Morgan, Sara, Melissa and Bipasha on Uncertainty
The Other F Word Team gathers to talk about where they are in their individual lives, as well as their podcast life, and what it's like to s...
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The Other F Word: Conversations About Failure
Stories of success are everywhere, hoping to inspire us. But they so often leave us feeling inadequate. In contrast, failure is commonplace. We fail at diets, marriages, jobs, parenting, and...
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Cathy Guisewite on Embracing Failure
Legendary comic strip writer Cathy Guisewite of the world renowned comic strip "Cathy" and author of "Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Ess...
Rebecca Kitt on Navigating the Challenges of Divorce
Rebecca Kitt shares her story about her problematic marriage and the challenges she faced throughout her divorce. Failure became a constant...
Bill Watterson on Balancing Passion with Making a Living
Director and former musician and actor Bill Watterson shares his struggle of ambition and a passion to create art with the ability to make a...
Michele Filgate on Our Relationships with Our Mothers
Author and editor Michele Filgate discusses her recent anthology "What My Mother and I Don't Talk About" which grew out of her essay of the...
Jeff Goldman on OCD
Hollywood executive Jeff Goldman describes how he is challenged by living with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He struggled thro...
Judith Viorst on Decades of Wisdom
Prolific author of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction, poetry, musicals, and countless magazine articles, Judith Viorst shares her...
Kimberly Chambers on Realizing Unimaginable Dreams
As a record breaking and award winning open-water marathon swimmer, including the Ocean's Seven, which consists of seven long-distance open-...
Elizabeth White on Reinventing Yourself After 50
Entrepreneur, consultant and author of the book "55, Underemployed and Faking Normal", Elizabeth White describes how she went from a Harvard...
Linda Grasso on Breaking Barriers
Editor-In-Chief of Ventura Blvd Magazine and Host of the Podcast SheSez, Linda Grasso speaks about her career in journalism, including longt...
Veronica Kirin on Post Traumatic Stress Injury
Entrepreneur, coach and author of "Stories of Elders", Veronica Kirin shares her fascinating story of experiencing an anticipated tsunami wh...
William Deresiewicz on The Current College Crises
Author and essayist William Deresiewicz discusses his book "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaning...
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King on Positive Youth Development
A Professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Dr. King's focus is on human thriving and spiritual development, especially in the...
Matt Abrams on OxyContin Junkie to Yale Graduate
A Writer with a Doctorate in Art History, Matt Abrams shares his epic story of early drug use, which led to dropping out of high school, run...
Steve Burrows on Saving His Mother
Steve Burrows, filmmaker and comedian, speaks about the making of his HBO documentary "Bleed Out", the story of his mom, who went in for a r...
Barbara Brown Taylor on Sitting in the Darkness
Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest, college professor and NYTimes best-selling author of numerous books including "Leaving Church"...
Susan and Douglas Segal on Trauma and Triumph
Author Douglas Segal of the recently published book "Struck: A Husband's Memoir of Trauma and Triumph" and his wife Susan Segal, share their...
Jessica Winther on the Pressure to be a Perfect Parent
Jessica Winther is an Actress, Comedian and Writer and shares her journey of trying to be a perfect parent and how her son's chronic illness...
Marianne Power on Her Self-Help Journey
London based journalist Marianne Power talks about her recent book "Help Me! One Woman's Quest to Find Out if Self Help Can Really Change Yo...
Brooke Smith on Figuring out Failure
Actress Brooke Smith from "Grey's Anatomy" and "Silence of the Lambs" shares how she overcame childhood traumas in part by just "showing up"...