We Can Do Hard Things

Today, we remember Gloria Steinem—a woman who spent her life reminding us that we are not broken, just born into systems designed to break us. She taught us how to stay whole anyway, how to tell the truth, get free, find our people, get to work—and laugh while we work.

Gloria showed us how to lead. Our turn.

Gloria, Gloria, Hallelujah.

Heartbreak isn't just happening in your mind—it's happening in your body.

In this Best Of conversation, science journalist Florence Williams joins us to discuss what heartbreak does to our brains, bodies, and nervous systems—and the surprising science behind healing. We explore why awe, beauty, and nature may be some of our most powerful medicines when life breaks us open.

- What heartbreak actually does to your body

- Why loneliness can make us physically sick

- The surprising connection between awe and healing

- How nature helps regulate our nervous systems

- Simple practices to feel more alive after loss

About Florence:

Florence Williams is author of "The Nature Fix" and, most recently, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. Florence explores the connections between humans and the natural world, and reveals the profound psychological and physiological benefits of rewilding our lives.

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If you've been living inside your head lately, this conversation is for you.

Glennon, Abby, and Amanda talk about the exhausting mental chatter that keeps so many of us anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected from our lives. Glennon shares the surprising shift that helped her stop trusting every thought she had—and start finding a steadier place beneath the noise.

- Why you are not your thoughts

- Glennon's #1 sanity strategy

- The "touch tree" practice for staying grounded

- How Amanda stopped accepting assignments from strangers

- The wedding-week rule that changed everything for Glennon and Abby

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Today, we remember the one and only Dolly Parton.

Dolly gave the world so much: her music, her humor, her generosity, her courage, and her unwavering commitment to being exactly who she was—and letting everyone else be exactly who they are, too.

We feel incredibly lucky to have had this conversation with her about trusting yourself even when it breaks your heart, beginning again at any age, mothering the world, and living a life of many colors.

We love you, Dolly. Thank you for showing all of us how to be more ourselves on purpose.

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Good Grief, the album, is out everywhere this Friday, and the documentary comes to theaters nationwide September 2!

Our dear friend Sara Bareilles joins us to talk about Good Grief—her deeply personal new album and documentary—and what she’s learning about grief, love, mental health, and the terrifying practice of trusting life to hold us.

Sara shares how infertility, loss, and some of her hardest moments became music; why grief might be love that has everywhere to go; and what becomes possible when we stop trying to fix ourselves and start telling the truth.

-Why Sara says avoiding pain doesn’t work: “It hurts anyway.”

- Sara on mental health, the fear of being “too much,” and learning to trust that life will hold her

-The unexpected connection between Sara’s infertility journey, Andrea Gibson, and the creation of Good Grief

-The stories and meaning behind the songs and lyrics including what it means to “worship your weather” instead of fearing your feelings

For everything Good Grief—the new album, documentary, and more—visit sarabmusic.com.

About Sara:

SARA BAREILLES is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer, activist, and New York Times best-selling author whose accolades include two Grammy Awards, three Tony Award nominations, and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As a recording artist and songwriter, she has sold more than 3 million albums and 15 million singles in the U.S., and her songs have been streamed more than 3.5 billion times worldwide. On Broadway, she composed music and lyrics for Waitress. On the screen, she executive-produced and wrote original music for the series Little Voice. She plays Dawn Solano on the Emmy-nominated musical comedy series Girls5eva.

Her song "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" appears in the Peabody Award-winning documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, on which she also serves as executive producer; the song was shortlisted for Best Original Song and the film was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2026 Oscars.

Her new solo album, Good Grief, will be released this Friday, and Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, a documentary about the making of the album—which we are very proud to be Executive Producers on—comes to theaters nationwide on September 2.

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