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 how to address overwhelming injustice in the world around us.

WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE is a column for those hoping to live a life of meaning, even against all odds. You’ll get monthly essays and behind-the-scenes personal letters from a living, breathing human in this space, and together in each one, 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.