This episode was recorded on May 20, 2021 and is especially dear to me because I'm speaking with my cousin about her grieving process over the loss of our grandmother. Little did I know -- two and a half weeks later -- my dad would pass away suddenly and unexpectedly. If I'm being honest, I have not listened to this episode in its entirety. Nor have I listened to any of the last five episodes I taped from late April through May; however, I'm dropping all of them (S1 Episodes 15-19) now for my listeners to hear. Their stories deserve to be told and listened to because they are incredibly resilient stories that we can all learn from. I'm simply not in a place to listen because I'm sure I reference my father in many of these discussions. I promise to end this season with Episode 20 - where I'll take to the mic and wrap things up. Until then, I really hope you enjoy the final 5 guests of Season 1 of Hindsight's 2020. With love, Andrea

This episode was recorded on May 17, 2021. On today’s episode I’m chatting with my friend and hairstylist Kelly about how the pandemic forced her out of the workforce. We also talk about the changes she and her family had to make when she was able to go back to work. This was such an effortless recording, I felt like I was sitting in her chair at the salon and we were just gabbing away. I hope you all enjoy Kelly’s perspective on 2020...

This episode was recorded on May 27, 2021 - it was the last recording I did for Season 1 of this podcast. Little did I know -- 12 days later -- my dad would pass away suddenly and unexpectedly. If I'm being honest, I have not listened to this episode in its entirety. Nor have I listened to any of the last five episodes I taped from late April through May; however, I'm dropping all of them (S1 Episodes 15-19) now for my listeners to hear. Their stories deserve to be told and listened to because they are incredible, inspiring and amazing. I'm simply not in a place to listen because I'm sure I reference my father in many of these discussions. I promise to end this season with Episode 20 - where I'll take to the mic and wrap things up. Until then, I really hope you enjoy the final 5 guests of Season 1 of Hindsight's 2020. With love, Andrea

This episode was recorded on April 28, 2021. Today I’m chatting with my friend, who you all know as "Serena C", from Matt James’ season of the Bachelor! We’ll get into what led her to sign up for the Bachelor and what that experience was like in light of all the political and racial tensions 2020 served up... Five weeks after Serena and I recorded my dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. If I'm being honest, I have not listened to this episode in its entirety. Nor have I listened to any of the last five episodes I taped from late April through May; however, I'm dropping all of them (S1 Episodes 15-19) now for my listeners to hear. Their stories deserve to be told and listened to because they're amazing. I promise to end this season with Episode 20 - where I'll take to the mic and wrap things up. Until then, I really hope you enjoy the final 5 guests of Season 1 of Hindsight's 2020. With love, Andrea

This episode was recorded on April 26, 2021. On today's episode Johnathon and I speak about how his career trajectory changed course rather unexpectedly during the pandemic. Little did I know -- six weeks later -- my own life would change trajectory when my dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. If I'm being honest, I have not listened to this episode in its entirety. Nor have I listened to any of the last 5 episodes I taped from late April through May; however, I'm dropping all of them (S1 Episodes 15-19) now for my listeners to hear. Their stories deserve to be told and listened to - because they're incredible. I promise to end this season with Episode 20 - where I'll take to the mic and wrap things up. Until then, I really hope you enjoy the final 5 guests of Season 1 of Hindsight's 2020. With love, Andrea

On this episode, I’m chatting with my friend Laurie about being intentional in tapping into her own joy and recognizing and appreciating the silver linings that 2020 offered up.

On this episode, I’m chatting with my friend Tracey B Wilson about channeling her creative voice and energy into art to help people feel happy during this massive shared experience of a pandemic.

On this episode I’m chatting with Jon Keur about resilience, empathy and community in the wake of a gnarly car accident that put him on a long road to physical recovery.

On this episode I’m chatting with Leah Neaderthal about leaving her home with her wife and child for 6 months to ride out the pandemic, as well as, what it took for her to be able to turn inward and begin to take care of herself and her needs just as she does for her clients.

On this episode, Kim Karant and I will get real about letting go of our OCD tendencies to enjoy life, figuring out self care in order to prioritize ourselves and our community and the silver linings that 2020 offered up.

On this episode, Tina talks about pandemic fatigue as an essential worker, finding resilience you didn't know you had, and bartering PPE for cupcakes & haircuts!

On this episode, I chat with my friend Julie Morgan about starting 2020 off contemplating stopping treatment for her breast cancer and getting hospice involved. We also talk about finding joy in slowing down and having the gift of extra time with her family & friends. Julie shares openly about what it's like living with stage 4 disease, being immunocompromised and finding ways to take up space in this world.

On this episode I'm talking with my friend Laika Kayani about a ton of really interesting things! Among them are pandemic parenting, giving birth during lock down, how our cultural norms and values shape us and recognizing that we have different, more confident, voices today to speak out against racism and hate than we did growing up.

On this episode, Kitty talks about keeping their in-home daycare afloat during the shut down, parenting older children and being a transracial cop family. Kitty is candid and funny. She says it like it is and I so love that about her. You're going to enjoy this episode and simultaneously be very jealous that I get to be friends with Kitty :)

On this episode Jason talks about making a career shift in order to protect his mental health. He also speaks about how different generations have reacted to and been impacted by the pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement and the rise in hate crimes against the AAPI community.

On this episode Jackie talks about making the decision to leave NYC in the early days of the pandemic and building a new life for herself in upstate New York.

On this episode, Nabil reflects on what it was like to grow up as an undocumented child in the United States. She candidly talks about her journey to becoming a permanent US resident and how the activist within her evolved in 2020. OK folx,I'll be real with you -- get your popcorn ready b/c this is a LONG one, but SOOOOOOOO worth the listen! Nabil will make you laugh, cry and paint a protest sign in your living room before the end of this episode! Don't hate me because I get to be friends with her and you don't :)

On this episode, Tegan reflects back on her husband Igor's pancreatic cancer diagnosis and his last months on this earth. She notes how her community showed up for her and speaks of an inner strength that appeared as she redefined her family of 4 to 3. She also shares lessons learned about letting go and living in the moment.

On this episode, Laura shares her career epiphany and how she identified a path forward, what adjustments she and her family made to survive 2020 and we play rose & thorn - pandemic edition!

On this episode I give an overview of why I started this podcast and what I hope to accomplish with it: 2020 was HARD. I don't know about you, but last year saw some of my highest highs, and my lowest lows. There were lots of fun moments...but at times, the heavy hits felt like they just kept coming. So I'm creating a safe space for us to talk about 2020 and how we each experienced it. There are no right or wrong answers here folks - just people being real and sharing the stories and lessons learned during a very tumultuous year. I think we'll be surprised at how much we all have in common and can learn from one another.