For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker and her longtime friend, Amy Hardin, have arrived in the middle years — and they couldn’t be happier about it. 

Each has navigated the ins and outs of life — from careers, to parenting, marriage (and, for Jen, divorce), spiritual evolution, and the joys of being hardcore Gen Xers.

With each weekly episode, Jen and Amy serve as our “everywoman” guides to all the seasons — past, present, and future — as they walk excitedly and tenaciously into the second half of life.

While Jen and Amy have plenty of wisdom to share — and some pretty hilarious stories, too — they don’t claim to know it all. That's why they invite some of the most interesting and accomplished guests to the podcast, bringing insight, expertise, and understanding to the most relevant topics of our time. From Jen and Amy’s compelling conversations with guests to their witty banter (and the occasional eye-rolls at the absurdities of life), they’re here reassure you that you’re not alone in this game of life. 

It’s “For the Love” of all that is good, justified, exasperating, exhilarating, real, fun — and so much more.

Society & Culture
Relationships
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Give Yourself the Gift of Done: Jon Acuff
With the new year comes new pressure to CHANGE. OUR. LIVES. This is the year we’re finally going to lose the weight, finish the project, clean out ALL the closets. Time after time, so many of us find life gets in the way. And when we can’t attain...
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Undoing the Shame of Our Body Image Struggles: ...
What would our lives be like if we spent less time thinking and talking about the way we look? What If we stopped comparing our bodies and bemoaning our “flaws”? Researchers report 85–95% of women are extremely dissatisfied with their bodies....
68 min
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Small Steps to a Happier Life: Gretchen Rubin
fancied herself a happy person. She had a job she liked, a husband and two daughters she loved, a life she enjoyed. But one day she found herself wondering, “Could I be happier?” So she set out to change her life—not in a...
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Best of For the Love: Emily Ley on Simplified L...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the For the Love team! This week, we’re previewing our brand-new series for the new year, For the Love of Good Change, and bringing back one of our most downloaded episodes (not to mention one of our favorite...
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Angels & Peacemakers: Mending the Divides
Susan Ramirez and Jon Huckins are giving their all in some of *the* hardest work: lending voices and love to two communities who are suffering deeply. In our last episode of For the Love of Giving, we’re going to talk with Susan and Jon about the...
65 min
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Ty Pennington Lives (and Gives!) to the Extreme
People give in all kinds of ways. Some give talent. Others give quality time. Some use their influence to shine a light on struggles we need to know about. Our next guest, , has given in each of these avenues—and shared a few laughs with us along...
46 min
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Charity: Water CEO Scott Harrison’s Thirst for ...
“What would the opposite of my life look like?” Today’s guest, , was a Jesus kid turned high-end club promoter, with all the luxury and excess that comes with it. Unfulfilled by his pursuit of “more” and desperate for a change, Scott sold...
59 min
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How to Help the Helpers: Pure Charity’s Mike Ru...
When Fred Rogers was a boy (stay with us here) and he would see scary things on the news, his mother would tell him, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Fret not, dear ones: Mr. Rogers’ mother is still right. For...
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[BONUS] The Hatmakers' Favorite Things Returns:...
Back by popular demand, it’s one of our very favorite episodes: the Hatmakers’ Holiday Gift Guide! Our resident gift-giving champ (and Jen’s husband) Brandon is back to highlight twelve companies creating top-shelf products and making a...
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The Popcast’s Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden: Bing...
You know those friends who know exactly what to watch and never steer you wrong? The friend who had an actual Smoke Monster terrorize guests during LOST watch parties? That other friend who does 7,000-word recaps of The Bachelor? These are (literally)...
61 min
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Kimmy Schmidt’s Ellie Kemper Dishes on The Offi...
Between her roles in and , you knew had to be delightful in real life—and we’re thrilled to confirm you’re absolutely right! Today Ellie joins our , as we continue to dive into the personalities and the “behind the screens” perspectives...
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley: Lighting Up Our TV S...
This week we’re rolling out the red carpet for a woman with a ton of talent and a heart of gold: Jen’s delightful friend, ! You’ve seen Kim in TV and movies since the ‘90s when she got her breakthrough role in Father of the Bride as Steve...
62 min
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The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil: Loving Your Bod...
It’s not every day that you find a hilarious TV show that features moral philosophers and tries to answer “What does it mean to be a good person?” But then again, not every show is NBC’s The Good Place. And today on For the Love, we’re...
57 min
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Kathie Lee Gifford: Getting Real with a Morning...
Put on your yoga pants and grab some popcorn, because today, ladies and gents, we start a brand-new series: For the Love of TV! And there’s no one better to hold court on our first episode than the ! Swapping stories with Kathie Lee is a delight,...
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[BONUS] Reaching Across The Aisle: Beto O'Rourk...
It’s been bananas in the political sphere the past few years, but you knew that. You may not think you have a voice in any of the chaos, but frankly you do—because We The People get to decide who represents us and our values. Your thoughts, your...
83 min
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Ask Jen! All Your Book and Writing Questions An...
What was the hardest book for Jen to write? How’s the new book coming along? How on earth do we dip a toe into the publishing waters? And when is she going to write us a cookbook?! No doubt each of us in the For the Love community has had a question...
78 min
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Piecing Shattered Dreams into a Beautiful Story...
When we’re kids, we each think about the lives we want when we’re older. What if you worked hard for years to make that dream—a loving husband, doting children, a farmhouse with a literal white-picket fence—a reality? And then, all of a...
69 min
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Tell Me More, Kelly Corrigan: A Live Show with ...
This is a special week in For the Love world, because it’s our very first live podcast! A few weeks ago, Jen and hosted 150 women in Jen’s backyard in Buda, Texas, and today we get to share this conversation with you, our beloved For the Love...
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Writing from Opposite Sides: Jodi Picoult Asks ...
We’re forging ahead in our For the Love of Books series, and today we host one of the most distinctive and decorated novelists of our time, a woman who challenges us to chew on why we believe what we believe: . For more than twenty years, Jodi has...
70 min
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Books as Mirrors and Windows: Kwame Alexander’s...
Our book series is in full swing, and we’re loving the conversations about reading and how words help us voice what really matters to us! This week’s guest is author, poet, and educator . And if you’ve never been into poetry, Kwame is here to...
55 min
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Use Your Words to Raise Your Voice with Kathy K...
There's never been a time when words matter more. They have the force to spark ideas, to build, to topple the status quo. Words enter the world when you use your voice. But what is your voice? For some of us, we're not even sure what our voice sounds...
69 min
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Bringing Your Story to Life: Imperfect Courage ...
Welcome to a brand spanking new series that we are just tickled to launch—For the Love of Books! It’s not like we don’t talk about books all the time anyway, but now we’re dedicating an entire series to officially having amazing conversations...
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Purposeful Parenting: Two Determined Mamas Talk...
Our Parenting series wraps up with an episode that our tribe has requested overwhelmingly. As parents, we are all doing the best we can to raise great kids. But what about the challenges we didn’t expect? What about the kids who have been left...
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Working Moms Stretched Too Thin: Jessica Turner...
Over 70% of moms in America work, and let’s face it: they’re pulled in a thousand directions. More than ever, the pressure is sky high to do All The Things well: birthday parties, presentations, laundry, answering emails. There hardly seems time...
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Jen’s Parents Tell It All: Real-Time Parenting ...
It’s the second half of the epic interview with Jana and Larry King—AKA Jen’s very own parents! In this part of the chat, Jana and Larry dish parenting gold as they talk about solutions for sibling rivalry, how to make tough parenting calls, how...
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