When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön, supplies the context for this episode, and was in no small part inspired by a staggering act of kindness Abby experienced in her own life. One of the inevitabilities of life is that at some stage or another, things will fall apart, so how can this book teach us to survive and learn from these times?  Main source: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times a book by Pema Chodron. Also mentioned on the podcast: Zen and the art of stand-up More about Pema Chödrön Becoming Pema A List of All Our Books Here Subscribe to our Patreon for extra bonus episodes! Help Hole is on Instagram and TikTok Sofie is on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter and Facebook Abby is on Instagram, TikTok and Threads BUY SOFIE'S BOOK WILL I EVER HAVE SEX AGAIN? HERE! EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Sofie Hagen and Abby Wambaugh PRODUCER AND EDITOR Amanda Redman SPECIAL PRODUCERS Lillie and MamaWamba JINGLE by Nicky Elson ARTWORK by Sofie Hagen (temporary, don’t worry)