Second Season Year In Review
Finishing up the second season of Try This at Home, it is incredibly hard to believe that we are already forty episodes in. The year 2020 has proven to be a super challenging one for everybody in many ways. Now facing the results of election and the beginning of the winter holiday season, Leslie and Leslyn offer up their favorite moments from the year and leave the listeners with one more Try This at Home until season three. In today’s episode, Leslie and Leslyn reflect on the year as podcasters, mothers, and women in this ever-changing world.
Show Notes:
Show Intro [0:01]
Introductions – 2020 Review [0:13]
Start of the Podcast [0:47]
The Meaning Behind Try This at Home [2:52]
Moving Mountains One Stone at a Time [4:23]
Leslyn’s Favorite Episodes [6:12]
Leslie’s Favorite Episodes [7:15]
Asking for Help [9:28]
Book Reviews and Recommendations [11:57]
Leslie and Leslyn’s Holiday Plans [16:25]
Big Plans Before 2021 [21:45]
Season 2 Recap [26:30]
Try This at Home [31:38]
Closing Thoughts [32:10]
Outro [32:35]
Episode Notes:
On the last episode of Season 2 of Try This at Home, Leslie and Leslyn start off by reviewing some of the changes the podcast has faced in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and move into a reflection of the year as a whole. In the beginning of the second season, Leslie and Leslyn started by catching up and really defining the idea behind Try This at Home. The reasonings behind Try This at Home, and at this point the 80 Try This at Home’s that have been shared over the episodes, is to try to motivate the listener to think about what they can do at home to improve their overall quality of life.
This improvement or change is not always an enormous one and often the most lasting changes in life come from the small things we do. Leslyn shares a quote by Confucius, “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Lasting change is achieved by doing one thing at a time. This is eluded to in a number of the episodes specially seen in the episodes that cover random kindness, friendship, social media, and connection.
Leslyn’s favorite episodes of the season were those that focused on deep introspective questions. Episodes such as passive permission, what is truth, and what is normal. While Leslie’s favorite episodes of the seasons revolved around the topics surrounding the pandemic as it has become a part of living history. Leslyn also shares that the podcasts covering pandemic life had the main focus of adaptation and patience. Another favorite of season two were the book review episodes at the beginning of the season. As an avid book lover, Leslie offers a book recommendation for the winter months called Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain. Leslyn gives the listeners a movie recommendation titled The Christmas Shoes.
While we are still living the pandemic life, Leslie and Leslyn share their plans for the holidays and some of the big plans they have before the year is over. Leslie and Leslyn share that if you find yourself at home over the break and just need a little boost, some heavy thinking time, or even to stimulate some conversation around your dinner table, there are numerous episodes that offer you help on how to apply the little things in your life.
By the time this episode is out, the election will be over and regardless of the outcome, you may find yourself needing to go back and listen to some of the Try This at Home’s episodes. Leslie and Leslyn recommend starting with the episodes on communication, negativity, and kindness. It’s important to remember that survival is about adaptation. Peace, love, joy, and connection does not come from defining right and wrong or creating a right or wrong argument. You must learn to look at differences and find a way to respect and accept those differences.
This week’s Try This at Home is to pay attention to the little things that you can do to move mountains. What is your contribution to moving the mountains in your world?
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Links to Look At:
Leslie’s Book Recommendation: The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37638145-the-dream-daughter]
Leslyn’s Movie Recommendation: The Christmas Shoes
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330152/]
Episodes to Reflect Back On:
Try This at Home’s Episode 234: Coping with Disappointment
[https://www.trythisathomepodcast.com/podcasts-1/2020/9/22/coping-with-disappointment]
Try This at Home’s Episode 229: Fostering Positivity
[https://www.trythisathomepodcast.com/podcasts-1/2020/8/19/229]
Try This at Home’s Episode 220: Coping with Negativity
[https://www.trythisathomepodcast.com/podcasts-1/2020/6/3/220-coping-with-negativity]
Try This at Home’s Episode 202: Random Kindness
[https://www.trythisathomepodcast.com/podcasts-1/2020/2/1/202-random-kindness]
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