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Good Things from Lemonada
Good Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re…
Episodes
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Handle Toxic Positivity
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…
Good Things from Lemonada36. How Can I Succeed in My Second Marriage? With Elizabeth Earnshaw
For many couples, a second marriage is a fresh start and a new chance at happiness. But it still means a lot of work and reflection as you’ll hear in this…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Find the Right Therapist
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…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Inject a Little More Kindness into the World
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…
Good Things from Lemonada35. Why Don’t I Feel Comfortable in My Own Body? With Courtney Wyckoff
We’ve all probably heard that we should try and love our bodies, which seems like an impossible standard to reach — especially after motherhood. MommaStrong…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Be Your Truest Self
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…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Actually Practice Self-Care
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…
Good Things from LemonadaRevisiting Do I Deserve Self-Compassion? With Dr. Kristin Neff
What’s actually standing in the way of you loving yourself more? This week we’re revisiting our conversation with author Dr. Kristin Neff to talk about self…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Cope with Yet Another Mass Tragedy
Uvalde, Texas. Buffalo, New York. One million COVID deaths. Two years since George Floyd’s murder. The anguish is overwhelming. How are we supposed to process…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Get Over Procrastination
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…
Good Things from Lemonada34. What’s a Better Way to Grieve Online? With Rebecca Soffer
Author and comedian Rebecca Soffer desperately turned to the internet for help when she was in her early 30s after her mother was killed in a car crash and…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Stop Doomscrolling
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…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Figure Out What Really Matters
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…
Good Things from Lemonada33. Can We Redefine What It Means to Surrender? With Kute Blackson
In our culture, the word “surrender” usually carries with it negative connotations. It means quitting, giving up, conceding. Author and motivational speaker…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Break Your Morning Phone Addiction
Do you reach for your phone the moment you wake up every morning? Claire gives you a tip on how to break that habit and regain some calm at the beginning of…
Good Things from LemonadaWhat to Do When Your Life Isn’t What You Imagined
Does your life look the way you thought it would? Claire gives you a tip on how to get clarity on what you really want in life and how to go about making that…
Good Things from LemonadaMore New Day on New Days (Official Trailer)
There is a lot going on in the world right now — and probably in your personal life, too. It can be stressful and overwhelming. That’s why starting on May 9th…
Good Things from Lemonada32. What If Mother’s Day Is Painful for Me? With Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Maureen Wittels
Mother’s Day has great intentions behind it: taking a day out of the year to celebrate our moms and all the things they do for us. But for many people, for…
Good Things from Lemonada31. How Does My Culture Inform My Grief? With Marisa Renee Lee
The grief space, like most things in our society, has long been dominated by white voices. Marisa Renee Lee is doing her part to change that. In her new book…
Good Things from LemonadaRevisiting How Do I Live Presently and Die Gracefully? With Alua Arthur
It can be uncomfortable to think about death, but the end of life is a transition we should all learn how to embrace. So, this week we’re revisiting our…
Good Things from Lemonada30. How Do I Manage My Anxiety? With Kelsey Darragh
There’s no way to have gotten through the last few years without some anxiety. But comedian and mental health advocate Kelsey Darragh has been experiencing…
Good Things from Lemonada29. How Do I Form Deep Connections With Others? With Kelle Hampton
You’re not weird. Making friends as an adult is just hard. But sometimes all it takes is opening up a little bit. Author Kelle Hampton knew when she wrote her…
Good Things from Lemonada28. How Do I Cope With the Loss of My Child? With Michael Cruz Kayne
How are you supposed to go on after suffering an unimaginable tragedy? Shortly after comedian Michael Cruz Kayne welcomed his identical twin boys into the…
Good Things from Lemonada27. How Do I Survive an Abusive Relationship? With Dr. Heidi Kar
Domestic violence is pervasive and thrives in silence. But how do I know if my relationship has crossed a line? How do I identify abuse? And what exactly…
Good Things from Lemonada26. How Do I Know My Gender? With Tuck Woodstock
Many of us never think to question our own gender identity... but should we? And what happens when someone close to us begins that kind of exploration? In this…
Good Things from Lemonada25. How Do I Stop Defining Myself by My Job? With Tamara Taggart
During the pandemic, the line between work life and home life got blurry. But that was already true for many people well before COVID-19 arrived. Tamara…
Good Things from Lemonada24. How Can I Be Happier in My Relationship? With Elizabeth Earnshaw
Despite what we’ve learned in fairy tales during our childhood, there’s no such thing as the perfect relationship. Marriage therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw has…
Good Things from Lemonada23. How Can I Handle this Constant Anxiety? With Janis Whitlock
We all have anxiety, but not all of us know how to manage it. Janis Whitlock, senior advisor for the Jed Foundation, says a great way to tackle anxiety is to…
Good Things from Lemonada22. Is There a Different Way to Become a Parent? With Maureen Iselin
Maureen Iselin has always wanted to be a mom. But as she neared 40 and her most recent relationship came to an end, she realized the traditional nuclear family…
Good Things from Lemonada21. How Can We Do Mental Health Better? With Ben Miller
Psychologist Ben Miller wants us to think about mental health differently. And he has lots of ideas of how to make that happen. Imagine a world where the…
Good Things from Lemonada20. How Do I Go On After Losing My Partner? With Tembi Locke
Tembi Locke was 41 years old when she lost her husband to a long illness, leaving her to parent their young daughter alone. Tembi wrote about her journey…
Good Things from Lemonada19. How Can I Set Healthy Boundaries? With Alison Rosen
Podcast host Alison Rosen is an empath, which makes it hard for her to step away from the highly personal conversations she has each week on “Alison Rosen Is…
Good Things from Lemonada18. How Do I Appreciate the Body I Have? With Simone De La Rue
Celebrity fitness trainer Simone De La Rue wants to change how we think about and relate to our bodies. She can trace her passion for health, women’s…
Good Things from Lemonada17. How to Rebuild When Your Dreams Fall Apart with Lien Ta
The pandemic has forced many of us to stop - stop going out, stop seeing friends, stop doing the things that bring us joy. And when we all stopped eating out…
Good Things from Lemonada16. Do I Deserve Self-Compassion? With Dr. Kristin Neff
Loving ourselves is not easy. Author Dr. Kristin Neff says in order to actually love yourself you must be willing to turn toward pain, forgive others, and talk…
Good Things from Lemonada15. How Can I Connect to the People I’ve Lost? With Medium Fleur
Do you believe in psychic mediums, or are you a skeptic? Turns out you don’t just have to be one or the other. Claire was pretty skeptical when she first met…
Good Things from LemonadaBONUS EPISODE: How to Survive the Holiday Season with Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Happy melancholy holidays! In this special crossover episode, Last Day host Stephanie Wittels Wachs sits down with grief expert Claire Bidwell Smith to talk…
Good Things from Lemonada14. How Can I Embrace My Family Secrets? With Dani Shapiro
Every family has secrets, but some secrets can change everything we thought we knew about ourselves. At age 54, writer Dani Shapiro discovered that the father…
Good Things from Lemonada13. How to Forgive an A**hole with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Being a religious leader doesn’t mean you're an expert at practicing forgiveness. Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber says being in quarantine gave her the ego…
Good Things from Lemonada12. How Can I Use My Voice for Social Change? With Brandon Kyle Goodman
The murder of George Floyd was shocking and changed all of us -- regardless of our racial identities. For nonbinary activist, actor, and writer Brandon Kyle…
Good Things from LemonadaRevisiting Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma with Billie Lourd
The holidays are upon us, and that can mean complicated family dynamics. So, we're revisiting our conversation with Billie Lourd. She has been grieving the…
Good Things from Lemonada11. How Can I Use the Pandemic To Make My Relationship Even Stronger? With Jeremiah Fraites and Francesca Lazzarin
The pandemic has asked us to think about our lives — and our relationships — in so many different ways. For some of us, it meant more time than ever before…
Good Things from Lemonada10. How Can I Accept My Body and My Fears? With BJ Miller
30 years ago Dr. BJ Miller had an accident that changed his life forever. He was out late one night, messing around with his college buddies, and he jumped up…
Good Things from Lemonada9. How Do I Talk to My Kids About Their Mental Health? With Lily Cornell Silver
Lily Cornell Silver knows that being in your 20s is hard. Being in your 20s and navigating COVID-19, college, grief, and your mental health can feel completely…
Good Things from Lemonada8. How Do I Stop Beating Myself Up? With Alauna Curry
Dr. Alauna Curry is like every other therapist out there–a regular person with struggles and pain just like the rest of us. And in 2017, when her marriage…
Good Things from Lemonada7. How Can I Have a Great Sex Life? With Dr. Alex Katehakis
Sex therapist Dr. Alex Katehakis started studying sex in her 30s, after years of struggling to build and maintain romantic relationships. Her early work in the…
Good Things from Lemonada6. How Do I Move Forward When I’m So Angry? With Jen Curran
Comedian Jen Curran thought she was having a normal pregnancy, but then the complications started. Her doctors told her to lose weight, but they were wrong…
Good Things from Lemonada5. Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma with Billie Lourd
Billie Lourd has been grieving the loss of her mother, Carrie Fisher, and grandmother, Debbie Reynolds, since 2016. She shares what it was like growing up in…
Good Things from Lemonada4. Giving Yourself Permission to Feel with Marc Brackett
Marc Brackett isn’t the first person to feel like an emotional wreck after a disagreement with their partner, family, or friends - and neither are you…
Good Things from Lemonada3. How Do I Live Presently and Die Gracefully? With Alua Arthur
Alua Arthur is a death doula, but her work has taught her how to live. She talks about walking away from unfulfilling work, pursuing joy and how to have hope…
Good Things from Lemonada2. How Do I Find Love (Again)? With Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake opens up about shaving her head, losing a beloved husband to suicide, meeting the new love of her life and learning to love herself in her 50s. This…
Good Things from Lemonada1. How to Survive One of the Hardest Years of Your Life with Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed gets real about being a broke bestselling author, comparing herself to other moms, practicing self-compassion - and then struggling all over…
Good Things from LemonadaIntroducing New Day
A new podcast with a simple goal - helping you get through the day and look forward to tomorrow. From Lemonada Media. Premieres September 15. See…
Good Things from LemonadaNew Day from Lemonada (coming Sept. 2021)
How do YOU define a life worth living? We want to hear what you do or what you need to live a fulfilling life. What does your community need? Send us a DM on…