
Tell Me More: The Power of Hard Conversations with Kelly Corrigan
“Once you say something out loud, it just gets smaller. It packs less of a punch. It’s the stuff that we’re holding and never saying to anyone that’s going to be the death of us.” – Kelly Corrigan
Episode 28
In this thought-provoking conversation, Jen and Amy speak with “poet laureate of the ordinary” Kelly Corrrigan about the valuable lessons from life she’s reflecting on in this season: the significance of saying hard things, the power of listening and understanding in relationships, observations from parenting and from a career as a writer, podcaster and storyteller, and the importance of participating in democracy, regardless of who is in power. In this episode, which was recorded on Election Day 2024 (prior to knowing the outcome) Kelly uses her trademark wit and steadfast wisdom to offer listeners evergreen words of encouragement for our political landscape and for our lives in whole.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
American Bandstand TV show (1952-1989)
American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (1970-1988)
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan
Kelly’s IG post about the NYC Marathon
National Lampoon’s Animal House film (1978)
Nantucket Project 2024 – Kelly Corrigan’s Annual Wrap-Up
Marianne the Maker by Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichty
George Sweetland (illustrator)
Bryan Stevenson on Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Jennifer Garner and Christy Turlington Burns on Kelly Corrigan Wonders

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