From shared bus rides in grade school to swimming with dolphins in New Zealand as young women to spending time together during Caroline’s final days - their friendship was one for the ages. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https...

Determined to understand why we’re so often in a state of righteous outrage, I went looking for the benefits. And boy did I find them. Here is some social science on the exhilaration of anger and the incentives to mellow out. Please share with everyone in your life who is tired of all the finger pointing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/...

For the 5th and final episode in the Intellectual Humility series, Kelly talks to two doctors Dr. Sarah Handelsman (Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics) and Dr. Catherine Takacs Witkop (Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), about how open mindedness figures into their time with patients. Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as...

In honor of 20 years together, Leslie Browning wrote this sweet tribute to her husband Ben. In her early years, Leslie got her idea of “romantic love” from what she saw in chick movies but after sharing two decades together and the juggling required with kids, jobs, financial pressures, competing demands, middle age, menopause and loss, she learned that although solid, steady, “real love” might no...

It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? Today’s mini pod unpacks one of the top social science findings of 2022. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoi...