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Dear Sugars

Podcast · c. 2015–2018 (Strayed/Almond run); feed active through 2026 with reruns and a miniseries · Hosted by Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond (authors; no clinical credentials) · WBUR (originally with The New York Times); recent miniseries hosted by Maggie Smith and Faith Salie

Should I stay or go? Sometimes you need someone to answer your question with kindness first. 💌

Who it's for

Two writers answer real listener letters with what the show calls radical empathy, so listeners hear their own tangles (stay or go, ghosting, family rifts) handled with warmth instead of quick fixes.

Stuck→Self-Compassion

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What it is

Dear Sugars is a WBUR advice podcast that answers listener letters with what it calls 'radical empathy.' It was originally hosted by authors Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond and was produced with The New York Times beginning in July 2017, after starting as WBUR's Dear Sugar Radio. Topics include relationships, love, parenting and trauma.

Where to find it

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the show's website and other podcast apps (wbur.org).

Before you start

Heads up: Abuse, infidelity and grief discussed.

Age: Apple Podcasts: Explicit tag (suggested 18+)

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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