Awe in All

Lily Hulsman is an experimental beer brewer in Portland, Oregon, one of a growing number of women in a traditionally bro-y field. She finds mind-blowing moments eyeing octopuses underwater and learning about alcoholic beverages in ancient Mesopotamia.

Uyen Nguyen ís a founder and owner of the international cuisine hub Nue in Seattle. Uyen believes in the prejudice-destroying power of sharing food and not sweating the road not taken.

Jennifer Slemp's earliest mind-blowing moment was dancing to the Grateful Dead at an outdoor concert when she was three. Live music still sustains her as she dons the Sensible Shoes of Fairness as a Public Defender.

Kate Beck is a mortgage broker, charitable do-gooder, and midwest transplant to the progressive west coast. She makes friends in convenience stores and (finally) knows she is unconditionally loved.

Melinda Green is a writer and historian living in a small beach town in New England. She is hilarious and wise and has naturally red hair.

Angela Maniaci grew up on an isolated farmstead in the Pacific Northwest. Worried about the corrupting influences of secular education, Angela's parents prevented her from receiving any formal education. She broke away and with the help of a kind GED teacher built a beautiful life for herself, filled with a lot less fear and a lot more joy (and naps).

Justin Almeida is an awesome person who works as a hospital chaplain in Seattle. He is blown away by ancient rocks on the beach, his kid's ability to find awe in everything, and Buddhist stories that remind him of Frozen songs (Let it Go).

Haki is from New Jersey but now lives in Sydney, Australia where he edits, writes, acts, and directs. You can see him perform (free streaming) or buy tickets to his production of King Lear ( (live in Sydney) here: https://streamed.raisely.com/welcome/?fbclid=IwAR0furZS0K1XqkEupHPjCzYExz18G9gNmxyIFH7IkKyC1aQaTpqS_dZdFlY

Yael went to a Baptist seminary to study the Gospels and convert to Judaism. She finds awe in the healing we can give each other.

Dr. Daniel Kirsch is a political scientist and enthusiast community college professor. He finds awe in libraries as temples of learning, tender-hearted children's books, and his students complicated, beautifully full lives.

Sarah finds mind-blowing moments in the intense mindfulness required to surf Cleveland's winter storm waves, create like a Renaissance woman, and pull big grants for nonprofits.

Ricardo flies sick people to hospitals in a tiny plane and dodged death a handful of times on sheer rock walls- but his biggest awe comes from parenting Carlos, who lives with severe disabilities.