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Becoming a Poet in Midlife: Lisa’s Story

After graduating from divinity school, it would take a nudge from her wife to encourage Lisa to explore her interest in poetry. She is now a published poet and poetry teacher—with a collection of poems recently published via Black Lawrence Press.     Tell us a little...

Hannah Templeton, Founder, Salai Clinics

What is your life’s purpose? To teach, heal, and learn. How are you living your purpose? Eighteen months ago, I started a non-profit organization called Salai Clinics. We offer free holistic medicine training and treatment in remote communities, where access to...

Jenn Junk, Co-Founder of Recovery on Water

What is your life’s purpose? Using the sport of rowing to change lives. How are you living your purpose? I run Recovery on Water (ROW) a rowing team for patients and survivors of breast cancer. I coach rowing but also fundraise for the organization so that this sport...

Susan Olesek, Enneagram Prison Project

What is your life’s purpose? Freeing myself and others from the prisons of our own making. How are you living your purpose? I am working to solve the problem of mass incarceration from the inside out. Historically in the U.S. our approach to correcting bad behavior...