What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?

Sometimes a key moment can make a world of difference in our lives. Those moments are deeply underrepresented in our conversations relative to the importance they play in our lives. We hope to begin to remedy that below.

Mallery Jenna Robinson

Since losing my mother, Princess Terese Dione Robinson, on May 20, 2025, the world has revealed itself to me in a quieter, more devastating way. Grief stripped away the illusion that people will show up simply because they say they care. I learned how rare it is to be truly checked on, to be held without conditions, to be loved without judgment. Read more>>

Deborah A. Anderson

Living in South Korea for two years was an excellent way to start my adulthood after graduating during one of the many recessions we’ve had over the years. Read more>>

Ëli Hills

Trauma. Read more>>

Emily Zercher

There are a few moments that shaped me, but the one that continues to define how I see the world happened when my dad was in hospice with terminal cancer. Read more>>

Kelly Fajack

Getting on a plane when I was 21 with a one way ticket to Italy. Stayed 5 months. Read more>>