Hi everyone, I'm Susie Weiss, and I've noticed there's just simply not enough podcasts in the world. So I'm launching my own. Let's go. Let's go, baby. Second Thought is a weekly show about pop culture. The stuff everyone's been binging, arguing about, obsessing over. Here's the thing about heated rivalry. I mean, even the most devoted swifties, I think we can agree, not our best work. We'll be hosting thoughtful conversations with culture's most important figures. Talk about genius.

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on April 17th with a first guest you won't want to miss. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Hi. Today we're replaying one of our very first episodes. It's perfect for this holiday season.

It's about a daughter contemplating how to give a really

big gift to her mom, even though her mom's pretty reluctant to receive it. It's a really

touching episode and hopefully a great one to listen to with the people that you love. And we'll see you

next week with a brand new episode, How to Make Your New Year's Resolution Stick. Thanks so much for listening.

I think she just kind of wants like a kidney to land in her mailbox, you know, to have like no

associated guilt or worry about the donor. And I said, but if I take it out, it's not going to be

any good to me anymore. You might as well. Like I would hand it to her on a plate and she would

have to out of good manners take it. But she said, no, I won't take it. I won't take your kidney.

This is how to, a show where we help people figure out the answers to life's most important questions.

I'm Charles Duhigg.

Today, we're going to do something a little bit different.

We're going to talk to someone who's facing an excruciating decision and ask,

how do you get at peace with making a huge sacrifice?

How do you plunge in when there's something you know you ought to do, but you're scared? Because this choice will cause you pain and suffering.

And in the end, it might not even help the person you're doing it for.

My name is Mary. I live in Utah and am a mother and a daughter and a sister and I work in research.

And how many kids do you have?

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