If there is no one perfect partner, passion, or place to live, what should we do? As we look back on an eventful year, a three-part mindfulness practice from our 2nd-grader gives us a structure for our audio holiday card: creativity, community, and commitment.

When was the last time you felt the joy of movement? Andreina Febres came to the United States at age 21, with one simple mission: learn English. She made a home and a family in the Bay Area — but it took a pandemic to push her to her life's true calling. 

What can the fractures in our identity and ancestry teach us about how to heal? 20-something podcaster Zahra and 76-year-old professor John Jefferson Davis come together in this exploration of their own ancestral fractures, and what telling that story can teach us about healing the fractures outside of us.

In each life stage, we’re asked what we do, or what we’re going to be—but what if the question became not what we do, but who we hope to become and how we bring everyday magic to life’s everyday pain? Today’s episode is an exploration of how beauty can save us when we need it most. #memoir #personalessay #interview

What if the best age is one we haven’t gotten to yet? Earlier this season we looked at the ups and downs of aging from the decades we’re in: the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Today we hear from family members in the decades ahead of us: 50’s through 90’s. Their reflections had a surprising amount in common. #memoir #aging #personalessay #interview

What if the best age is one we haven’t gotten to yet? Earlier this season we looked at the ups and downs of aging from the decades we’re in: the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Today we hear from family members in the decades ahead of us: 50’s through 90’s. Their reflections had a surprising amount in common. #memoir #aging #personalessay #interview

Last spring, we explored why people actually get happier as they get older despite everything our culture tells us to the contrary. We’re delighted to return to those conversations that made us think differently about the ages we are now, and made us more hopeful about where we’re headed. #memoir #aging #personalessay

Why is it that the people we love most don’t show that love in the way we need it? Love languages, family history, and why sometimes love gets lost in translation. #memoir #parenting #lovelanguages

Languishing has become a buzzword of 2021, a name for the “blah” feeling that has cast a gray light over so much of life. But as the months wear on, perhaps we need a term to capture the complexity of the very different ways that we are experiencing this time. #languishing #mentalhealth #memoir

What would life look like if we oriented our week not around work—but rest? In this episode, we explore our personal and societal need for rest, restoration, and delight—and how the light of Sabbath rest might be the missing ingredient we’ve all been longing for.. #sabbath #community #memoir #rest