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Dear Sugars

Radically empathic advice. Produced by WBUR.

Episodes

Total: 392

This week, adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton -- author of the memo

It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weig

When we decide to meddle, it can often backfire. The Sugars, along with the writer Meghan Daum, answ

The Sugars, along with the fiction writer George Saunders, field letters from people who are chasing

In a heated moment, a mother reveals a dark chapter from her childhood to her daughter, then immedia

"What do I want?" This is the question Oprah Winfrey finally asked herself, after years of strugglin

There’s incredible power in saying “yes.” It opens up avenues and allows us to be brave. In Cheryl's

The Sugars are back for another batch of rapid-fire questions and answers. In this round, the Sugars

When Bad Things Happen

2017/7/3

In this episode, the Sugars grapple with a difficult question — how do we make sense of the fact tha

In this episode, the Sugars take a question from a young woman whose boyfriend recently broke up wit

More Money, More Problems

2017/6/18

Money makes us crazy. In this episode, the Sugars take questions from two letter writers struggling

In this short episode, the Sugars take a question from a 23 year-old woman who is engaged to the man

Former Hellraisers

2017/6/6

Every child has wondered of their parent: What were you like when you were my age? Who were you befo

In our Infidelity series thus far, we've heard from the cheaters, from those who have been cheated o

The Sugars' exploration of infidelity continues with a conversation with Esther Perel, a relationshi

The Sugars continue their exploration of infidelity by hearing from people who have betrayed their p

The Sugars will be spending the next couple of months working on new episodes. During the month of M

Letters From Teenagers

2017/4/27

For most of us, our teenage years were marked by feelings of insecurity, loneliness and uncertainty.

Dear Dad, It's Over

2017/4/20

We can't choose our parents, but we can choose whether or not to have a relationship with them. This

Career Vs. Love

2017/4/13

You love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What