Heart Homework

EP 5: Acceptance

This week we inch closer to getting to the last stage of grief and tackle acceptance, which is something Youtube Star Molly Burke knows a thing or two about. At 14 she became blind, and while she spent most of her young life as literal poster child for a cure, she recently pivoted away from finding a cure for blindness, to loving and accepting it. She joins us for some deep heart homework you won’t want to miss.

EP 4: Sadness

This week, we talk about the 4th stage of grief and get a much needed dose of Justin Baldoni’s wisdom about how to deal with our sadness. Why are we so scared to feel sad and how do we as a culture, use this health crisis to legalize sadness? Justin talks about what death can teach us about life and why sorrow has a purpose, all while taking care of his 2 1/2 old son‘s tears, while he doing it! (Please note that this conversation was recorded before the death of George Floyd and therefore does not discuss the events that have unfolded since.)

Special Episode: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack with Zerlina Maxwell

We’ve chosen to interrupt our scheduled programing to do a special episode to support you in this moment in time. In the wake of national unrest after the murders of black people by the police, we are joined by author Zerlina Maxwell to find actionable solutions to create a better world together.

Episode 3: Bargaining

In this episode, Liz talks to Emmy-nomiated actress, producer, and co-host of Armchair Expert, Monica Padman about the third stage of grief: bargaining. Monica talks about the challenge of going through her first global pandemic while also juggling a recent surprise diagnosis, and she tells us about a trick Esther Perel taught her about how to tame the evil voices in our head when they come to visit. Spoiler alert: we give them funny nicknames and dress them in ugly sweaters.

Episode 2: Anger

In this episode, actor, rapper, and activist Riz Ahmed joins us to talk about the second stage of grief: anger. He shares some of his quarantine frustrations, his complicated relationship with anger and how it’s simultaneously rewarded, yet misinterpreted, especially when it’s expressed by men of color. Liz and Riz fail to make a single joke about how their names rhyme, but do write a letter to their anger and encourage you to do it too.