Hope This Finds Me Well

When you get this, you'll know what I'm talking about: Kim, a future best-selling author* in the Philippines, writes to herself days after a holiday romance in Vietnam came to its natural conclusion. In one of the season’s most visual, dream-like letters, Kim immortalizes moped rides in the rain, and all-encompassing joy tinged with sadness. While she knew the relationship had an expiry date, Kim is trying at once to hold onto happy memories and embrace her next solo chapter. For this season finale, Kim opens up to Maria, Sophie, and Steph about living in the moment, her personal goals, and avoiding self-sabotage. The hosts also share their own letters written way back at the start of the season, and reflect on their recent-past selves.

*our prediction, just listen to that filmic letter!

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Links:

• Episode transcript
• editaudio
• FutureMe
• Write your own letter!
• Equal Parts - Maria’s love story podcast!

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Good luck, future me. I hope you feel more certain: Noah, a high school senior in Illinois, is writing to organise his thoughts. Considering ideas of gender and where his identity might fit on the spectrum, Noah’s letter is full of questions for his future self. Now, as that slightly older person, Noah shares how the answers weren’t as important as the process of asking the questions in the first place. He talks about applying for colleges, disregarding labels, finding community online, and realizes that where he feels comfortable to express himself has slowly shifted since he wrote this letter.

What do you want to ask your future self? Share your questions with us! Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

Links:

• Episode transcript
• editaudio
• FutureMe
• Write your own letter!
• TransAdoption - A Transgender Mentoring Sub
• Transgender Law Center

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I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you. I love you: Jessica, a teacher in New York, writes to preserve the memory of losing her mother. Guilt-ridden and grieving, Jessica confesses to her mom how she lied to protect her, why she kept her voicemails, and what she’d give now to go out and run the errands she used to resent. In today’s conversation Jessica shares how re-reading the letter allowed her to forgive herself, discusses spirituality, and where she plans to eventually scatter her mom’s ashes.

We’d love to hear your letters. Get in touch if you’ve been writing to yourself in tough times: [email protected].

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

Links:

• Episode transcript
• editaudio
• FutureMe
• Write your own letter!
• Head Start
• Recommended listening: A great radio show about the magic of voicemails!

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You are a queen to me, and I send nothing but love and reverence to you: Jenn, an entrepreneur in Oregon, is writing to herself in a rare moment of peace, before the garbage trucks and her abusive partner return and kick up the dust once more. Now, three years later, she shares how overcoming the challenges in her letter - as well as yoga and weed - allowed her to access her core strength and find a love “so good it’s stupid”. Plus, some fluffy friends make an appearance.

Have you ever written to your future self? We want to hear about it! Email [email protected].

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

Links:

• Episode transcript
• editaudio
• FutureMe
• Write your own letter!
• Assaulted Women’s Helpline (Canada)
• SOS Violence Conjugale (Canada, fr)
• Talk 4 Healing (Canada)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (US)
• Refuge (UK)
• Southall Black Sisters (UK)
• Women’s Aid (UK)
• Pankhurst Trust (UK)
• Galop.org (UK)

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I'm forever changed, you are forever changed: Nataya, a communications student at Washington State University, is writing to capture the anger and inspiration she feels after a powerful day of learning. Her curiosity piqued by an inspirational teacher, Nataya realizes the privilege her education affords her, and is determined to never stop reading or learning. Talking with hosts Steph, Sophie, and Maria, Nataya explores what it means to be a vegan, a journalist, and a feminist in 2021, and how she recognizes the seeds of who she’s become in her letter from four years’ ago. Plus, another influential woman in her life pops in for a moment!

Have you written a letter to your future self? We want to hear from you, reach out at [email protected].

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

Links:

• Episode transcript
• editaudio
• FutureMe
• Write your own letter!
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• 69 Percent of Americans Want Medicare for All, Including 46 Percent of Republicans, New Poll Says
• UNESCO Literacy Rates in Afghanistan

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