Sehade Carter: The Economy of Empathy
byGrowing up in an Albanian Muslim immigrant family, Sehade Carter found middle school especially hard. Her classmates made fun of her name so often that she started going by Sarah.
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Ankita Bharadwaj: Finding Her Voice
byAt just 34 years old, Ankita Bharadwaj has already racked up plenty of life experience. She has three law degrees — two from India and one from UW–Madison — is fluent in three languages and has worked as a lawyer, activist and university employee.
Outdoor Serenity
byThese local gardens prioritize texture over color for backyard spaces that are all but understated.
Outdoor Serenity: Eastern Influence
byThis couple worked with a local landscape architect who designed the couple’s Japanese garden, balancing plants, trees and special features for the space to evolve over time.
Outdoor Serenity: In Full Bloom
byThis homeowner worked with landscape architect Peter Nause of Second Nature Landscapes to design a larger patio surrounded by hardier plants, shrubs and trees that all require less water.
Life, Transformed
byFour transgender women reflect on their journeys and the power of living authentically.
Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford: Life Transformed
byMartinez-Rutherford is a funny lady, it’s true. The longtime stand-up comedian is a lot of other things, too: entrepreneur, spiritual seeker, public servant.
Lyric Harris (aka Amethyst Von Trollenberg): Life Transformed
byVery few of us can likely point to one, clear “A-Ha!” moment that changed the course of our lives forever. Harris can, though.
Tessa Jade Price: Life Transformed
byThe main organizer behind Trans Advocacy Madison (TAM), an informal, grassroots advocacy group, Price is doing what she feels she has to for the wellbeing of herself and her community.
Vica-Etta Steel: Life Transformed
byFor Vica-Etta Steel, it took what felt like a heart attack to finally push her toward living her most authentic life.