08/27/2026
🎙️ ONE YEAR OF NO HARD FEELINGS…KINDA 🎙️
One year ago today, I released the very first episode of No Hard Feelings…Kinda.
At the time, I had no idea what this show would become - or everything that would happen while I was trying to build it.
During this first year, I unexpectedly found myself suddenly without a co-host and had to decide what the future of NHFK would look like. I chose to keep going on my own, even when I wasn’t completely sure I knew what to do.
As fate would have it, after some time down the road, a former guest turned friend - and then friend evolved to co-host. Together we created a monthly bonus spinoff, This, That & The Trouble.
Shiri, I am eternally grateful for you. I’m grateful that this podcast brought you into my life, grateful for the friendship we built after your interview, and grateful that you agreed to join me for the beautifully unhinged conversations we now get to share every month.
In just one year, NHFK has reached more than 82,000 streams, almost 7000 Spotify followers, more than 1,200 YouTube subscribers, over 3500 five-star ratings, and listeners around the world. We’ve charted internationally, built a private community called The After Party, launched journals and merchandise, created recurring segments and an entire spinoff - and somehow turned complete chaos into something that actually means something to people.
But this year wasn’t only about numbers.
I recorded dozens of conversations with people who trusted me with some of the most personal, painful, powerful, and hilarious parts of their lives. I received messages from listeners who told me an episode made them feel seen, helped them feel less alone, or made them laugh when they desperately needed it.
And all of this happened during a very difficult and unpredictable year of my own life.
I ‘ve been managing lupus that seems to have a personal vendetta against me. I watched my son graduate from high school. I learned that my mother’s cancer came back and she’s been getting chemo. I welcomed another young person into my home. I nearly lost my five-pound Chihuahua THREE TIMES and somehow watched her survive the impossible.
There were technical disasters, unfinished interviews, unexpected departures, personal emergencies, moments when the numbers stopped moving, and plenty of times when I questioned whether I was qualified to do any of this.
But I kept going.
And so did the show.
To every guest who trusted me with their story, every listener who pressed play, every person who followed, subscribed, commented, shared an episode, joined The After Party, purchased a journal, or told someone else about this podcast: thank you, I don’t have enough words to express how much your support means to me.
And to my Troublemakers - thank you for allowing me to create a place where trauma and humor can exist in the same conversation, where none of us has to pretend life is perfect, and where we can laugh without minimizing what we’ve survived.
One year down.
Year Two begins now.
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Happy first anniversary, No Hard Feelings…Kinda. 💖🎙️
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