We Can Do Pod Things

Please accept this proof of life mini episode of Annalyse and Emily as our tiny gift to our listeners who may or may not have forgotten about us while we remembered how to do Easy Things just as often as Hard Things. We talk updates, holidays, and, of course, review how our friendship has developed. 

Confronting the patriarchy once again, Annalyse and Emily seek out more information on the terrifying tale as old as time- why TF are men??? For a species with nearly identical genetic material why is it such a brain bending, out of body, twilight zone experience when it comes to emotions, feelings, and understanding each other? On this episode we turn to Mark Groves and Bryan Reeves on the Mark G...

Lets clear the air- we do love Dax Shepard. In fact, we love him even more knowing he so publicly showed his ass to everyone when he interviewed JVN on Armchair Expert and MADE THEM CRY. That's right, Emily and Annalyse can't help but review the episode heard 'round the world where Dax, Monica, and JVN get raw about trans rights, intersectionality, geographical privilege, and how to know when you'...

This episode, recorded on Annalyse's birthday, throws it back to a season 1 mainstay Glennon Doyle as we discuss her 2021 interview on the Man Enough podcast hosted by Justin Baldoni, Liz Plank, and Jamey Heath. This conversation focuses on masculinity, femininity, equality, and how it's all really just humanity. Man Enough Podcast episode: https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/man-enough/episodes/0...

Emily leads the dive into Nita Farahany's appearance on an episode of Armchair Experts where she discusses her work and research on the ethical nightmares we are soon to be navigating in the not so distant future thanks to brain scanning technology, AI, and, of course, capitalism. Armchair Expert episode link: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/nita-farahany Email : podthingspodcast Instagram : we...

The last word: final final thoughts on last week's episode- grief.

Emily and Annalyse dive into an episode from Anderson Cooper's 2022 podcast All There Is featuring guest Stephen Colbert, and discuss what purpose grief actually serves in society, what do we "do" with it, and how to keep moving forward though the impossibility of a post loss existence.  https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper/episodes/ae2f9ebb-1bc6-4d47-b0f0-af17...

GUESS WHO'S BACK-BACK AGAIN?! It's US, Annalyse and Emily, and we're so excited to share a little bit of what you can expect from season 2! Link to Stephen Colbert/Anderson Cooper interview: https://youtu.be/YB46h1koicQ?si=AB42Je396s2bwrB1 Artwork by : Nichole Cunningham Email: podthingspodcast@gmail.com

Emily and Annalyse explore the episode of We Can Do Hard Things where Michelle Obama talks to Glennon, Abby, and Amanda about how her parents created an environment of enough-ness, confidence, and unconditional love. She also makes sure to point out the reality of how kids are kind of a lot and make terrible friends.  Bonus: check out friend of the show Craig's podcast episode  https://a...

Emily and Annalyse wrap up the deep dive into embodiment from We Can Do Hard Things featuring Hillary McBride. Annalyse tries a new mic set up and, well, it's a choice. Emily challenges Annalyse on her position regarding physical pain and memory. There is SO MIUCH room for activity in this episode. Email: podthingspodcast!@gmail.com Insta: we_can_do_pod_things TikTok: @podthingspodcast

Annalyse and Emily take on the episode of We Can Do Hard Things featuring Dr. Hillary McBride. It's a discussion full of our favorite bingo board content like emotional regulation, embodiment, attachment, and healing, as well as parenting confessions, TMI on sex life, and the love language of grilled cheese sandwiches. 

We're feelin 22 (episodes) and very much in need of some Old Crone Energy. Annalyse and Emily discuss the episode of We Can Do Hard Things featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who's new podcast Wiser Than Me is a conversation with phenomenal women in their third (or fourth, or tenth) act of life. Annalyse waxes philosophical about love, forgiveness, and retrospective parenting and Emily is very firm abo...

We bring you our second guest spot, with better audio, Craig! Annalyse and Emily listen to Craig, an old white guy, share the thoughts and old frameworks that he wants to let go of as an answer to the question from episode Practical Magic. With a perspective far different from their own, his  experiences help identify additional ways for all of us to move toward embodiment and shed the extern...

Annalyse becomes acquainted with Cheryl Strayed thanks to Glennon's episode titled "Don't Let Your Dreams Ruin Your Life", and the mutual stardust is low key triggering. She and Emily dive deep into identity, healing, escape vs stepping in, and most of all, the BINGO board favorite DIALECTICS. She might have chosen Strayed as her last name, but Cheryl is the embodiment of how two things can be tru...

Tonight Annalyse and Emily talk about what shouldn't be terribly groundbreaking yet somehow still shocks the hell out of both women: the secret to really letting go and moving on.  Email: podthingspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @we_can_do_pod_things Amy | Enneagram Alchemist Instagram referenced in the episode: @alignedsoulco

In our very first episode with an in studio guest, Emily gets schooled on all things purity culture, religious trauma, and systemic generational spiritual disembodiment. Kier and Annalyse reminisce over their conservative Christian upbringings, reflect on how that shaped them into the women they are today, and how the episode of We Can Do Hard Things featuring Kaitlin Curtice illuminated the need...

After a short hiatus Annalyse and Emily are back on track with another episode on friendship. This time they discuss the episode of We Can Do Hard Things with Reese Witherspoon and her insights on friendship. Give us your thoughts and connect with us! Email: podthingspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @we_can_do_pod_things

Annalyse and Emily wrap up their two part discussion on attachment and friendship in this episode where they discuss the insights offered by Dr. Marisa G. Franco along with Glennon and Amanda about "the right kind of hard" in friendship including how we view and utilize anger, the purpose of conflict, accountability, and of course, self love.  Email: podthingspodcast@gmail.com Insta: @we_can_...

We give two part episodes another try when we cover the two We Can Do Hard Things episodes with Marissa G Franco. In this, part 1, we continue our exploration of attachment styles and dig in to how it affects more than our intimate partner relationships or parenting, but also our friendships and relationship with Self. While we're at it- WTAF even are friendships and do we need them? Spoiler alert...

Don't get it twisted, we're not here tone policing anyone. But we are talking about the We Can Do Hard Things podcast episode titled "Five Criticism Surivival Strategies" where Glennon, Abby, and Amanda talk about how hard it is to receive critical feedback, how to know which input is valuable, and what do with everything else. Emily picked the episode and as usual, Annalyse needed to hear the mes...

Coming to you with a shorter than usual episode where we unpack Glennon and Amanda's discussion of the book Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, which of course Annalyse has "read" (listened to) and has some feelings on. If you haven't heard of the Nagoski sisters and/or their work check them out here www.burnoutbook.net. Even though their work is focused on women or female identifying fol...

We touch on some attachment theory content we didn't get to last week and continue with Dr. Becky Kennedy's appearence on We Can Do Hard Things where she breaks down Internal Family Systems (aka the movie Inside Out IRL). Annalyse also mentions Whole Brain Living as developed by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Check out our instagram for some graphics if you're a visual support lover @We_Can_Do_Pod_Things...

As soon as Annalyse heard there was an episode of We Can Do Hard Things about Attachment Theory she was allllllllll over it. Both Annalyse and Emily find Bowlby and Ainsworth's work to be instrumental in explaining why we act, react, and think the way that we do in addition to why we choose to love the people we do. Don't get it twisted though, we also talk about sex, attraction, and Al Gore just...

Emily's choice for this week was WHEW! It hit all the nerves, in the best and worst ways, because two things can be true at the same time! Come for the talk about liberation, both of self and others, stay for the trippy effect we get from talking about how everything is connected. Or maybe just Annalyse's low blood sugar? TBD.  Email: podthingspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @we_can_do_pod_thing...

We discuss all things Sara Bareilles after listening to her episode of We Can Do Hard Things, and can we just the adimration society is very active here. Returning to yourself, loving yourself, and loving others so genuinely that you sit with them in the dark all make an appearance in this episode.