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We Can Do Hard Things · June 30, 2026 · 1h 5m

(BEST OF) Pet Love: The Closest We Come to Unconditional Love?

Abby Wambach, Amanda Doyle, Glennon Doyle

In this tender and funny conversation, the three co-hosts reflect on the deep bond they share with their pets, exploring the idea that animals offer the closest thing to unconditional love. Amanda shares how her dog Séamus disrupted her rigid, spreadsheet-driven life, Glennon describes how only her beloved dogs Honey and Hattie truly understand her, and Abby confesses that a hamster named Biscuit somehow breached all her defenses and wormed into her heart. They discuss how, when the world feels overwhelming, the steady presence of a pet can anchor us back to ourselves and remind us we are still capable of love.

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Highlights

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The Religion of the Spreadsheet
Amanda describes how her dog Séamus shattered the rigid, spreadsheet-based order she had built her life around.
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Only Honey and Hattie Understand
Glennon explains that her dogs are the only 'people' who truly understand her.
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Biscuit Crosses Every Boundary
Abby reveals that despite her best efforts to maintain emotional boundaries, a hamster named Biscuit managed to sneak past every defense and into her heart.
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Pets as the Closest Thing to Unconditional Love
The co-hosts explore the concept that our animals offer the nearest approximation of unconditional love we ever encounter.
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Misc

✧Amanda’s dog Séamus 'ruined her religion of the spreadsheet.'
✧Glennon calls her dogs Honey and Hattie the only 'people' who truly understand her.
✧Abby reveals that a hamster named Biscuit snuck past every boundary and straight into her heart.
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