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It's Going To Be OK

It's Going To Be OK

Feelings & Co

“It’s Going To Be OK” is a hard thing to believe given the state of, oh, everything. Many things are, in fact, not going to be okay at all. But on the advice of a wise therapist, we’re on a quest to find one okay thing about every day. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us — or our guests — feel like it might not all be so bad ... even if some things are. Join us every morning to start your day with the opposite of a doom scroll. And share your okay thing by leaving us a voicemail at 612-568-4441 or by emailing [email protected].
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It's Going To Be OK - 172. It's Christmas Day

172. It's Christmas Day

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12/25/23 • 4 min

If you find yourself struggling on the holiday, this pep talk is for you. If this is the best day of the year and you don’t listen to this episode until next week when the holiday dust settles down...this pep talk is also for you. Because no matter how you feel about any single day, Nora reminds us a day is such a fleeting thing.

“It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected].

“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s helping to simplify employee benefits by making them more personal and easier to understand.

The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Michelle Plantan.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's Going To Be OK - 239. A Literal Sign

239. A Literal Sign

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03/27/24 • 4 min

After a traumatizing house fire, our listener Loni was sitting in a meeting to talk about rebuilding her house. At one point she looked up and saw a sign that things might be okay.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here.

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Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing [email protected].

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani Grace Berry and Michelle Plantan.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 320. BFBNR

320. BFBNR

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07/18/24 • 6 min

A listener named Andy shares a new acronym with us! BFBNR: boyfriend, but not really.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 388. Civic Engagement

388. Civic Engagement

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10/22/24 • 5 min

​Emily Amick shares her solution to the loneliness epidemic: getting involved in your local community.

Sami Sage and Emily Amick are authors of the book Democracy In Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives. They are our guest hosts for It’s Going To Be Okay this week.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 406. I Don't Like Babies

406. I Don't Like Babies

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11/15/24 • 5 min

Parenting is a lifelong process, so if you find yourself not loving a certain, that's ok! Today, Jo Piazza gives you the parenting pep talk you might need.

Jo Piazza is an author, podcaster and journalist. Her latest book, The Sicilian Inheritance, is on sale now and it’s SO good!! Jo also hosts the podcast Under The Influence, about social media marketing and how we all interact with it.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 365. Embrace the Nonsense

365. Embrace the Nonsense

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09/19/24 • 6 min

Lyndsay Rush (the poet behind the hilarious Instagram account @maryoliversdrunkcousin) is our guest host this week! Each day she’s going to try and make you smile (and most definitely laugh) as she reads some of her favorite headline poems.

Today’s poem: Some Boston Subway Trains Are Now Sporting Googly Eyes.

Lyndsay’s latest book of poems, A Bit Much, is available now.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 347. 30 Days of OK

347. 30 Days of OK

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08/26/24 • 8 min

September is a month with 30 days, which means we’re doing another 30 Days of Ok! If you sign up, every day you’ll get a VERY short email reminding you about the okay things out there. We’ll also send you a tracker (digital or a PDF you can print) for you to write down one okay thing of your own every day in September.

Sign up for the September 30 Days of Okay here.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

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The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 405. The Climb

405. The Climb

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11/14/24 • 6 min

For her honeymoon, Jo Piazza and her husband climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Not only was it a physical feat, it was the first test of their new marriage.

Jo Piazza is an author, podcaster and journalist. Her latest book, The Sicilian Inheritance, is on sale now and it’s SO good!! Jo also hosts the podcast Under The Influence, about social media marketing and how we all interact with it.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

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Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

_

The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

_

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - 386. Multiverse

386. Multiverse

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10/18/24 • 7 min

As a widow, Nora has taken a concept from the Marvel cinematic universe and applied it to her grief.

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If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be! But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.

Created and hosted by Nora McInerny.

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Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.

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“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.

_

Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529‬ or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”

_

The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Find all our shows and our store at www.feelingsand.co.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Going To Be OK - You Might Also Like: Pod Save America
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11/14/24 • 73 min

Introducing Ezra Klein on Where Democrats Go From Here from Pod Save America.

Follow the show: Pod Save America

Jon and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, host of The Ezra Klein Show, talk through what we know about how Democrats started to lose working-class and lower-information voters—even before 2024—how social media and interest groups drive those divides, why blue states and cities shifted right, and what progressives can do to tackle the affordability crisis.

DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

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It's Going To Be OK currently has 450 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.

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The episode title '172. It's Christmas Day' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on It's Going To Be OK is 7 minutes.

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