A podcast about careers, detours, and the absurdity of work. Host Kristin Gardner talks with guests about the twists, pivots, and tiny choices that shape our lives. With humor, feminism, and honesty, Everything Counts (but nothing is real) reminds us that even when nothing makes sense, everything we do counts.
For the season three finale, Kristin is joined by Loren to look back at the wisdom, weirdness, and very good advice shared by this season’s guests. From practicing hope and learning to pause to knowing your values, trying something different, going outside, and remembering that everyone is just a human, a surprisingly coherent philosophy emerges: stay connected. To yourself, to your body, to your values, to other people, and to the world around you. Kristin and Loren also reflect on a summer ...
26 Aug 2026
Carol Jean: Pull the first brick.
In this episode, Kristin sits down with her mother-in-law, Carol Jean (she/her), to talk about what happens when the life you were taught to build stops making sense. Carol shares how raising her children challenged the deeply held beliefs she grew up with, setting off a years-long process of questioning, unlearning, and rebuilding her life on her own terms. She also reflects on spending more than 30 years as a dental hygienist before returning to college at 50, discovering a love of learning...
19 Aug 2026
Robin: Choose your own family.
In this episode, Kristin sits down with longtime fundraiser, educator, and first-time author Robin (she/her) to talk about writing the story she carried for decades. As Robin prepares to publish her forthcoming memoir, Living with Strangers: Healing a Wounded Heart in a Distant Land, she reflects on growing up in foster care, finding belonging in a remote village in Kenya, and building a life rooted in purpose. Together they explore resilience, chosen family, and the courage to keep reinventi...
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