Good Things from Lemonada

Amanda Levitt is an activist and scholar working to dismantle fatphobia and highlight the ways fat stigma shows up in society. Central to her work is exposing how racism and capitalism generate conditions that shame fat people about their bodies. Amanda tells Claire how the rise of social media has made body shame inescapable in society, how finding a supportive community helped her combat the bod...

Do you know people who always tell you to look on the bright side of any situation? Claire gives you some tips on how to deal with toxic positivity when you really need some empathy. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to know if she should confront someone she suspects doesn’t like her.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on a...

Have you been meaning to start therapy but have no idea where to even start? Claire gives you some tips on how to navigate the mental health world and find the right person for you. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is grieving her decision to only have one child.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emaili...

Honing in on her expertise in both mental health and social work, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin began specializing in financial therapy, an emerging modality helping people find both financial and emotional balance. Lindsay joins Claire to talk about how a financial therapist helps people process their shame and anxiety when it comes to money and big financial decisions in life. Resources from the show Che...

Do you remember how good it felt the last time someone did something kind for you? Claire gives you some tips on how to be the person who pays it forward with random acts of kindness. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to know how to support a loved one during the end of their life.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an up...

When, where, and with whom are you your truest self? That’s the question Claire asked herself on her recent birthday, and she gives you some tips on how to answer it and then live it. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is curious if anxiety manifests differently across genders.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming epis...

After Zak Williams lost his father, the beloved actor Robin Williams, to suicide, he found that advocating for mental health care and helping others access wellness also charted a path to his own healing. Zak joins Claire to talk about his grieving journey, the mental wellness company he co-founded called PYM and the Lemonada Media podcast Call For Help which examines the new nationwide 988 suicid...

Are you taking care of yourself? Self-care is easily dismissed as a luxury for those with free time and disposable income, but it’s really essential to our well-being. Claire gives you some tips on how to incorporate real self-care into your life. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who needs help with burnout at home and at work.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send...

Do you often find yourself scrolling through Instagram, texting with friends, or even down some random Wikipedia rabbit hole instead of doing what you need to do? Claire gives you some tips on how to overcome procrastination, including a little self-compassion. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants some advice on healthy ways to end a friendship.   Do you have something you want C...

For years after Sy Snarr’s son Zach was killed, she clung to the rage and hate she felt for his murderer. Even as that anger dimmed her life energy, the idea of forgiveness felt like betraying Zach’s memory. But a surprise letter from prison changed everything. Sy tells Claire how forgiveness has changed her life and how her family’s story was documented in the new podcast The Letter.   Resources...

Do you get overwhelmed by the deluge of headlines, images, and information coming at you during the day? Claire gives you a tip on how to moderate your news intake without burying your head in the sand and pretending nothing is happening. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants guidance on how best to comfort and support a grieving child.   Do you have something you want Claire’s he...

Do your days feel consumed by tasks and obligations that are getting in the way of really living your life? Claire gives you a tip on how to ascertain what really matters to you and how to go about prioritizing those things. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is experiencing delayed grief and anxiety 15 years after the death of her parent.   Do you have something you want Claire’s he...

After Cara Belvin lost her mother to cancer, she didn’t talk about her loss for decades. She tells Claire how in the years it took her to process losing her mother, she founded a community where women could support each other in their grief. Cara also tells Claire how her organization empowerHER supports girls who’ve lost their mothers and how it’s now expanding services to all youth who’ve experi...

Are you struggling right now with all the uncertainty in the world? Claire gives you some tips on dealing with the stress that uncertainty can cause. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to break out of the pessimistic mindset she’s been in since the death of her mother.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  A Year of Positive Thinking by Cyndie Spiegel The Posi...

Are you finding yourself getting defensive a little too often? Claire gives you some tips on how to recognize defensiveness in yourself and work on curbing this feeling and behavior. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is struggling with a complicated family dynamic.   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by email...

In life, but especially at work, women face a frustrating paradox that rewards likeability but disfavors intrepid, goal-oriented behavior. Award-winning journalist Alicia Menendez tells Claire how her own experiences led her to write the book The Likeability Trap. Alicia tells Claire how she navigates likeability issues as a journalist and anchor and how the issue is made more complicated when you...

Do you have a loved one whose mental health is declining? Claire gives you some tips on how to grieve this change. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is noticing a pattern in her life she’d like to change.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn Do you have something you wan...

Are you in a place in life where you find yourself having to parent your own parent? Claire gives you some tips on how to navigate this challenging — and common — situation. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to break out of the pandemic rut she and her husband got into of ordering takeout and watching TV every night.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  Pare...

Author Melissa Febos has consistently flipped the literary paradigm. Her memoirs chronicling her time as a dominatrix and her musings on relationships and female adolescence have challenged traditional notions of memoir writing. Melissa tells Claire about her process for writing intimately and honestly about trauma, desire, and other life experiences. She also talks about her latest book, Body Wor...

Are you struggling with a narcissist in your life? Claire gives you some tips on how to navigate life with narcissists. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who isn’t sure how to best support grieving friends who don’t live near her.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  How to Let Go of Toxic Relationships    Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a...

Are you getting love bombed? Claire gives you some tips on how to spot this toxic behavior and how to get away from the person doing it. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who doesn’t see eye-to-eye with her husband on taking family trips.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  I Want This to Work by Elizabeth Earnshaw Elizabeth’s New Day episode   Do you have something...

In life, change — even positive change — is hard, and sometimes we inhibit our own healing. In those moments, it’s helpful when someone breaks us out of harmful narratives and patterns. For years, author and therapist Lori Gottlieb has done just that — helping patients access therapy to gain new understandings of their lives. In her written work, she brings readers into therapy sessions and demyst...

Are you holding onto a grudge and want to get to a place where you can forgive that person? Claire gives you some tips on how to get to a place where you are ready to forgive. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who finds herself making poor life choices after her father’s death.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  The Book of Forgiving by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu  ...

Are you looking to get out of a toxic relationship? Claire gives you some tips on removing yourself from unhealthy relationships of all kinds. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants his sons to smoke weed less often.   Check out these resources mentioned in this episode:  Marijuana Anonymous   Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on...

Sitting with the reality of her husband's impending death, author Rebecca Woolf did something she later understood to be a liberating act: she was radically honest with the world about her complex grief, her desires for an authentic life, and even her past infidelity. Being radically honest propelled her beyond fear of judgment and lifted the weight of any shame. Rebecca tells Claire why she think...