The Bravest Conversation We’ve Had: Andrea Gibson (Best Of)

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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In the conversation that’s meant the most to Glennon, Abby, and Amanda – poet and spoken word artist, Andrea Gibson makes the bravest announcement we’ve ever heard. Andrea shares how to boundlessly, relentlessly love our lives by: paying attention to the only thing we can control; letting go of living in fear; and feeling less alone and terrified through it all. CW: Discussion of suicidal ideation About Andrea: Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show”. Gibson’s poems center around LGBTQ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Andrea is the author of seven books, most recently “You Better Be Lightning”. TW: @andreagibson IG: @andreagibson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for?
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0:11.0	drama and fine dining with The Bear,
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0:41.5	Hey y'all. Today's episode is my favorite episode we've ever done.
0:47.9	Probably the conversation that has meant the most to me, maybe on or off the pod in a long time.
0:57.0	It's also deep and funny and will help you see the world in your life in a different way. You won't end this episode without being a new person. It's also got some stuff in it about death, about illness,
1:04.9	about suicide ideation. So if hearing people talk honestly about those things hurts you, don't listen, and if it helps you, listen.
1:15.1	Today's conversation is with Andrea Gibson. Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word artists of our time.
1:23.6	Best known for their live performances, Andrea has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a poetry show.
1:30.0	Andrea's poems center around LGBTQ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health, and the dismantling of oppressive social systems.
1:38.6	Andrea is the author of seven books. Most recently, you better be lightning.
1:47.1	So, Pod Squad, welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. I need to tell you how this conversation that you're about to hear began. Maybe a couple
1:55.7	months ago, I was struggling in my recovery, just having a moment that I was just stuck and nothing was
2:05.9	getting better.
2:06.5	And I was talking to my doctor, who's an amazingly wise and world-renowned eating disorder specialist, okay? And I was telling her that the problem was that
2:24.0	in any of my therapy sessions, which were wonderful, I just felt like nothing was true enough.
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