There was a moment in 2022 when I thought I wouldn’t make it. Depression pinned me to my bed—my body ached, my soul was depleted, and the world felt impossibly large and unforgiving. My only tether to reality was driving my daughter, Charlie, to daycare. Beyond that, I was immobilized, shattered into so many pieces…

Election years don’t end on Election Day. For many of us—especially women, people of color, immigrants, and small business owners—the months following an election can feel like we’ve jumped into an alternate universe. A new administration may not take office until January, but the ripple effects of change, uncertainty, and fear are already felt. If…