006. Living Through a Pandemic | Staying Connected, Building Community + Supporting Small Businesses
Release Date: 04/22/2020
008. Living Through Grief | Grieving In the Time of a Pandemic, Dealing with Loss, Giving Yourself Permission to Feel Pain
Hey Neighbor
In this mini episode host Cyd Converse discusses grief and what it’s like to be grieving the loss of a loved one during a global pandemic. What happens when you’re already grieving and suddenly life as you know it changes in a completely different way?
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007. The Beauty of Living with a Multi-Generational Family with Erika Firm | How a Four Generation Family Makes it Work Living Together, The Best Entertaining and Party Hacks and an Ode to a Well Mixed Cocktail
Hey Neighbor
Host Cyd Converse is joined by artist and designer Erika Firm to talk about Erika’s experience living in a multi-generational household, how she and her family make it work and her best tips and party hacks for entertaining on the fly or hosting a great dinner party.
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006. Living Through a Pandemic | Staying Connected, Building Community + Supporting Small Businesses
Hey Neighbor
Host Cyd Converse and her husband Bob discuss how they’re staying busy and staying connected to loved ones while quarantined. Cyd is also joined by Samantha Finigan of Gus & Ruby Letterpress to talk about how the pandemic is affecting small businesses across the United States.
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005. Building a Life You Love + Finding Yourself Again with Carolynn Lemke | Making Lemonade After Being Laid Off, Becoming a Runner, and Blossoming in Motherhood
Hey Neighbor
Host Cyd Converse is joined by Carolynn Lemke, founder of Noble Friends. Carolynn is an illustrator, designer, wife, mother and an avid runner living in Syracuse, New York - and she is the ultimate cheerleader for those looking to make big changes in their lives.
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004. A Mostly Long Distance Marriage + Blended Family Life | A Chat with Cyd’s Husband Bob
Hey Neighbor
Host Cyd Converse is joined by her husband Bob to talk about how they met, what it’s like having a mostly long distance marriage, making it work and life as a blended family.
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003. Living Through a Pandemic | The Early Weeks of COVID-19 in the United States
Hey Neighbor
How host Cyd Converse and her guests Michelle Kinney Urso, Rachel Mae Smith and Ash Converse are living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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002. Owning Your Own Joy with Rachel Mae Smith | Finding Color and Joy in Every Day, Embracing Color in Home Decor, Chasing Big Dreams and Planning a Wedding.
Hey Neighbor
Finding color and joy in the every day, embracing color in home decor, chasing big dreams, full time blogging, and planning a wedding are just a few of the topics Cyd and her friend Rachel Mae Smith cover in this episode intended to inspire you to own your own joy and find a little bit of color on even the cloudiest of days.
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001. An Introduction to Cyd Converse with Alex Hazard | Getting Started Blogging, Why a Podcast and Why the Name Hey Neighbor?
Hey Neighbor
An introduction to host Cyd Converse featuring guest interviewer and television lifestyle host, Alex Hazard. Together they talk about why Cyd is starting a podcast, how she got started blogging, her passion for hosting parties and entertaining friends, and her belief that the world needs more good conversations to create deeper, more meaningful relationships with those we love.
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Welcome to Hey Neighbor
Hey Neighbor
Hey Neighbor is a podcast about home, love and friendship hosted by entertaining expert Cyd Converse, founder of lifestyle and home decor site The Sweetest Occasion. Each week we explore how opening up your home, your life and your heart by making someone dinner or inviting them over for a party can actually change your life. This podcast is intended to inspire you to create those kinds of moments in your own lives, to encourage you to engage in more real and honest conversations, and to share Cyd's passion around her belief that when you allow yourself to be radically open-hearted and...
info_outlineWelcome to episode 006 of Hey Neighbor where Cyd once again explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what life is like after over 30 days of sheltering in place. Cyd and her husband Bob talk about how they’re celebrating birthdays, working to stay connected to friends and loved ones, and efforts to support their community through the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyd also chats with her friend Samantha Finigan, co-owner of Gus & Ruby Letterpress, to discuss how the pandemic is affecting small businesses across the United States. Cyd and Samantha talk about ways that everyone can support small businesses in their community as the pandemic crisis unfolds, and the importance of small business for the way we live.
In this episode, Cyd and guests discuss:
- What life is like after a month of sheltering in place
- Ways people are celebrating birthdays during the pandemic
- Cyd’s traditional birthday cake and how Bob baked it for the first time
- Passing the time doing jigsaw puzzles and watching Fixer Upper
- Staying connected to friends, family and neighbors while self isolating
- Hosting Friday happy hour live on Instagram
- How the pandemic is affecting small businesses across the country
- The heartbreak of having to lay off employees due to mandatory business closures
- Actionable ways to support businesses in local communities
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For show notes, visit thesweetestoccasion.com/