A podcast by Claire Myung

I'm Fine, Thanks

We all typically answer "I'm fine, thanks" when we're asked "How are you?", even during the times when we are not fine. This show challenges that by breaking down mental health therapies into simple, useful conversations anyone can easily follow. It's here to help you understand your mind, build resilience, and find the courage to actually feel okay.

80

episodes

42

book reviews

8

interviews

12+

hours

Follow on SpotifyThe interviews
I'm Fine, Thanks podcast cover

Newest episode

Episode 79: Why does rejection hurt so much?

Social pain runs on the same circuitry as physical pain. For a species that survived in groups, being left out once meant danger, and the brain has not updated.

Listen and reflect

Seven series, one show

Pick a lane, or start at the beginning.

13 episodes

Therapy, explained

43 episodes

The book club

8 episodes

Conversations

7 episodes

Meditation, from the ground up

5 episodes

The science of studying

3 episodes

Science behind emotions

1 episodes

Where it started

All 8 interviews

Guests, themes, players

Every episode

Each one opens to a page with the big idea, takeaways, a practice to try tonight, and a journal prompt.

The episode that named the show: what actually sits behind "I'm fine."

I'm Fine, Thanks
Start hereEp 0

I'm Fine, Thanks

"I'm fine" is a reflex, not a report. The show begins by asking what happens when you slow down long enough to answer honestly.

5 minSep 21, 2025

Pulled from the show

The frameworks worth keeping

The techniques Claire returns to, written as steps with the episode and the therapist who uses each one.

All 29 frameworks
The days you answered "fine" on autopilot3 min

"I'm fine, actually"

  1. 1.Write the question: how am I, actually?
  2. 2.Answer in three sentences. The first one is allowed to be "fine."
  3. 3.The second and third are not.
If I answered "how are you?" completely honestly right now, I would say...
The podcast's founding questionEp 0
A worry that will not stop repeating8 min

Thought record

  1. 1.Situation, in one neutral line.
  2. 2.The exact thought and how strongly you believe it.
  3. 3.Evidence for. Evidence against.
  4. 4.A balanced sentence you believe more.
The thought that keeps showing up today is...
Cognitive behavioral therapyEp 1
Listening to doing

Take an episode into a session

Every episode links to the therapist whose approach fits. Sign in, and the prompt at the end of each page opens straight into your journal.

Start for free

New episodes appear here as they are released.