Rewriting your story with Allison Sweet Grant

ReThinking

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4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Allison Sweet Grant is the author of the debut novel I Am the Cage — and also Adam’s wife. In this special episode, Allison and Adam dive into Allison’s book, inspired by her experience growing up with a congenital limb discrepancy and undergoing a complicated medical procedure at a formative age. They explore the lessons for identity, shame, trust, and agency. They also reflect on what they’ve taught each other about parenting, share practices that have helped them in their marriage, and discuss strategies for managing anxiety and staying grounded.

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ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith.

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0:00.0	Michael Lewis here. My best-selling book The Big Short tells the story of the build-up and burst of the U.S. housing market back in 2008. A decade ago, the Big Short was made into an Academy Award-winning movie, and now I'm bringing it to you for the first time as an audiobook narrated by yours truly. The Big big short story, what it means to bet against the
0:22.4	market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, is as relevant today as it's ever been.
0:28.8	Get the big short now at Pushkin.fm. slash audiobooks or wherever audiobooks are sold.
0:38.9	I can't believe you're doing this.
0:40.5	Aren't you going to welcome me to the show?
0:42.4	Oh, I don't have to do that.
0:44.2	You're my wife.
0:45.1	Thank you so much for having me.
0:46.6	Oh, I'm so happy you're here.
0:49.4	Welcome to rethinking, Alison Sweet Grant.
0:52.0	It's my pleasure.
0:53.0	I really traveled 15 feet from my office to
0:56.4	yours to get here. It's quite an effort. Hey, everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking,
1:05.1	my podcast on the Science of What Makes Us Tick with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational
1:10.1	psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people
1:13.6	to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
1:19.6	I have a special guest today,
1:21.6	Alison Sweet Grant, my wife and the real writer in our household.
1:25.6	Allison's debut novel, I Am the Cage, was inspired by her experience growing up with a limb
1:31.7	discrepancy and the emotional impact of medical intervention to fix it.
1:36.4	She delves into themes of identity, agency and control, shame, and trust and betrayal.
1:42.7	It's easy to want to sugarcoat things, right?
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