After The Brew: How a Hard Morning and Women’s History Month Shaped Today’s Episode

In this episode of After The Brew, Darren reflects on the rough morning he was carrying while recording and how that physical and mental exhaustion connects to the deeper realities of life after COVID. He also shares how today’s Women’s History Month episode came together, from struggling to find the right angle to realizing that DEI opened the door to a deeper conversation about discrimination, leadership, sexism, racism, and the women who refused to back down. This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how lived experience, urgency, and passion shape the stories told on Afternoon Coffee Break.After The Brew, Darren Watts, Afternoon Coffee Break, Women’s History Month, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, women in leadership, sexism, racism, discrimination, workplace reflection, podcast behind the scenes, podcast writing process, life after COVID, post COVID symptoms, burnout, migraines, exhaustion, creative process, social commentary, independent podcast,