It’s officially been ONE YEAR of Everything’s Perfect, and somehow, Autumn and Donald are still here… slightly more evolved, slightly more unhinged, and with a full camera roll of memories to prove it.

To celebrate, they do what no one should ever do lightly: scroll back through an entire year of their lives, month by month.

What starts as a fun trip down memory lane quickly turns into something deeper.

Because this year? It wasn’t just highlight reels.

It was breakups and big risks.

New beginnings and unexpected endings.

Moments they wanted to freeze… and moments they barely made it through.

From dream milestones like Donald buying his Jeep and turning 40, to Autumn navigating heartbreak and still getting on a plane to Paris… this year didn’t hold back.

There were Hyrox races on no fuel, family moments that hit harder than expected, trips that revealed way too much (including Donald’s deeply concerning sheet-tucking behavior), and a Thanksgiving that came with a surprise case of E. coli.

And somehow, in the middle of all of it… they kept showing up.

For the podcast. For themselves. For each other.

This episode isn’t just about what happened.

It’s about what it means to look back and realize:

You survived things you didn’t think you would
You grew in ways you didn’t notice at the time
And the hard parts didn’t cancel out the good ones

If you’ve been wondering whether your year “counts” because it didn’t go perfectly… this one’s for you. Because somewhere between the chaos and the laughter, one truth stood out: Joy isn’t something you wait for.

It’s something you choose. One year down.

And somehow… everything’s still not perfect.

⏱️ Key Moments

0:50 – One Year Anniversary: Did we think we’d make it?
1:53 – Starting the camera roll recap
2:28 – April: Launching the podcast + Mexico trips
7:48 – May: Donald buys his dream Jeep
9:57 – June: NYC trip + Hyrox chaos
11:42 – Donald turns 40
15:14 – July: Breakup + Paris trip
18:11 – August: Hometown visit + unexpected moments
20:04 – September: Proud parenting + milestones
25:36 – October: Costumes, merch & Nashville
28:55 – November: Aruba + the sheet situation
31:57 – Thanksgiving chaos (E. coli 😵‍💫)
35:49 – December: Christmas + Hustle Hard filming
39:05 – New Year’s reflections
43:06 – January: App launch + big life shifts
47:11 – February: Hyrox Vegas struggle
50:57 – March: New projects + momentum
52:43 – “Joy is an act of resistance”
53:02 – Favorite episodes recap
1:03:12 – Outro

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Everything’s Perfect…Except One Year Later