In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack!
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Years ago, when Nora was in the worst phase of her life (dead husband, dead dad, lost pregnancy) she heard a lot of people describe her as resilient. Those people meant it as a compliment, but to Nora it didn’t feel that way. She was tired, grieving, an ... Show More
Jun 12
A Spiritual Hug with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Today’s IGTBO episode is a spiritual hug – as previous guest and friend of the pod Kelly Corrigon called it – with guest Nadia Bolz-Weber, a beautiful writer, a fellow griever, and a pastor. Don't be frightened away from this episode if you are not a religious person – there won’ ... Show More
53m 10s
Jun 9
There’s an Alien Inside Me: Medical Misogyny, a Rom-Com, and Struggles with Infertility
Nicole was 21 years old and had an alien growing inside her chest. Well, no, not really. But it WAS an extremely large tumor growing inside of her that very much FELT like an alien — an alien that doctors had told her multiple times was just weight gain. After dismissal time afte ... Show More
54m 25s
Jan 2025
Bethany Joy Lenz: Breaking Free, Finding Faith, and Dinner for Vampires
This week Jen and Amy sit down with actress, musician, and author Bethany Joy Lenz to discuss her deeply personal memoir, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!). Bethany opens up about her experience in a high-control group, known as “The Big ... Show More
1h 8m
Jun 2024
S1E25. From Healing Grief to the Art of Tatreez with Danah Shuli
Send us Fan Mail25. FROM HEALING GRIEF TO THE ART OF TATREEZ WITH DANAH SHULIDANAH SHULI IS A TATREEZ PRACTITIONER, TEACHER AND LIFELONG STUDENT. She is also a writer, baker and mama of two based in North Carolina.For Danah, the spark to learn tatreez was on behalf of a close fam ... Show More
51m 45s
Apr 2023
The Realities of Being a Twenty-Something with Lexie Rakow
<p>In this candid episode, Lily is joined by her little sister, Lexie, to play a few rounds of We're Not Really Strangers. The girls discuss allllll kinds of juicy topics including going through an ex's phone, missing someone who doesn't miss you back, the desire to fix insecurit ... Show More
45m 6s