I Don't Know How You Do It

By Jessica Fein

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Episodes: 107

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Meet the people who stretch the limits of what we think is possible and hear "I don't know how you do it" every single day. Each week we talk with a guest whose life seems unimaginable from the outside. Some of our guests were thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Others chose them voluntarily.

People like:

The athlete who learned to walk again and became a paralympic gold medalist after being in a coma for four years…

The woman who left the security of her job and  home to live full-time on a small sailboat...

The child-welfare advocate who grew up homeless and turned his gut-wrenching childhood into a lifetime of making a difference...

The mother who worked with scientists to develop a custom treatment for her daughter’s rare disease…

They share their stories of challenge and success and dive into what makes them able to do things that look undoable. Where do they find their drive? Their resilience? Their purpose and passion?

You'll leave each candid conversation with new insights, ideas, and the inspiration to say, "I can do it too," whatever your "it" is.


Episode Date
Owning Your Voice: Shame, Resilience, and Truth-Telling with Allison Lane
Jun 24, 2025
The Work That Found Her: Helping Children Navigate Grief, with Jen Noonan
Jun 10, 2025
Beyond The Nanny Diaries: Nicola Kraus on Joy, Caregiving, and Getting it Done
May 20, 2025
Justice For My Sister, with Susan Altman: Part 2
May 06, 2025
Justice For My Sister, with Susan Altman: Part 1
Apr 29, 2025
100th Episode: Gender, Genetics, and Good Grief, with Ben Morton
Apr 22, 2025
Writing Your Own Rules: Reinvention, Rebellion, and Reclaiming Your Voice with Lynne Golodner
Apr 15, 2025
Harnessing Courage: The 3G Resilience Formula, with Laura Bratton
Apr 08, 2025
Dragons at the Gate: Advocacy, Community, and Getting Your Shit Together, with Laura Lang-Ree
Mar 25, 2025
Be The Change: Living Like Gandhi, with Perry Garfinkel
Mar 18, 2025
How to Become Resilient AF: Grief, Gratitude, and Growth, with Blair Kaplan Venables and Alana Kaplan
Mar 04, 2025
Why You Should Buy the Balloon: Rare Disease, Hard Truths, and Beautiful Moments, with Erin Paterson and Laura Will
Feb 25, 2025
The Full Catastrophe: Loss, Love, and Finding Your F*ck You, with Casey Mulligan Walsh
Feb 18, 2025
High-Frequency Living: Love, Loss, and My Meditation Homework, with Amanda McKoy Flanagan
Feb 11, 2025
Two Moms Get Real: Grief, Hope, and Fierce Joy, with Morgan Motsinger and Jessica Fein
Feb 04, 2025
The Unexpected Adventure: Athletes, Access, and Inspiration Porn, with Tim Brown
Jan 28, 2025
Hope is Dope: Grief, Growth, and Extraordinary Parents, with Larry Carlat
Jan 21, 2025
Nearly Departed: Cancer, Kids, and Courage, with Gila Pfeffer
Jan 14, 2025
Faith, Medicine, and Fatherhood: Where Terror and Wonder Meet, with James Robinson
Jan 07, 2025
Happiness, Hope, and Crazy Socks: Reimagining What's Possible, with John and Mark Cronin
Dec 17, 2024
My Brother's Keeper: Sibling Loss and the Forgotten Mourners, with Annie Sklaver Orenstein
Dec 10, 2024
Infertility, Adoption, and Baby Steps To Guatemala: How I Found my Family
Dec 03, 2024
Radical Bravery: Living and Ending Well with Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider
Nov 26, 2024
Fair is a Four Letter Word, The Fall and Recovery of Joanne De Simone
Nov 19, 2024
From Medical Gaslighting to Empowered Advocate: Mackenzie Abramson's Rare Odyssey
Nov 12, 2024
The Manicurist's Daughter: Mystery, Loss, and Legacy, with Susan Lieu
Nov 05, 2024
The Power of Acknowledging the Suck, Real Talk with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Oct 29, 2024
The Pollyanna Principle: Resilience, Writing, and Reinvention, with Caroline Leavitt
Oct 15, 2024
Redefining Hope: A Mother, Her Son, and The Chicken Who Saved Them, with Kristin Jarvis Adams
Oct 01, 2024
Forgiving Dead Bastards: Grief, Betrayal, and Healing, with Jessica Waite
Sep 17, 2024
Chasing Fireworks: A Breath Taking Excerpt -- Minisode
Jul 02, 2024
Love, Loss, and Living On: A Mother's Journey, with Heather Straughter
Jun 25, 2024
How to Script a Joyful Life, with Bestselling Author Jean Meltzer
Jun 18, 2024
Reimagined Motherhood: A No BS Zone, with Myra Sack
Jun 11, 2024
From Grief Thieves to Effing Growth Opportunities, with Lisa Keefauver
Jun 04, 2024
Powering Inclusion: What Gisele Got Right, with Dawn Oates
May 28, 2024
Complex Parenting Times Two, Ambiguous Living with Parvathy Krishnan
May 21, 2024
How an Elite Climber Survived Kidnapping and Found a Softer Strength, with Beth Rodden
May 14, 2024
Parenting on the Precipice, with Jessica Patay
May 07, 2024
Life Lessons and Label Makers: What No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child, with Kelley Coleman
Apr 30, 2024
Take Your Child to Work, with Icon Nell Merlino
Apr 23, 2024
Tethered by Ideology: Faith Healers and Family Ties, with Author Kathleen Blackburn
Apr 16, 2024
From Pastor to Theological Vagabond, Jonathan Foster on Loss, Beauty, and Defiance
Apr 09, 2024
Tap Dancing on Everest, with Dr. Mimi Zieman
Apr 02, 2024
Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic: Can Technology Help? With Mental Wellness Entrepreneur Jinhyun Shin
Mar 26, 2024
Finding Your Voice: Becoming an Advocate for Your Child and Yourself, with Jaclyn Greenberg
Mar 19, 2024
Healing the Healer: When a Grief & Trauma Therapist Becomes the Patient, with Meghan Riordan Jarvis
Mar 12, 2024
The Making of a Literary Rock Star, with Zibby Owens
Mar 05, 2024
Rare Disease, Real Conversation: A Dozen of Us Weigh In
Feb 27, 2024
From Self Deception to Celebration, A Mother's Journey, with Cathy Shields
Feb 20, 2024
Doctor's Notes: Life in the NICU, with Dr. Rachel Fleishman
Feb 13, 2024
Turning Heartbreak Into Action, with Rare Trailblazer Megan Nolan
Feb 06, 2024
Unleashing Your Inner Author: How and Why to Write Your Book, with Elizabeth Lyons
Jan 30, 2024
Wanderlust Wisdom: Lessons From the Road, with Dr. Marcy Cole
Jan 23, 2024
How to Turn Fun Into a Habit, With Dr. Mike Rucker
Jan 16, 2024
Take a Breath: Living and Grieving Fully with Jessica Fein
Dec 26, 2023
From People Pleaser to Badass: A Mother Saves Her Son's Life and Finds Herself, with Karen DeBonis
Dec 19, 2023
An Unorthodox Transformation: One Woman’s Escape From Religious Fundamentalism, with Beatrice Weber
Dec 12, 2023
Therapy in a War Zone: Navigating Terror and Trauma in Israel, with Lisa Fliegel
Dec 05, 2023
Changing the World One Story at a Time, with Filmmaker Allison Norlian
Nov 28, 2023
Breathe, Move, Thrive: Discovering the Power of Yoga with Michelle Itzkowitz
Nov 21, 2023
Grieving Through the Holidays: Advice from Option B's Becca Bernstein
Nov 14, 2023
Surprise! It's Quadruplets: Navigating Grief and Gratitude, with Ashley Ness
Nov 07, 2023
A Bucket List Legacy: The Power of Living With Intention, with Laura Carney
Oct 30, 2023
How a Career Change Changed Everything for a Mother and Her Daughter, with Kelly Heger
Oct 24, 2023
Your Guide to Building Resilience, with Dr. Nefertiti B. Poyner
Oct 17, 2023
How to Start and Finish Your Creative Project, minisode with Jessica Fein
Oct 10, 2023
A Mythical Intervention: Navigating Through a Daughter's Addiction, with Ann Batchelder
Oct 03, 2023
From NICU Nurse to Autism Advocate, with Candice Hartford
Sep 26, 2023
Resilience, Hope, and Rainbows: Mito Awareness Part 2, with Susan Geoghegan
Sep 21, 2023
A Father's Journey Living with Mito, Awareness Part 1 with Adam Johnson
Sep 19, 2023
Love As An Action: The Lucky Few, with Heather Avis
Sep 12, 2023
From Setback to Comeback with Champion Skier Jamie MoCrazy
Sep 05, 2023
The Ultimate Race Against Time, with Dr. Geri Landman
Aug 29, 2023
How to Baby Step Your Way to Your Dream, with Tanya Hackney
Aug 22, 2023
How to Adjust, Adapt, and Pivot, with Rare Mama Claire Audibert
Aug 15, 2023
Unleash Your Inner Courage and Walk Towards Fear, with Christina Spinazola
Aug 08, 2023
From Lying and Stealing to Writing and Healing, Lara Love Hardin's Redemption Story
Aug 01, 2023
Why 94% Of Us Are Grieving Someone Who's Still Alive and What to Do About It, With Stephanie Sarazin
Jul 25, 2023
Hope and Healing: Beth Starck's Mission to Break Mental Health Stigmas
Jul 18, 2023
How To Make a Difference with David Ambroz
Jul 11, 2023
How to Be Brave with Kristina Driscoll
Jul 04, 2023
Slowing Down, Finding Grace, and Persevering: Lessons From Charly
Jun 27, 2023
How to Empower Women and Girls with Nell Merlino
Jun 20, 2023
Find Your Happy with Sheena Melwani
Jun 13, 2023
Life In Technicolor Gray with Corey Corrigan
Jun 06, 2023
Discovering The Wisdom of Morrie with Rob Schwartz
May 30, 2023
Nick Thompson's Journey From Love is Blind to Mental Health Advocate
May 23, 2023
Embracing the Unexpected Path with Emma Nadler
May 16, 2023
The Forced Joy Project with Dana Frost
May 09, 2023
How to Turn Joy Into Justice with Tanmeet Sethi
May 02, 2023
Going Graphic on the Road to Motherhood with Myriam Steinberg
Apr 25, 2023
Comic Relief: Nika Stewart on Coping With Cancer
Apr 18, 2023
How to Find the Guru Within with Erica Derrickson
Apr 11, 2023
Turning Hope Into Action with Dr. Maria O'Rourke
Apr 04, 2023
Navigating Grief and Joy Inch by Inch with Kelly Cervantes
Mar 28, 2023
From Abandoned to Abundant with Allison Hong Merrill
Mar 21, 2023
Flipping the Script: A Stuntwoman and Her Dog Refuse to Roll Over
Mar 14, 2023
How to Change Girls' Lives One Stitch at a Time
Mar 07, 2023
Rare Parents, Real Conversation
Feb 28, 2023
Reaching, Risking, and Resting with Tai Beauchamp
Feb 21, 2023
Changing Your Life's Course with Vickie Leuenberger
Feb 14, 2023
Mama On a Mission With Jacqueline Arlen
Feb 10, 2023
Victoria Arlen's Strength of Spirit: From Blinking to Breaking World Records
Feb 07, 2023
From Hairstylist to Rare Powerhouse with Effie Parks
Jan 31, 2023
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Jan 26, 2023
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