logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2024
8m 56s

326. Emotional Support Vacuum

Feelings & Co
About this episode

What is the object that still reminds you of your dead loved one? For Nora, it’s her dead husband’s vacuum. 


This is an excerpt from an episode of Terrible, Thanks for Asking Premium called A Collection of Dead People’s Things. You can become a member of TTFA Premium on Patreon or Apple Premium.  


_

If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

-

Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

_

“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits.  Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits

_

Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing a note or voice memo to IGTBO@feelingsand.co. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.” 

_

The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

_

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Jan 2025
442. The Kindness of Strangers
We said Ciao for Now, and now we're back... THINGS ARE DEFINITELY NOT OK RIGHT NOW! We know it. You know it. Your dog knows it (who told her??). But even when things are terrible, there’s something out there — however small — that is at least okay. Today’s episode is an exercise ... Show More
38m 27s
Jan 2025
441. Ciao for Now
As we start 2025, we have a big announcement to make: It’s Going To Be Okay, the daily podcast is going away. Going forward, Nora will be publishing a new podcast on her Substack. You can watch her YouTube channel for more moments of gratitude and okay things (plus other fun cont ... Show More
5m 36s
Jan 2025
440. iPad Kid
Rachel found a simple pleasure to distract her from some of the heavy things in her life: iPad games. _ If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! Bu ... Show More
3m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2024
204. Lexicat, part 1
Elsie the cat has a set of 120 buttons programmed with words. She uses them to lie, swear, apologise, express grief and frustration and love to her human, the author Mary Robinette Kowal, who talks about what's involved in learning to communicate via language buttons with compani ... Show More
54m 23s
Oct 2024
German Sodas, Hangover Cures, and Asphyxiating on Pastrami?!
Greetings, Good Guys and Gals! Today we're back with a stellar solo episode and we're diving into the dark origins of Fanta, the Jews of the Sea, Russian Uncles, and uncover what exactly makes a good pretzel. Plus, we answer your Speakpipes about second marriages and more! What's ... Show More
47m 36s
Dec 2023
Grieving Alone: Finding Connection Through Letters of Compassion
Today would've been my mother’s 88th birthday. It’s bittersweet, but a wonderful opportunity to talk about grief. With changing dynamics and holidays spent alone, grieving is an ever flowing process. And because of that I would like to introduce you to Sandra Morgan. She is the c ... Show More
43m 39s
Jul 2019
Epilogue: The Art of Dying Well
Kristen and Jolenta reply to listener comments about their experiences living by The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life by Katy Butler. Plus, they talk with death doula Alua Arthur and announce next week’s book! We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B ... Show More
36m 28s
Jan 2025
731: ASK RACH: Should I end the friendship? Help, I need a makeover! How do I navigate miscarriage?
Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold!In this Ask Rach episode, I’m diving into some of your heartfelt, complicated, and oh-so-relatable questions. We’ll talk about navigating the grief a ... Show More
34m 1s
Nov 2024
203. Flyting
In 15th and 16th century Scotland, in the highest courts of the land, you'd find esteemed poets hurling insults at each other. This was flyting, a sort of medieval equivalent of battle rap, and it was so popular at the time that the King himself wrote instructions for how to do i ... Show More
52m 25s
Mar 2025
115. Not for Bodily Horrors + How to Get More From Your Relationships
This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/notforeveryone today to get 10% off your first month.__Well, there’s no easy way to say this: the episode just does start out with a lot of bathroom horror stories. But it’s human, babies!! You get it. Jess and Caroline t ... Show More
1h 33m
Oct 2024
Episode 263 : Ruth Returns
Ruth, one of our guests from Season 1, comes back to update us on her life and share her cringey MLM journal entries. As Ruth reads her inner most thoughts as a Hun deep in Pure Romance, we comment and reflect on what she was saying and what she really meant in those last years l ... Show More
1h 24m
Oct 2024
201. Singlish
"If you grow up being told that one of your first languages, Singlish, is actually a bad version of an already existing language, you kind of get this sense that “I'm just bad at language,” says Bibek Gurung, a former linguist who grew up in Singapore speaking Singlish with his f ... Show More
36m 58s
Apr 2020
Bonus: Esther Perel's advice for coping in a pandemic
This week, we turn to Esther Perel, psychotherapist and host of the hit podcast Where Should We Begin?, to help put our fears and emotions around coronavirus in context. She also gives us useful strategies for living in lockdown. There are insights in this episode that we think w ... Show More
38m 21s