2020 Did It to Me

Apparently, it’s actually rare to see population-wide personality shifts, even after stressful events, but this is actually what psychologists have noticed since the pandemic. Sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/05/1126825073/pandemic-stress-impact-personalities https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274542 https://time.com/61655

What did COVID really do to birth rates? Was there an increase in babies due to the pandemic or not? Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/ https://apple.news/A-r2h0xy-RTOLku7LIcj2lA https://news.gallup.com/poll/511238/americans-preference-larger-families-highest-1971.aspxhttps://s.wsj.net/public/resource

Hear key findings from author David Hochman's May 2023 AARP Bulletin cover story, "Three Years Later: What We Learned from COVID: The Pandemic's Impact on Home, Family, Healthcare, Work, Technology, Community, Money and More." Read the article with an AARP account here. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didit

Life and career coach Natalia Tamburini highlights the trends she’s seen in her clients around career and life goals, as well as how her own life has changed, since 2020. Follow Natalia on Instagram @natalia_tamburini or @tambuceramics.Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didittome.com to see all available epi

Thank you for an incredible first season of "2020 Did It to Me!" We'll be back after a little break to recalibrate for season two. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didittome.com to see all available episodes. Our album art was created by Sarah Duff. The following music was used for this podcast: Music: Beaut

For years, Jonny Atkins and his wife, Jodi, tried to have a baby with no luck. Eventually, they decided to adopt. When they got the call to come pick up their newborn, adopted daughter in February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to make its way across the US, and lockdowns were on the horizon. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a f

By the time 2020 hit, Susan Amy Hunter had already undergone a series of healing milestones. This new decade brought her into a space of serving, rethinking her career, and navigating her relationships with both her birth mom and her biological mom and, ultimately, their deaths in 2020 and 2021. Connect with Susan by visiting her website, huntermoonastrology.coach, Instagram or Fac

Georgia social worker, wife and mother Jordan Gulbranson shares her 2020 journey of rediscovering meaningful work, parenting through the pandemic and losing her mom to suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, call 988 or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didittome.com

As a therapist in Georgia serving Hispanic and Latino communities, Rebeca Gibbons sees herself first as an advocate. As she supported the communities she served as they navigated everything 2020 brought with it, she was also trying to support herself through what she calls “The Three Pandemics,” plus health issues unleashed by contracting COVID. Learn more about Rebeca's nonpro

Having formerly served in the military and as a police officer, Richard Tinkwalder’s experience has shaped who he is today. 2020 for him held a revolutionary reset in which he found a new career teaching highschoolers, peace with his past and a fresh outlook for the future. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.202