WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.

Hi, I’m Lauren.

The most thoughtful and interesting people I know are all asking big questions these days — like how to reconcile creative freedom with the need for stability, how to preserve the shimmering truth of self in high capitalism, and where exactly, in this ad and algorithm-driven landscape, we all belong.

WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE is a biweekly column for those hoping to live a life of meaning, even against all odds. You’ll get regular dispatches from a living, breathing human in this space, and together, once a week, we’ll explore something about what it means to be alive. Hopefully, we will reconnect with ourselves and each other along the way.

You can breathe here.