AP 788: Remember When: 2020 || Lockdowns, Life Changes, and Lessons From Behind the Mic

About Progress

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Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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As I reflect on 2020 in celebration of About Progress turning 10, I'm reminded of how the global pandemic altered life as we knew it, personally affecting our family with immediate, life-altering decisions. Looking back, I'm proud of how I showed up for my community, even when navigating difficult discussions online about race and politics. Behind the mic, 2020 was both a professional boon and a personal gauntlet. Despite the upheavals, I remain grateful for the thriving support of my community and the success of Podcast University, proof that confronting discomfort can lead to profound opportunities. While I continue to balance openness with privacy, the common thread remains—curiosity and connection, the fuel of our shared journey on About Progress. Old episodes to support: Interviews with Arielle Estoria, Nir Eyal, Brooke Snow, Jasmine Bradshaw, and Kolbie Blume, What to do When You Don’t Know What to do About Racism ⁠Get the Best Summer Ever Workshop at half-off⁠ old pricing! ⁠Preorder Sticky Habits ⁠book today! Join the ⁠Book Launch Committee⁠ for behind-the-scenes and first peeks at all things book. Join the ⁠Supporters Club⁠ to keep About Progress around for good. ⁠Get the free DSL Training⁠. Get your ⁠AirDoctor purifie⁠r for up to $300 off with the discount code “MONICA.” Get your teen ⁠Knix⁠ with code “PROGRESS.” Go to ⁠Quince⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:05.0	Mom!
0:06.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:08.0	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:14.0	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.0	Hello Fresh can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.
0:23.4	So its phones down, forks up.
0:25.5	Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.
0:32.6	Hi, I'm Monica Packer from About Progress and this is Remember When, a monthly episode to honor
0:42.1	about progress turning 10 years old this coming November.
0:45.9	Each month leading up to that milestone, I'm opening up a time capsule of a bygone year
0:50.8	and gradually working up to our current one, all to look back on what was happening
0:55.9	in the world in my life and in this podcast with the goal to celebrate and learn from this work
1:01.2	we've created together. The year is 2020. Remember when? Everything COVID-19, right? The global spread of COVID-19 occurred. It was
1:15.0	declared an official pandemic and also spurred worldwide lockdowns of that last for years.
1:21.3	There were massive shifts in remote work in virtual school and in Zoom culture. Global economic
1:26.7	shutdowns occurred. Unemployment happened, and stimulus programs began.
1:30.9	Do you remember the shortages of masks and toilet paper and medical supplies?
1:35.2	The death of George Floyd and worldwide Black Lives Matter protests?
1:39.6	Widespread conversations about racial injustice and systemic inequality.
1:44.0	The highly polarized 2020 U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
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