Brigid Schulte is an award-winning journalist for the Washington Post and Washington Post magazine. She was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. She is also a fellow at the New America Foundation. She is a regular contributor to the She The People blog and has written for Style, Outlook, and other outlets.She writes about work-life issues and poverty, ... Show More
Oct 9
How to Stop Feeling Bad About Feeling Bad | Mariana Alessandri
In this episode, Mariana Alessandri explores how to stop feeling bad about feeling bad, and why difficult emotions don’t mean there is something wrong with you. Drawing from her book, Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods, she discusses how the pressure to stay positi ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 6
The Quiet Age: How to Find Calm When Life Won’t Slow Down | Cory Allen
In this episode, Cory Allen explores how to find calm when life won’t slow down and the pressure to keep doing more feels constant. Drawing from his new book, The Quiet Age, Cory shares how the tension we carry shapes our experience and why low moods can tell convincing lies abou ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2019
Working Too Hard? Busy and important
The New Statesman's Helen Lewis meets Brigid Schulte from the Better Life Lab, and author of "Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time". Brigid argues that we confuse being busy with being important, and that a lot of our so-called work time is time wasted ... Show More
13m 44s
Dec 2021
005 | Brittany Bird | What do we owe to ourselves?
Defying the odds and the societal norms of healing, Brittany Bird has both heaps of personal and professional experience when it comes to overcoming health hurdles. Brittany believes in a wholistic approach where she looks at all her clients from a mental, emotional, spiritual an ... Show More
55m 26s
Feb 2024
Alissa Quart and David Wallis, "Going for Broke: Living on the Edge in the World's Richest Country" (Haymarket, 2023)
Going for Broke, edited by Alissa Quart, Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and David Wallis, former Managing Director of EHRP, gives voice to a range of gifted writers for whom "economic precarity" is more than just another assignment. All illustrate ... Show More
51m 3s
Mar 2025
You Are Already Enough: Maria Shriver On Finding Your Voice, Healing After Heartbreak, Brain Health Advocacy, & The Power Of Self-Acceptance
Maria Shriver is a renowned journalist, Kennedy family scion, and award-winning advocate for women's brain health. This conversation explores the parasocial relationship between public figure and audience as Maria shares her authentic journey of self-discovery through poetry. We ... Show More
1h 49m
Sep 2021
4.2 From Good Girl to Sorceress with Brita Fernandez Schmidt
If you are a people pleaser, or strive to identify as a ‘good girl,' this episode is for you. Brita is a public speaker, transformational coach, and an advocate of women's empowerment, women's rights and equality. She previously served as the Executive Director of Women for Women ... Show More
49m 1s
Sep 2019
How a Secret Business Built a Life | Bridgett M. Davis
<p><a href="http://bridgettdavis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bridgett M. Davis</a> (http://bridgettdavis.com/)grew up in the high-stakes mix of Motown, motor-city unions, and racial tension that was Detroit in the 1960s and 70s, watching her mother, Fannie, ru ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2024
INTERVIEW: Bridgette L. Smith - "Everything I Touch Is Strategic"
Bridgette L. Smith is an award-winning talk show host, three-time CEO and founder, investor, keynote speaker, board advisor, and author. founderpitchweek.com
25m 51s
Nov 2023
Bridget Phetasy: I Regret Being a Sl*t
Bridget Phetasy is an American writer, podcast host, and political commentator. She is a contributing editor for The Spectator and has written for The Federalist, Playboy, Tablet, Quillette, The Atlantic, and other outlets. She is the host of the Weekly Dumpster Fire on YouTube a ... Show More
1h 9m