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Tanvi Kohli and SIddhi Vora were not exactly sure how to approach their academic research with the people of Kutch, India. What they discovered made it possible to build relationships and gain meaningful insights.
Sharon Enck experienced a road trip of a childhood in her mother’s bohemian search for freedom. Now, as a parent herself, she’s learned the importance of balancing freedom with loving restraint.
Living in Florida her whole life, Steph Strickland was accustomed to natural disasters. But the deadly intensity of Hurricane Irma awakened her to the seriousness of the climate crisis.
When Erika Nanes’ home lost power during a heat wave, she not only personally experienced the impact of climate change—she also better understood how her choices can effect the lives of others.
After decades of living with a chronic illness, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer was rocked by a cancer diagnosis—eventually teaching her that accepting mortality was a necessary step toward healing.
When Barbara Ashwood found out she was pregnant, she knew she couldn’t keep it. Fifteen years later, she realized that she had to speak out about the choice that she made.
Jennifer Ochstein’s unexpected encounter with a wild doe helped her discover a new, profound connection to the natural world.
When Patricia Murphy experienced a suicidal thought during her morning run, she decided it was time to face the traumatic memories she was holding inside and pursue therapy.
By embracing the present and uncertainty, Drew Dotson found love and weathered the heavy turbulence caused by illness.
When Ukraine-born Masha Kisel experienced a traumatic period of disconnection in college, she worried whether she’d ever find her way back to feeling normal.
While traveling in Spain, Amy Silverman’s daughter with Down syndrome taught her an important lesson about growing up.
Despite the pressures to hide her true self, Elizabeth Burch-Hudson has fought to become a proud bisexual queer.
Kelsey Cleveland’s father had become tortured by cancer. She was determined to assist his courageous decision to end his life on his own terms.
Shelley Johansson was unsure at first of the intentions of the woman standing at her door, but she soon realized the courage it took for her to seek help.
Cynthia Lim’s father died when she was just seven years old, and she was determined to learn more about the truth of his life.
Recognizing that scent is an archive for memory, Megan Volpert sought to find a perfume that evoked formative years of her life.
Susan Baskin has always loved trees. When a 100-year-old tree in her backyard died earlier this year, it led her to reflect on the importance of trees—and love.
Thomas Belton was trained as a classicist. But his brother’s leukemia and subsequent death led him to question the toxic environments where they lived and played, setting him on a new career path.
Ron Broglio had chosen a religious life with the Jesuits. Then an unexpected session involving a toy heart and a dinner with a friend in London sent him in a new—and more loving—direction.
In 1985, when animosity between the US and Iran was raging, Pardis Mahdavi returned home to find an angry message scrawled on her front door. It was a day that changed her and her family’s life forever.
At just 13 years old, Meskerem Glegziabher left her home in Ethiopia as war threatened. She’s spent decades seeking to find the place she can truly call home.
Robin Wall Kimmerer thought she could teach her students about science by taking them to the forest. But she discovered it was the land itself, not her, that did the deeper, more important work.
When Ayanna Thompson saw little white children wearing blackface makeup, she was stunned and angry. She wrote her book to confront and remember this collective American history.
Rolf Halden found relief and faced life-threatening danger in nature. Over time he realized that humans are not separate from the environment—and he has a duty to help protect it.
Greg Marshall didn’t want to walk down the aisle. But it wasn’t because of the rain or second thoughts about getting married or doubts about how lucky he was to find his husband.
After an exhausting 2019 and a tough pandemic year, Christopher Schaberg found time to teach his children to ride bikes. Unexpectedly, he rediscovered hope and promise for the future.
As a middle-schooler, Sarah Viren shared her most intimate thoughts and feelings by writing in her journal to God. Over time, she began to question both her own life and the destination of her writing.
Witnessing the death of a classmate’s brother made Isaiah Matthew Wooden realize he lives in a world hostile to Black being. But it was only later, after further loss, that he fully grasped how vulnerable he is to plunder.
Max Bernstein struggled with the terror of drowning, until they decided to embrace their fear and learn how to breathe under the ocean.
Cindy Lee, born in America to Korean immigrants, never thought her race or ethnicity made her “other.” Until the coronavirus—and rising prejudice against Asian-Americans—changed that.