Ep. 291 Back to ... normal?

Sorta Awesome

Cloud10

Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It’s been over a year since the world turned upside down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we’re beginning to see a light at the end of this tunnel. Are we ready to go back to normal? What does that mean? And how can we make the transition a little less stressful and a little more awesome? You do NOT want to miss this conversation with Meg and Kelly as they process together what the months ahead might bring us! Are you loving Sorta Awesome's new look? Treat yourself to some BRAND NEW Sorta Awesome merch! New designs featuring the return of GOLD to our logo are in the shop NOW! sortaawesomeshow.com/merch THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Billie: for 10% off of your new favorite razor, go to mybillie.com/awesome Legacy Box: Go to legacybox.com/AWESOME and save 50% while supplies last. EveryPlate: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off another 2 weeks by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code awesome199 First Leaf: Sign up to become a new member of First Leaf and get your first 6 bottles for $39.95 AND send $10 to the charity of your choice! Sorta Awesome’s affiliate link is sortaawesomeshow.com/firstleaf SHOW NOTES: Kelly’s AotW: Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast series How to Make the Most of Family Life Meg AotW: The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Of course you’re anxious about returning to normal life Do We Even Know How To Socialize Anymore? There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing It’s OK to Grieve for the Small Losses of a Lost Year Why Our Mental Health Won't Just Go Back to Normal When the Pandemic Is Over You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Find Kelly on Twitter , Instagram and on her website! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's May 7th, 2021, and this is episode 290.
0:04.5	You are invited to join me and my dear friend and long-time co-host,
0:09.1	Kelly Gordon, as we have a very timely conversation about what a lot of us are feeling
0:16.2	as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel of this pandemic and quarantined year.
0:22.2	We want to talk about what we're thinking about, what we're feeling, and I have a feeling that
0:27.0	what we're thinking and feeling is what you're thinking and feeling too.
0:30.3	So, you guys, let's see if we can figure this out together.
0:34.1	I'm Meg Teats, and this is sort of awesome.
0:44.6	Welcome back, awesomes to the show that is all about helping you find conversation,
0:48.4	friendship, and community. We hope you know that you have found your way to the most
0:52.8	awesome community of women that exist on the internet anywhere right now.
0:56.9	You can find our community all over the place on YouTube and TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,
1:02.4	basically if amazing women are gathering there, you can find sort of awesome there too.
1:08.0	So, Kelly, first of all, hello, I am so glad that you are here with us this week.
1:14.1	I am so glad that you're up for this conversation because as you can imagine and as you live in
1:19.2	your everyday life producing public radio, this is like you're in the trenches of this conversation.
1:24.4	Thank you for bringing it to us on sort of awesome.
1:26.6	Absolutely. It's really just something that I'm thinking about all the time because of my work,
1:30.8	but honestly, I was saying this to my 10-year-old this morning as I was driving into school.
1:35.2	I love the fact that in my job, I get to investigate all these different things because I'm a
1:40.2	little bit of a science nerd at heart. And so, even though the pandemic has been absolutely
1:44.9	gut-wrenching and horrible, it's also been fascinating for somebody who likes to learn.
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