3: Reflections on 9/11 - What Have We Learned?

This is a very special episode for us, as we’re recording it on the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001 - a day that changed all of our lives. In this episode, not only do we want to reflect and share both of our own experiences from 9/11, but we also reveal some of the meaning that came out of that day for us.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• What we both vividly remember, and will never forget, from that dark day 20 years ago [3:51]
  
  
• The ways that the country shifted following these events, and how people here came together to become kinder to each other [8:54]
  
  
• Our thoughts on the response by our country’s leaders in the months following the events of 9/11 [11:37]
  
  
• An honest look at where we feel the nation stands today [15:43]
  
  
• The impact of social media on the current divide we have in our society right now [17:34]
  
  
• Why critical thinking, for each of us, will be key to heal our country [21:10]
  
  
• Our biggest takeaways from this discussion on 9/11, and where we are right now in 2021 [26:33]