Checking in with our hosts during this pandemic already in progress

About this Episode

In this episode, Kendall and rachel talk about:

• Whether Kendall is either hot or a mess or both
• How hard it is to set expectations...for anything
• Working on developing new patterns because it's not going to go "back to normal" anytime soon
• Coping with the death of a parent, most likely of the coronavirus
• The unreality of the danger unless it has touched you personally
• Weighing one's mental health vs physical health
• Putting all plans for travel on hold through the end of the year
• How contact tracing works
• Dark thoughts about the need for a revolution
• Leveraging planning for the future as an emotional coping tactic
• More about making new habits...that aren't unhealthy over the long term
• Letting yourself feel it
• This episode's self-soothing recommendations:
  • rachel: Socializing via simulwatching movies on chat. Bailing on books you're not enjoying. Animal Crossing.
  • Kendall: Letterkenny on Hulu. Meeting friends for socially-distanced takeout. Popeye's Chicken.
• Obligatory sourdough discussion
• Kicking one's own ass in gear when there isn't a reason to go on a drive (yet)
• Zoom calls and takeout aren't a substitute for being in the room, for networking, for the hallway track, for the ambiance
• Feeling unsafe talking about how bad things might actually be
• How good leaders take care of themselves so they don't take things out on their team
• Being kind is good for everyone involved

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3