Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit
The Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit exists to amplify the voices, experiences, and stories of people who are choosing to be brave with their lives and their work.
Featured Articles
5 Questions With Chad Sanders on vulnerability, reaching hearts, and “the exciting unknown.”
The writer, podcast host, and creator talks about his latest book How to Sell Out.
Rich Benjamin on history, family, and the freedom to remember.
The author of Talk to Me on the learning and telling of the history that shaped his family.
Emily Nagoski on emotional literacy, lasting sexual connections, and pleasure as an act of revolution.
The sex educator and author of Come Together talks about the science of creating lasting sexual connections.
Bonita T. Hampton Smith on storytelling, “the leader within,” and Ubuntu.
The author and social advocate talks about her new book Dear White Woman, Dear Black Woman.
Aisha Harris on storytelling, self-reflection, and the art that shapes us.
Is pop culture a mirror of the world or a force that moves it? Aisha Harris unpacks the dynamic relationship between what we watch, listen to, and live.
Chad Houser on culinary change, community, and second chances.
Can a restaurant serve as a catalyst for change? At Café Momentum, the answer is a resounding yes.
5 Questions With Olivia Kuan
The director of The Herricanes talks about what she learned while making the documentary film.
I Am the Cage
Our favorite quotes from a story about integration, trust, and being our true selves by Allison Sweet Grant.
Katy Ross
The illustrator and animator of the RSA Short, “Brené Brown on Empathy,” reflects on the video a decade after its creation.
