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

Love Letter to a Garden
Our favorite quotes from a love letter to planting, growing, and harvesting by Debbie Millman with Roxane Gay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
5 Questions With Aisha Harris
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.
The Daring Interview

Adam Grant on how he approaches topics, moves past roadblocks, and why we want him on our rollercoaster.
Brené and Her Creative Loves

Katy Ross on the 10th anniversary of the RSA Short, “Brené Brown on Empathy.”
High Five
