The When is Now

The When is Now team discusses their gratitude list, the most memorable highlights of season one and their hopes for 2021.

Andria Wilson Mirza and Tom Silcott discuss their unique and shared experiences navigating cancer surgery during a pandemic, the limitations of healthcare for people of color and the LGBTQ community and what 2020 has taught them about living in the present.

We discuss why skydiving was a religious experience that taught Elisha about how to live more fully, what his Nobel-laureate father Elie Wiesel might say about our current times and what he learns from his children.

Celia Rose Gooding discusses what happens when your dream of being on Broadway and getting nominated for a Tony occurs when you're only 20. She also shares the unexpected benefits of the pause on Broadway, her hopes for Broadway 2.0 and the Alanis Morisette lyric she lives by.

Multi-faceted coach, Jamie Wollrab discusses the importance of men's work. what men need from women and what we can do to help young boys become fully embodied men who honor and respect women.

Rameshwar Das discusses what Ram Dass might say about our current times, overcoming unthinkable loss and “Being Ram Dass” — the forthcoming book he co-authored with Ram Dass.

Michele Lynch discusses why so many people are having dreams of insects since the pandemic started, how to make sense of recurring dreams and why your dreams may not mean what you think they mean.

David Josefsberg discusses making it in the one of the most competitive industries in the world, the benefits of breath work and surrendering to sudden change.

Mahenaz Mahmud, writer and early education innovator, reflects on life after her daughter Sabeen Mahmud was murdered in 2015. Mahenaz shares her thoughts on activism, courage, fear and continuing to find purpose and meaning in the wake of tragedy.

Sheila Darcey is the founder of SketchPoetic, a movement that uses creative expression to process past trauma and understand emotions.