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We Can Do Hard Things

Relationships, mental health, and emotional wellbeing

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Cher's Life Advice on Love, Money, and Leaving

Cher tells the hosts of We Can Do Hard Things how she survived a controlling marriage to Sonny Bono and chose to leave instead of ending her life. She describes losing all ownership of Cher Enterprises, advice from Lucille Ball, and the bumper car philosophy that carried her through decades of setbacks.

September 24, 2026 · 6 min read

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Stacey Abrams' 10 Steps to Authoritarianism, Explained

Stacey Abrams argues the United States is now a "competitive authoritarian" country: elections still happen, but power is hoarded and unaccountable (07:58). She lays out ten warning steps toward autocracy and ten matching steps back to freedom, then applies both to the midterms six weeks out, urging two hours a week of targeted local action (62:33).

September 22, 2026 · 6 min read

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