Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Going Deep with Laura Trevelyan on Rupture & Repair

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When veteran BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan discovered her family was involved in slavery in Grenada, she did what journalists do: investigate.  As t...

Thanks For Being Here - Grace for a Mother

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An anonymous listener shares a letter about her complicated relationship with a still-living, yet emotionally distant parent. The listener reflects on...

Go To on Finding Happiness Everyday

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With extra thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival, here are Kelly's notes from a happiness panel featuring Adam Gopnik, Tamar Gendler, David Brooks, and S...

Going Deep with Chasten Buttigieg on Rupture & Repair

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly talks with Chasten Buttigieg, teacher, advocate, and husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. The conversation goes deep into...

Thanks For Being Here - Anne Honors Her Beloved Dog Mac

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Anne Swayze shares an emotional tribute to her 16-year-old golden retriever, Mac, who touched many lives over the years. She recounts...

Go To on this Tricky Cultural Moment with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly shared the stage with acclaimed author (and personal hero) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at this year's Aspen Ideas Festival to talk cancel culture, ...

Kelly Shares an Episode of A Braver Way Podcast "How to Citizen"

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly shares an episode of a podcast she loves called A Braver Way which is hosted by friends of Kelly Corrigan Wonders, Mónica Guzmán and April Law...

Going Deep with Bryan Stevenson on Rupture & Repair

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can memorials transform thinking?  Have you ever felt something change inside you looking at a sculpture or walking through an especially powerful ex...

Thanks For Being Here Katie and the Fireman

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listener Katie Niemeyer shares a poignant story from her time as a 16-year-old patient in a burn unit, battling a severe reaction to a depression medi...

Go To on Leadership with Indra Nooyi

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I'm sharing my notes from listening to Indra Nooyi, who had a transformative tenure as CEO of PepsiCo, and is now a woman who speaks freely and...

Going Deep on How Things Get Better with Nicholas Kristof

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Kristof is one of America's most experienced, prolific, awarded and grounded journalists.  I read him often when I want a point of view that...

Thanks For Being Here Kristina's Eulogy for her mom Ann Emanuels

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristina Phipps wrote this exquisite, poetic eulogy to honor her mom Ann Emanuels.  Ann's love for beauty and her affinity for the natural world shon...

Go To on Kelly's TED Talk

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Getting the call, drafting a talk, practicing in the mock studio, dinner at Chris Anderson's with all the other speakers...it's a wild ride.  Here's ...

Going Deep with Aliza Pressman on Sane Parenting

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Living in an optimization culture is making parenting much more complicated than it need be. Or so says Dr. Aliza Pressman, author of The Five Princip...

Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Dad Joe

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s submission is introduced in the episode as a eulogy but it’s actually an essay that writer, speaker and advocate Tracy Hargen wrote about ...

Go To on Finding Common Ground

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You and I both have short lists of people we just cannot bring ourselves to understand. But even in those most strained circumstances, we do have a se...

Going Deep with Rainn Wilson on Spirituality

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rainn Wilson (who you might know as Dwight Schrute) is making a serious call for a spiritual revolution based on joy, acts of service and being honest...

Thanks For Being Here Leslie's Letter to Her Husband Ben

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 In honor of 20 years together, Leslie Browning wrote this sweet tribute to her husband Ben. In her early years, Leslie got her idea of “romantic l...

Go To on Seeing More Broadly

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I learn a lot from listeners.  This GOTO is a lesson in humility for me.  And maybe for you too.  It's about a mistake I suspect a lot of us have m...

Going Deep with Dan Harris

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Harris is a smart, hungry skeptic looking for ideas you can count on in the worst of times, like say when you have a panic attack while you’re a...

Thanks For Being Here Auntie Marge the Maker

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jody Weverka wrote this sweet eulogy for her Auntie Marge - a woman who made everything from crafts to meals to gardens to family life better for ever...

Go To on 10 Life Tips for All of US

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A young friend of mine, Sophie G, shared this speech that she had saved from her high school graduation week.  It was given by Dr. Chris Cunningham, ...

Going Deep with Krista Tippett

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Krista Tippett, informed by decades of inquiry through her super-project, On Being, sits with Kelly to consider what’s in flux, what needs will neve...

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Emails to her Dad

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We all have things we do to help us manage grief.  Today's episode is a look at one of the ways that Kelly handled the loss of her beloved dad, Green...

Go To for the Friends We Have Lost

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special episode dedicated to Kelly’s dear friend Liz Laats who passed away 8 years ago - and the friends we have all lost. Liz’s birthday would ...

Going Deep on Behavior and Well Being with Angela Duckworth, Dreme Flynt and Will McQuiston

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favorite groupings of guests ever. Sometimes the chemistry is just so right. For the last episode of the 10-part series on Well Be...

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Eulogy for her Mom

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hi all - this is Tammy writing.  This past Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, I had the honor of attending the funeral service for Kelly's mom, the indomitable...

Go To on Smile Therapy

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was a bad day in a bad week. And then, there he was, The Husband, trying a trick we used to do with the girls. Smile therapy. Is it real? Did i...

Going Deep on Spirituality and Well Being with Alexis Abernathy, W. Kamau Bell and Dr. BJ Miller

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does spirituality factor into well being? Do people of faith have better mental health? Here’s a warm and expansive conversation with several ...

Thanks For Being Here Leah's Eulogy for Brian (Ad Idem)

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lean Macfarlane wrote this exquisite eulogy to honor her husband Brian. It's a beautifully intimate portrait of the man Brian was and how he lived his...

Go To Thoughts on Graduation

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been asked to give many graduation speeches. This one was a favorite, making a case for one very simple move that changes everything. Always...

Going Deep on Nutrition and Well Being with Dr. Bret Scher, Dr. Michael Lenoir and Cava Menzies

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is nutrition a legitimate medical intervention for some mental health disorders? Absolutely, says cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher, whose research focuses ...

Thanks For Being Here Pete's Dad Larry

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Bidstrup wrote this heartfelt tribute to his dad Lawrence “Larry” Otto Bidstrup. Larry was a husband, father, grandfather, Marine, teacher, c...

Go To on Cheers to the Graduates

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From Kelly’s graduation speech at The University of Richmond, 67 legit reasons for optimism even now. (Previously aired) To learn more abo...

Going Deep on Movement and Well Being with Wendy Suzuki, Manoush Zomorodi and Mahogany L. Browne

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We need big fat fluffy hippocampi and there’s a really clear way to make this happen: move your body. We can flood our own brains with the neurochem...

Thanks For Being Here "A Girl's Best Friend"

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly shares an excerpt from Jessica Fein's new book Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes. In Jessica's words, the memoir is "...

Go To on Hugging and Holding

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Things we know about touch and why it is so important, from my own recent experiences and through this conversation with Gretchen Rubin. (Previously a...

Going Deep on Sleep and Well Being with Dr. Matt Walker, W. Kamau Bell and Maya Shankar

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Quick afternoon nap? Gummies before bed? Hitting snooze? Here’s a thorough look at how to get our sleep right with one of the world’s most info...

Spike Lee and Christy Turlington Burns Talk Moms

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the last of our special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Christy and I recently spent an unforgettable Saturday aft...

Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is #4 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Today we talk to the iconic Cindy Crawford, an old friend of Christ...

Bono and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is #3 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Bono lost his mother Iris when he was 14 years old. She had an an...

Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is #2 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Amy Schumer is as sharp a writer as she is a performer. I love he...

Jennifer Garner and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today begins a 5-part series of conversations about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Jen G, as we call her in my house, is as special and wonder...

Going Deep with Esther Perel, Katie Couric and Timothy Goodman on Connection

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You cannot talk about well-being without talking about our connections. As my guest, the divine Esther Perel, makes gin clear, the quality of our rel...

Thanks For Being Here "Motherhood Illustrated"

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At this time of year, we are knee-deep in sports: college lacrosse, the NBA play-offs and all the golf majors. Where there are sports, there are adjec...

Go To on Neuroplasticity

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am damn near hopeless with routers and a printer on the skids can take me around the bend. But, inspired by my mother and my husband and a friend, ...

Going Deep with Julie and John Gottman on Fighting Right

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman are probably the world’s reigning experts on relationships. They are well into their 5th decade of ...

Thanks For Being Here Cathy Coleman's Eulogy - 57 Things

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cathy Coleman wrote this eulogy for her mother Shirley. For Mother’s Day the year Cathy was 57, she made a list of 57 things about her mom that she...

Go To on Kelly's Life Hacks

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After much back and forth with you all on Facebook, I came up with my most important go-to items — the things that get me through the day — and, m...

Going Deep on Finding Much Better Treatments for Depression

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Leanne Williams is determined to spare people the suffering she’s endured. Her partner of many years died by suicide after fighting a depressio...

Thanks For Being Here Nancy Brown's "The Lejeune Family"

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Brown, a military spouse of 19 years, wrote this loving tribute for her two best deployment buddies. It honors the way the three friends formed...

Go To on Blindspots and Making Amends

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve done it again. I accidentally saw the world through my own lens and forgot all the other ways life unfolds for the people who listen to this s...

Going Deep on Nature with Dr. Francis Collins

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How much can we blame DNA for our depression and anxiety? Is something about our mental health pre-written into our genetic code? How much trauma c...

Thanks For Being Here Courtney's Letter for Her Mom's 75th Birthday

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Writer Courtney Martin wrote this loving, humorous tribute to her mother for her 75th birthday. Along with detailing some of her mom’s quirks that ...

Go To on Infectious Generosity

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When my girls were young, I must have told them a hundred times: you get what you give. I believe it like I believe the sun will rise tomorrow. Chri...

Going Deep on Childhood with Dr. Dima Amso

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s why I had to sit with Dr. Dima Amso, who teaches and runs a lab that studies developmental cognition at Columbia: in a sea of hyperbole, she ...

Thanks For Being Here Michelle's 20th Anniversary Essay

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Hurst celebrates her husband and their marriage on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary. From 23 year-old newlyweds finding their way in th...

Go To on Long Term Love

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a lot to know about what makes love last. People like John Gottman and Helen Fisher have been studying sex, love and connection for decades....

Going Deep with Three Brilliant Doctors on Well Being

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it nature? Is it nurture? Is it daily choices or the contexts we live in? What are the drivers of well being? This conversation kicks off a 10-...

Thanks For Being Here Kelly Finds an Old Letter to her Mom

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly recently found an old letter (hidden away in a closet in Bozeman) that she had written to her mom, way back in 1991. It’s good to look back s...

Go To on The Lessons of Crisis

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Observations on what cancer made visible to me. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com...

Going Deep with Jia Tolentino on Finding Truth in a Manipulative World

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly talks with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about identity, culture and the irresistable manipulation of the internet. Jia is a 32-year old...

Thanks For Being Here Keith's Eulogy for his Dad Patrick

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Romano wrote and delivered this eulogy for his father Patrick Romano, a lover of sports who believed that teamwork was always more important tha...

Go To on Badass Grandmas

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Intuition. Wisdom. Time. These are just some of the assets the Badass Grandmas bring to their bipartisan work. This one is for anyone who needs a...

Going Deep with Dr. Lisa Damour on Feelings, Friction and Family

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I h...

Thanks For Being Here Heather Clay's Essay "Elephants"

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Clay submitted her magical, beautifully written essay “Elephants”, after a two-week trip to Africa. Part travelogue, part reflective journ...

Go To on Figuring Out Mindfulness

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s a word that everyone is saying these days: mindfulness. I don’t totally know what it means, officially, but I have jerry-rigged a little p...

Going Deep on Fighting Corruption with Joshua Graham Lynn

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Though we dream of big overhauls, national change often comes after many states and cities sprinkled across the country come to the same conclusion ab...

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Letter to the Nurses

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A letter from Kelly to honor the many special nurses who have provided care to her and the people she loves. To learn more about listener ...

Go To on The Power of Words

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s something I know for sure, as Oprah would say…the more specifically you can communicate, the more deeply you can connect. Today’s Go To ...

Kelly Shares an Episode of To The Best of Our Knowledge

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing an episode of To The ...

Going Deep with Wanda Holland Greene on Finding Common Ground

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned educator Wanda Holland Greene joins Kelly to dig into finding common ground with absolutely anyone, even people we think we hate. They discus...

Thanks for Being Here Martha's Letter to her College Roommate Marsie

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Three decades after graduating, Martha Zeeman wrote this letter of gratitude to Marsie, her randomly-selected college suite-mate at the University of ...

Go To on Sweeping Trauma Under the Rug

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a counter intuitive idea that might not land for everyone but deserved to be shared for group consideration. I am very curious what you thin...

Going Deep with Wanda Holland Greene on Forgiveness

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Forgiveness may be the most advanced intellectual and emotional move we make as humans. It is a complete override of our innate nature to categorize f...

Thanks For Being Here When a Friend Loses a Parent

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Quite often, it’s hard to know how to properly show up for a friend who’s going through a tough time - that is, until you’ve been through the ex...

Go To on Tough Conversations

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking down the principles, practices and tactics of conflict resolution to be shared with anyone who is struggling to reach new levels understandin...

Going Deep on Reproductive Rights with April Lawson

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the closing episode of our Rupture + Repair series, we are offering a most unusual conversation between two women who are on opposite sides of the...

Thanks For Being Here Tamar's Eulogy for her Father Everett

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tamar Gendler, a former guest on Kelly Corrigan Wonders, wrote this exquisite eulogy for her father Everett. Everett was a brilliant man who was alwa...

Go To on Asking for Mercy

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As you’ll hear in this short letter from me to you, I am a little nervous about next week’s episode. It’s a conversation between a pro-life con...

Kelly Shares the Love Letter Podcast

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing an episode of the pod...

Going Deep with Simon Greer on Making Faith Work

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it really possible to talk lovingly and openly, face to face, with someone who thinks you’re going to hell? It better be because when true beli...

Thanks For Being Here Carter's Mom Sally

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carter paints a vivid picture of her popular Baltimore mom Sally who always gave back and had plenty of love to spare. Whether it was founding an org...

Go To with Matthew McConaughey

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I spent about an hour with Matthew McConaughey in Bentonville AR at The Heartland Summit. We talked about acting, of course, but he really sat up str...

Going Deep with Manu Meel on Making College Work

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Manu Meel is helping college kids talk to each other — inside and outside of classes, individually and in groups, in person and online — about all...

Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Eulogy for Her Mom Michele

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Thanks For Being Here is a eulogy written by Kelly’s dear friend Tracy Tuttle McGowan for her mother Michele White. Michele was someone wh...

Go To A Blessing or Two from Kate Bowler

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Life is more often in between than high and low. We are also usually somewhere between our very best self and our very worst. We know this but it he...

Going Deep with Julie and John Gottman on Fighting Right

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman are probably the world’s reigning experts on relationships. They are well into their 5th decade of ...

Thanks For Being Here Kirsten's Dad Tom AKA Papa Fom

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kirsten’s dad Tom was beloved by his kids and grandkids (one of whom couldn’t pronounce the letter “T”, resulting in the nickname Papa Fom). ...

Go To on Fighting Nicely

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens in the first 180 seconds of a fight determine its outcome at least 90% of the time. For real. This is a basic truth that every one of u...

Going Deep with Mónica Guzmán on Making Family Work

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Moni Guzman came to the US from Mexico with her family many decades ago. In the past two presidential elections, her parents voted for Trump while sh...

Thanks For Being Here Meghan's Story of Writing Her Mom's Eulogy

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meghan Jarvis’ beautiful story of what happened as she holed herself up in a friend’s home to write her mother’s eulogy. This is for anyone who...

Go To on Having Hard Conversations

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does someone you love vote for someone you really do not love? This is a short piece about getting along from a book I found super valuable: I Never ...

Kelly Shares A Conversation with Dan Harris and Bryan Stevenson

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing a conversation betwee...

Going Deep with Jen Hatmaker on How to Do Change Well

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reflecting on the persistence and challenge of change as a way of life and a few deep dives into very specific changes with writer, activist and commu...

Thanks For Being Here A Grief Companion

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Thanks For Being Here features an excerpt from the book Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It's Time to Heal but You're Not Sure Yo...

Go To on Interpreting Discomfort

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? T...

Going Deep with Gretchen Rubin on Happiness

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The word is EVERYWHERE. Happiness. I don’t even always believe that it’s a worthy goal honestly, but that might be a matter of semantics. How y...

Thanks For Being Here Parenting 101 Poem

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alisha Goldblatt submitted her short, beautifully written poem, “Parenting 101”, which likens parenting to a class - one which is particularly tou...

Go To on the Power of Wonder

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the point of slowing down, noticing, directing your attention to small wonders? Kelly celebrates the work of Dacher Keltner on AWE. (Replay ...