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I Don't Know How You Do It
Jessica Fein
107 episodes
4 months ago
What if the story you’re most afraid to tell is the one that holds the key to healing—not just for you, but for others too? Allison Lane has built a career helping authors, leaders, and everyday truth-tellers shape their stories and bring their messages into the world. A story strategist and messaging expert with a background in big-brand marketing, she now guides people through the vulnerable, transformative work of telling the truth—on the page and beyond. But behind her sharp strategic min...
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What if the story you’re most afraid to tell is the one that holds the key to healing—not just for you, but for others too? Allison Lane has built a career helping authors, leaders, and everyday truth-tellers shape their stories and bring their messages into the world. A story strategist and messaging expert with a background in big-brand marketing, she now guides people through the vulnerable, transformative work of telling the truth—on the page and beyond. But behind her sharp strategic min...
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Self-Improvement
Education,
Society & Culture,
Health & Fitness,
Mental Health,
Relationships
Episodes (20/107)
I Don't Know How You Do It
Owning Your Voice: Shame, Resilience, and Truth-Telling with Allison Lane
What if the story you’re most afraid to tell is the one that holds the key to healing—not just for you, but for others too? Allison Lane has built a career helping authors, leaders, and everyday truth-tellers shape their stories and bring their messages into the world. A story strategist and messaging expert with a background in big-brand marketing, she now guides people through the vulnerable, transformative work of telling the truth—on the page and beyond. But behind her sharp strategic min...
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4 months ago
38 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
The Work That Found Her: Helping Children Navigate Grief, with Jen Noonan
Most people freeze in the face of grief. Jen Noonan walks toward it. As a licensed clinical social worker at The Children’s Room, Jen supports children, teens, and families after the death of a parent, sibling, or child. Her work is quiet, courageous, and sacred—the kind of care most people couldn’t imagine doing. But for Jen, this is the work that called her. In this conversation, we explore what it means to hold space for grief without trying to fix it, how kids experience and express loss ...
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4 months ago
38 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Beyond The Nanny Diaries: Nicola Kraus on Joy, Caregiving, and Getting it Done
Nicola Kraus burst onto the literary scene as co-author of the global sensation The Nanny Diaries. But her story didn’t stop there—and in this episode, she opens up about what came next. From ghostwriting and caregiving to lead parenting and late-in-life bat mitzvah prep, Nicola shares the real-life experiences that shaped her new novel, The Best We Could Hope For. We talk about: What it’s really like to have overnight success—and what comes afterCaring for her mother over a 14-year cancer jo...
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5 months ago
30 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Justice For My Sister, with Susan Altman: Part 2
In this powerful conclusion to our two-part series, we uncover the shocking truth behind Stacy's murder and follow Susan's extraordinary seven-year fight for justice. After three years of relentless investigation, Susan finally received validation that her sister was murdered by her husband, known only as "Diablo." But this breakthrough was just the beginning of an even longer journey to justice. The episode reveals the chilling motive behind Stacy's murder, detailing how forensic experts ult...
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6 months ago
33 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Justice For My Sister, with Susan Altman: Part 1
In this gripping first installment of a two-part series, we meet Susan Altman, whose extraordinary story of sisterly devotion transformed into a seven-year quest for justice. When Susan's sister Stacy was found dead in her bathtub with the shower running, authorities ruled the death "undetermined." But Susan's intuition told her something far more sinister had occurred – her sister's husband had murdered her. This episode takes listeners through the devastating moment Susan received the...
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6 months ago
31 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
100th Episode: Gender, Genetics, and Good Grief, with Ben Morton
In this milestone 100th episode of "I Don't Know How You Do It," host Jessica Fein welcomes writer Ben Morton, whose powerful HuffPost essay about discovering he's intersex through a routine ancestry test captivated readers nationwide. Ben shares the phone call that changed everything and how this revelation provided the missing puzzle piece to questions he'd had his entire life. Ben's memoir-in-progress, titled "Good Grief," explores the complex emotions that followed his discovery. While fi...
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6 months ago
37 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Writing Your Own Rules: Reinvention, Rebellion, and Reclaiming Your Voice with Lynne Golodner
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Lynne Golodner, author of eleven books across multiple genres, who found her voice in midlife. When Lynn chose Orthodox Judaism in her twenties, she was drawn to its structure and meaning—but years later, a moment of clarity during a camping trip sparked her realization that this path no longer aligned with her authentic self. What began as a spiritual journey evolved into a series of bold reinventions that would ultimately lead her to greater creati...
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6 months ago
43 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Harnessing Courage: The 3G Resilience Formula, with Laura Bratton
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Laura Bratton, author of Harnessing Courage, who transformed her journey of vision loss into a framework for resilience that anyone can apply to life's challenges. When Laura was diagnosed with a rare retinal disease at age nine, doctors could only tell her she would eventually lose her sight—they couldn't predict when. What began as a routine eye exam quickly spiraled into years of adaptation, learning braille, and discovering how to navigate a worl...
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6 months ago
42 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Dragons at the Gate: Advocacy, Community, and Getting Your Shit Together, with Laura Lang-Ree
What if there were a roadmap for everything you need to know to take care of yourself and your family when you get a serious diagnosis for your child or someone you love? Now there is. In this powerful episode, we sit down with Laura Lang-Ree, author of The Cancer Parents Handbook, who transformed her family's childhood cancer journey into a roadmap for other parents facing medical crises. When Laura's three-year-old daughter Cecilia said, "It hurts everywhere, mama," no one expected a ...
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7 months ago
48 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Be The Change: Living Like Gandhi, with Perry Garfinkel
What would happen if you tried to live by Gandhi's principles in today's world? In this episode, we welcome journalist and author Perry Garfinkel, who embarked on an extraordinary 18-month journey to follow Mahatma Gandhi's six principles of moral living: truth, nonviolence, simplicity, faith, vegetarianism, and celibacy. Perry's experiment, chronicled in his book Becoming Gandhi, took him across three continents as he literally walked in Gandhi's footsteps, from retracing the famous 240-mile...
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7 months ago
40 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
How to Become Resilient AF: Grief, Gratitude, and Growth, with Blair Kaplan Venables and Alana Kaplan
In this irreverent, informative, and inspiring episode, Blair and Alana Kaplan of The Global Resilience Project share their journey through profound loss and how it sparked a global movement to help others strengthen their "resilience muscle." After losing both parents within a year—their mother to unexpected cancer and their father shortly after—they created a framework for resilience that combines neuroscience, storytelling, and practical tools. The sisters discuss their annual "Grief Week"...
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8 months ago
53 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Why You Should Buy the Balloon: Rare Disease, Hard Truths, and Beautiful Moments, with Erin Paterson and Laura Will
In this powerful episode marking Rare Disease Awareness Day, we bring together two remarkable guests whose lives have been profoundly shaped by rare diseases. Erin Paterson, who carries the gene for Huntington's disease and cares for her father with the same condition, and Laura Will, mother to five-year-old Alden who has polymicrogyria, share their unique yet interconnected journeys. The conversation explores the complex reality of being both a caregiver and advocate while maintaining one's ...
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8 months ago
39 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
The Full Catastrophe: Loss, Love, and Finding Your F*ck You, with Casey Mulligan Walsh
How do you rebuild your life after devastating loss? At age 12, Casey Mulligan Walsh lost both parents within months of each other. Relocated from suburban New Jersey to upstate New York, she spent years dreaming of creating the perfect family life she'd been denied. In this powerful episode, Casey shares how her search for belonging led her through marriage, divorce, and the tragic loss of her 20-year-old son Eric. Her memoir The Full Catastrophe chronicles this journey from being the ultima...
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8 months ago
39 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
High-Frequency Living: Love, Loss, and My Meditation Homework, with Amanda McKoy Flanagan
In this episode, Amanda McKoy Flanagan shares her journey through multiple losses, spiritual awakenings, and discovering how to break generational patterns of emotional protection. A New Yorker turned Colorado resident, Amanda opens up about losing five family members in three years, saving her marriage to a 9/11 first responder, and learning that what first appeared as emotional breakdowns were actually spiritual breakthroughs. Amanda discusses the "great myth" passed down through generation...
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8 months ago
51 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Two Moms Get Real: Grief, Hope, and Fierce Joy, with Morgan Motsinger and Jessica Fein
On a TEDx stage in Concord, Massachusetts, two mothers met and discovered they shared a deep bond – both had lost teenage daughters. In this intimate conversation, Morgan Motsinger and I explore what happens when life's bubble of safety gets punctured, how to navigate ongoing loss while caring for a child with a degenerative disease, and why it's so important to give ourselves permission for joy even in our darkest moments. We dig into the destabilizing events that change how we see the world...
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9 months ago
59 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
The Unexpected Adventure: Athletes, Access, and Inspiration Porn, with Tim Brown
What does adventure mean to you? For Tim Brown, it once meant charging down ski slopes as a patrol member and catching waves as a dedicated surfer. But on February 13th, 2011, a devastating accident on the slopes left him quadriplegic at age 25. Rather than marking the end of his adventurous spirit, this became what Tim calls "the biggest adventure I'll ever have." Today, Tim isn't just surviving - he's thriving as an adaptive athlete who has competed in the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Champio...
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9 months ago
36 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Hope is Dope: Grief, Growth, and Extraordinary Parents, with Larry Carlat
When Larry Carlat's 28-year-old son Rob died by suicide six years ago, Larry never imagined it would lead him to find his life's calling as a grief counselor, or to become, in his words, "the Pied Piper of psychedelics for grieving parents" In this raw and surprisingly hopeful conversation, Larry shares insights from his new book A Space in the Heart about what it means to be part of what he calls "the world's cruelest club" and how bereaved parents develop unexpected superpowers. From his ...
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9 months ago
39 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Nearly Departed: Cancer, Kids, and Courage, with Gila Pfeffer
What do you do when by age 30 you're the oldest living member of your family? Do you live in fear or take action? In this powerful and humorous episode, author Gila Pfeffer shares her journey as both a "previvor" and survivor of breast cancer. After losing her mother and grandmother to breast cancer, Gila took proactive steps to prevent the same fate, only to find cancer anyway – and then write about it with unexpected wit and wisdom in her memoir Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer,...
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9 months ago
48 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Faith, Medicine, and Fatherhood: Where Terror and Wonder Meet, with James Robinson
Where do faith, terror, and wonder intersect? In this powerful episode, author James G. Robinson takes us on an extraordinary journey across continents as he fights to save his son's life, sharing the profound lessons he learned about faith, resilience, and finding wonder in life's most challenging moments. From an unexpected prenatal diagnosis to a daring medical transport across the Pacific, James shares how his family found humanity in hospital kitchens, strength in unlikely allies, and pr...
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10 months ago
45 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
Happiness, Hope, and Crazy Socks: Reimagining What's Possible, with John and Mark Cronin
When John Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome, was graduating high school, didn't know what would come next. So he made what turned out to be a life-changing decision -- to start a business with his father. What started with local deliveries and chocolate kisses has grown into a gigantic business that's revolutionizing how the world thinks about ability, employment, and spreading happiness, while capturing the attention of Congress, the UN, and other business leaders. Join us as Jo...
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10 months ago
41 minutes

I Don't Know How You Do It
What if the story you’re most afraid to tell is the one that holds the key to healing—not just for you, but for others too? Allison Lane has built a career helping authors, leaders, and everyday truth-tellers shape their stories and bring their messages into the world. A story strategist and messaging expert with a background in big-brand marketing, she now guides people through the vulnerable, transformative work of telling the truth—on the page and beyond. But behind her sharp strategic min...