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Book · 2021 · Social Science

It Doesn't Have to be Awkward

Dealing with Relationships, Consent, and Other Hard-to-talk-about Stuff

by Pinsky, Drew Pinsky, Paulina Pinsky · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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It doesn't have to be awkward. You gotta buy the book today.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Sep 2021 Listen at 1:30:09

What they say about it

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  • Co-written with daughter“co-wrote with his daughter”
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  • Discussing the title“back to the title of the book”
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The best things said about it

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Back to the title of the book, It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward, is it awkward to write about that and talk about that with him sitting right there?
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Dec 2021
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It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward, which he co-wrote with his daughter Paulina, one of his triplets.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Sep 2021
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Co-authoring a book out today called it doesn't have to be awkward with his own daughter and they cover everything which you would think it's awkward.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Sep 2021

Why people recommend it

It Doesn't Have to be Awkward by Dr. Drew Pinsky and Paulina Pinsky is a candid guide to navigating difficult family conversations, personal growth, and radical honesty between parents and children. On The Megyn Kelly Show, host Megyn Kelly introduced Dr. Drew Pinsky and his daughter Paulina Pinsky to discuss their newly released co-authored book. Kelly praised the work for covering topics that people would typically assume are awkward to discuss, noting the unique dynamic of the father-daughter duo writing about Paulina's upbringing and their relationship. Throughout the interview segments, Kelly repeatedly brought up the title to frame conversations around the courage it took to address such personal subjects openly. In a year-end retrospective episode, Kelly reflected further on the book, asking whether it felt awkward for Paulina to write about those experiences with her father sitting right beside her. During the initial episode outro, Kelly strongly encouraged listeners to purchase the book immediately, emphasizing its value for families attempting to bridge communication gaps. The discussions underscored the book's core mission to strip away discomfort from familial dialogue, turning traditionally stressful conversations into opportunities for mutual understanding, healing, and profound relational depth.

Every mention

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Megyn Kelly it's called it doesn't have to be awkward you gotta buy the book today 10
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“so it back to the title of the book it doesn't have to be awkward, is it awkward to write about that and talk about that with him sitting right there”
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“it doesn't have to be awkward which he co-wrote with his daughter paulina one of his triplets”
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“he's got a new book out today with his daughter who's going to be here in a moment called it doesn't have to be awkward”
Discussed
“co-authoring a book out today called it doesn't have to be awkward with his own daughter and they cover everything which you would think it's awkward”
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“discuss their new book it doesn't have to be awkward”
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“so it back to the title of the book it doesn't have to be awkward is it awkward to write about that”
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“it doesn't have to be awkward out today in about 20 minutes”
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“both here talking about their new book it doesn't have to be awkward out today”
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“it's called it doesn't have to be awkward you gotta buy the book today”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

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“So so we wrote this book called It Doesn't Have to Be Awkward and it did very well and I and in the process of writing the book I got to see her point of view.”
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“- So before we get to the book, which I'm holding in my hand, so I'll put it down for a moment. Let's just do the COVID stuff. -”
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“and and again that's what our book ended up being about we really it's not about all this stuff so much”
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“and so you know we have guidelines in here about how to uh you know”

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