the fact she said Christina Yang w/o hesitation. Queen 👑

She single handedly carried a network for years.

Shonda Rhimes is such an inspiration and deserves all the accolades she’s received.

I finding out she did crossroads and princess diary 2 made me realize I’ve really loved this ladies work my whole life

We need viola Davis next.this was so good.

What the heck. Somehow 1 hour and 28 minutes felt like 2 minutes. She is the sweetest. Thank you, Alex, for gifting her to US.💛

Im so proud of Alex! This is one of her best interviews if not her best. You can tell she prepped, she engaged in conversation in such a natural way, and the follow up questions were amazing.

Crazy how I was dead sitting at my desk thinking about how lost I am at 25 and then i decided to watch this ..

if you haven’t read her book “year of yes” really changed my life by learning to say yes more

This is Alex’s best interview. She did a great job with Shonda Rhimes

Shonda is the epitome of classy creativity w/ a force that compels one to be their best so this is pure bliss!

“doing the thing undoes the fear” might’ve changed my brain chemistry 🙂‍↔️

I need more interviews with Shonda Rhimes, she has endless wisdom to offer 🙌🏾

I gasped out loud at work when Sandra Oh read for the part of Bailey 😂

Remember watching Grey's while pregnant with my first child crying every episode 😢but I loved it my son is 20 now❤

“The very act of doing everything that you’re afraid of undoes the fear.” Shonda Rhimes. Wow.

I did my final research in school on the effects of queer representation in the media on young queer folk, and Callie and Arizona were the #1 couple mentioned by femme presenting queer folk as the characters who first made them feel best/most/first represented in the media.

They also ranked highest in “well rounded” representation since they were not solely put in for sexualization. They had personalities, they were driven career women, their plot line wasn’t centered around a man (predominantly). It didn’t exist elsewhere yet. Shonda’s writing inspired a LOT of queer folk to actually be themselves. And for that (amongst a million other things) I thank you for Shonda ❤

My company sold in 2024. I pulled all my performance evaluations for 20 years & the thing I noticed was if I had a male boss I was described as aggressive in a negative way but if I had a female boss I was described as assertive or direct as positive qualities.

26:42 the worst storyline was definitely Derek dying😩😭😭

This episode of CHD was phenomenal. Alex came prepared with thoughtful, well-crafted questions, and Shonda delivered with such honesty and passion, she was absolutely ready. We all needed to hear this conversation. I loved that Shonda embraced a “yes year”....it’s such an empowering mindset. I’m in my 40s, and it truly inspired me to have my own yes year, too. Every part of this interview was engaging, uplifting, and deeply motivating!