It's Going To Be OK

Sometimes the things we remember about our dead loved ones are the smallest, silliest details of their life. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGTBO listener Heather recently went through a devastating friend break up. She shares some words that helped her through it, including the poem She Is A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Betsy called to give a three minute shout out to the best single mom she knows: her sister. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s okay thing comes from our listener Jennifer who tells us about her favorite way to make art. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re celebrating the harsh but humbling experience of interacting with children. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes the okay thing we share is a little weird. Today is one of those days because Nora wrote a poem about her chin hair. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our listener Susan called in to tell us about finding an unexpected X-Ray while cleaning out her garage. An X-Ray that brought back some sweet memories. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes the most okay, beautiful moments come when we spend time in nature. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Winston shares a remembrance about her Granny, whose most famous piece of advice was that you can find humor in anything. Julia Winston is the host of Refamulating, the latest podcast from Feelings and Co. Refamulating tells stories about the different ways people are creating families. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s April Fool’s Day, and Nora shares her most…memorable April Fool’s joke. And by memorable we mean the joke where she freaked her parents out by saying she was getting married at age 20. _ 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. _ “It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting 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 [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani, Grace Barry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most common questions Nora gets from people is “how do you love someone new after losing another person you loved?” Today she answers that question. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener from Arizona tells us about the thing that grounds her in difficult moments: mountains. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a traumatizing house fire, our listener Loni was sitting in a meeting to talk about rebuilding her house. At one point she looked up and saw a sign that things might be okay. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener named Toni tells us about a sweet moment of dancing with her grandson in her kitchen. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nora loves to go thrifting, and one of her favorite things to hunt for at the thrift store is books. Today she reads the inscription from an old book, a note from a dad to his daughter. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. _ The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani, Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grief is more than crying. Sometimes it’s white hot anger. And today we pay homage to that part of the grieving process. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes getting a call from a wrong number is an inconsequential part of your day. But for our listener Georgie, a misdial ended up making her feel loved by a stranger. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener named Madilynn tells us about how during a season of unemployment (and a lot of anxiety) she helped her dad with some yard work to distract herself. That day of manual labor had a bigger impact on her mental health than she anticipated. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. — See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have that song that will force us to dance, sing and belt out the lyrics even on the worst days. Today, a listener named Megan tells us about her favorite songs that help on a bad day. You can listen to Megan’s playlist, Stay Strong, Stay Happy :) here. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Nora’s favorite pastimes is thrifting, and today we hear about some of the most…spooky items she’s purchased. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last few years, Nora has added quite a few pets to her family: dogs, geckos and hamsters. The latest addition to the pet crew has brought more joy to her daily routine than she imagined. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents pass down a lot of traits to their children, good and bad. So it’s easy to worry that your kids might have your same insecurities and challenges. But one listener shares a story about her daughter reacting to a situation in the complete opposite way than she would, and how delightful it was to watch as a mother. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even on the worst days, we can find one, small thing that can bring us a moment of joy. A sweet, hot beverage is often a wonderful place to start. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life can be challenging, but have you tried playing SKEE BALL to feel better?? _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s always so much emphasis put on romantic love, but in this episode Nora celebrates the love of a best friend. _ 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. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. – Check out Nora’s substack to get all of her new writing delivered to your inbox. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attending a wedding makes most people think about the nature of love. Nora is no different, and in this episode she takes us along as she attends her favorite kind of wedding: a widow wedding. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An okay thing that falls in the category of “kids say the darndest things”. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kari’s daughter, Sloan, was born deaf, blind and has physical disabilities. While that kind of parenting carries a lot of challenges, today we hear about the ways Sloan brings sunshine into her mom’s world. Kari told more of her story on our sister show, Terrible, Thanks For Asking. You can listen to part 1 and part 2 of Kari’s story on the TTFA Patreon. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Few things in life can instantly transport us back in time. Today we hear from a listener who was transported back to college when she heard one song. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Someday we must die. Remember that. Today we must live. Remember that. _ 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. _ Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani, Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan. _ The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last year, Nora has become a skilled fisherwoman, a master gardener and restored the community center in her town. No, she didn’t buy land in a rural county, but she did buy a new video game. _ 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._Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]._The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan._The transcript for this episode can be found here.Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One day Nora was scrolling TikTok and came across this video, where Kellie Lynch read their mom’s obituary. That obituary had Nora, and now you, laughing and wishing you knew Lorelei Kring. _ 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._Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]._The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan._The transcript for this episode can be found here.Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding a place where you can go and forget about all your worries and responsibilities is tough to do without doing hard drugs! But one of our listeners has found such a place, and shares it with us today. shares with us her sacred space where she can tap into youthful happiness. _ 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._Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]._The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan._The transcript for this episode can be found here.Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our listeners wrote in to talk about her constant fear of not being relevant as her kids and grandkids get older. But she really thought about it, it seemed like her relevance was there, it just looked different than she thought. _ 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._Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]._The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan._The transcript for this episode can be found here.Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have that favorite delivery spot we turn to in our most challenging times. Maybe it’s Thai food after a long work day, or a pizza brought straight to your door during a break up. For Nora, it’s a Jersey Mike’s sandwich. _ 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._Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]._The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan._The transcript for this episode can be found here.Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman named Emily starts messaging Nora on Instagram whenever she feels totally overwhelmed by life in her 20s. This DM exchange has turned into a sort of confessional, and Nora has witnessed Emily work through the stress of dating, work and figuring out what to do with her life. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a parent, we teach our kids lots of important and unimportant things. As they get older, it’s fun to see what sticks. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Claire McInerny impulse bought some roller skates last summer. She hadn’t skated since she was a child, so she headed to the local skate rink to practice- and it became a night for her to remember. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Showing up for yourself, even when things are hard, sad or terrible, is always a good idea. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On New Year’s Eve 2023, Nora gathered her family in the living room and made a big announcement: she was about to hold the first ever Family Awards Show. Everyone in the family got recognized for what they did well that year, and by the end of the night everyone felt like a winner. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nora’s friend made her a huge, gorgeous abstract mirrorball for her living room wall — and it serves as a reminder about making something new from shards of imperfection. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Okay listener shares how finding special shaped rocks has kept her afloat since caretaking during the pandemic. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Okay listener is grieving a recent breakup with her boyfriend. One day she gets blown a kiss from a stranger and it lights up her whole day. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This listener’s okay thing is Carson Behr, and well, we’ll let him introduce himself. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nora shares her brush with a word that is apparently all the rage right now. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nora’s reminder that we don’t need to frantically accomplish everything today. Life is not a race to figure it all out. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you’re in a depressive state, it’s totally normal to want to lay in bed and hide from the world. One of our listeners called in with some advice for all of us on those dark days. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Okay listener shares about the beauty of hearing bagpipes at her grandfather’s funeral. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Okay listener discovered the power of just taking a day off work. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nora has a deep relationship with her dead husband’s mom, who all her children call Mae Mae. And Mae Mae has a special connection with Nora’s youngest, Q. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected]. – The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices