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Don't Be A Dick with Gretchen Clark

Glimmers in Grief

Don't Be A Dick with Gretchen Clark

Gretchen Clark

Entrepreneurship, Advice For Women, Self Development, Don't Be A Dick Podcast, Business, Women Relationships Advice, Gretchen Clark, Dbad, Podcast For Moms, Women In Business, Female Entrepreneur Podcast, Women's Podcast, Education, Women Honest Advice Podcast, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Grief Podcast, Mom Podcast, Society & Culture, Parenting Podcast

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Gretchen is trying to bring a little more light back in. After a brutally hard season, she talks honestly about what Moose’s loss has reminded her of, who and what actually matters, why so much of the noise we stress about is meaningless, and how grief has a way of making everything crystal clear.


She also gets into finding little “glimmers” during dark moments, how her definition of success has changed over the years, and why confidence really comes from proving to yourself that you’ll do what you said you would. From building a solid girl group, to making new friends as an adult, to not forcing yourself to be “strong” all the time, this episode is part life update, part pep talk, and part big sister advice.


If you’ve been feeling a little lost, lonely, in transition, or just tired of carrying everything perfectly, this one will feel like a deep breath.

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0:00.0

Someone wrote, how are you being so strong through all of this? I'm going to tell you guys, I'm not. And that's okay. I'm just giving this to you. If you are someone who is going fucking through it and you are kicking yourself because you're like, I'm so weak, I am not strong. You don't have to be. I promise you, it's okay. D bad baby.

0:21.4

That stands for don't be a dick if you're new here.

0:23.3

And we're not sugar-coating shit.

0:24.9

So let's get into it, shall we?

0:30.4

Hi, my gals.

0:33.2

How are we doing?

0:34.1

Today's episode is going to be full of joy.

0:36.2

It's going to be happy.

0:37.3

It's going to be uplifting because I am tired of being sad. I also am coming off of, if that's how you say it, a little bit of a cold. I said this on my Instagram stories last night, but I didn't grow up on Kleenex or tissues. I can't tell you, I don't think I've ever in my life bought, like a box of tissues. I've always just

0:55.4

used toilet paper. So I like walk around with this. And I can't tell you how many people are like,

1:00.6

dude same. And so many people who are like, oh, that's a New England thing, which I've never

1:05.4

realized nor thought about. But supposedly, it's just like a redneck, I mean, that lovingly New England thing.

1:13.0

So here's my toilet paper. And if I get a little sniffly, I'm so sorry. But I will say,

1:18.6

get an IV, double up on your colostrum. Make sure your colostrum is good, not bullshit.

1:23.6

Take your electrolytes and take your supplements. And because I do feel, I mean, I woke up and I was like, whoa, like I actually do feel a lot better. Um, but Lenny girl is down and out. And that's why I'm also in fucking jeans because I'm going to the pediatrician when she wakes up. And I feel like, you know, you want to show up and like be like, I'm a good mom. Like I wear jeans. I don't know.

1:44.4

Something fucked up in my head. Um, anyway, so I put up my stories before this. I was like,

1:50.0

what do we want to chat about? Because I need something that's happy and uplifting. So you guys

1:56.7

had a couple ideas. But one thing that I wanted to talk about is just my realization. And

2:02.3

Moose, like, confirmed this for me so much. By the way, thank you guys so much for listening to

2:06.7

last week's episode. Thank you for all the love. I feel it. I appreciate it. I love you guys so much.

2:11.6

Best community on the internet hands down. We put you guys up against anyone. But like, this is morbid, but what a fucking

2:20.2

confirmation that nobody else to you matters as much as the people you love, your family, that

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