Episode 57: Now That We Think About Pivoting in Life, with Leanne Citrone

This episode is sponsored by the Bookish Nomad. (https://www.youtube.com/@Bookish_Nomad) After 25 years as an Emmy-nominated Art Director and Production Designer on shows like Grace & Frankie, Amy Lee Wheeler found herself navigating a film industry stalled by runaway production. When a major home repair emptied her savings, she rented her house, packed her car, and drove across fifteen states to reconnect with friends and family she hadn’t seen in over a decade, including her godmother and mother, both battling dementia. Bookish Nomad is the vlog she made along the way. It’s unpolished and personal, but posting what she learned about the people she meant to stay close to felt worth talking about. Follow along on YouTube, or find her writing at DeRailed on Substack.Hi friends!I am so happy that Allison Larkin and I are sharing this episode today! This is Alice writing, and our guest on the show for this episode is the amazing Leanne Citrone (that you can follow here Leanne Citrone ). With her, we talk about pivoting in life, as in the skill to say yes and be open to curiosity and learning — seeing everything as a stepping stone for what comes next, ultimately redefining failure.I have learned so much from this talk, both when we had it, and when we edited it. In fact, revisiting the experience of Allison and Leanne, a little older than me, really helped me see how free I can become, once I finally let go of old ideas about the many ‘should’ and ‘should not’ of life. So I hope that you will all get something out of the honesty and the vulnerability we all showed in this talk: cancer, professional life, food, success, and the reminder that is all about the journey. We never know what an event in our life is teaching us for the events and adventures to come.Thanks again to the Bookish Nomad for sponsoring this episode. If you have a book coming out, a Substack essay or a newsletter, an album, a creative project, or a small business you’d like to promote and are interested in sponsoring an episode of Now That We Think About It, please email us at [email protected] for more information.Support our show:Force of Nature, Planet Friendly, Toxic-free Cleaning*Our Bookshop Store*Follow us Alice Carbone Tench & Allison LarkinIf you love this podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts*affiliate links This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowthatwethinkaboutit.substack.com