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Jasmine Lobe: My soul kept saying, “Don’t let them bite you. Don’t become a zombie. Keep your soul.”
The model, actress, and writer on rejecting society’s roles — and writing her own.
 • Molly T. and Jasmine Lobe
Ovid Forest: “When I try to fit it, that’s when I fuck up. I do way better when I just stay ‘other’ and embrace it.”
The cultural curator on why “leaning into the different has always been the way forward.”
 • Molly T.
Bright Light Bright Light: “I’m not somebody that waits for things to happen. I make them happen – that’s the magic of life.”
The independent chart-topper on trading fame for community and the magic of Kate Bush.
 • Molly T.
Mia DeFabio: “I can still feel that fire — like, I need to do this. And I’m going to be really fucking good at it.”
The third-generation hairstylist on letting confidence lead and drowning out the doubt.
 • Molly T.
Ariella Steinhorn: “So long as I believed something was true, I wasn’t afraid.”
The storyteller on losing her voice to help others find their own — and speaking truth to power.
 • Molly T. and Ariella Steinhorn
Amy Lovell: “My life philosophy is in pursuit of more: I want more out of life. And I won’t stop until I get it."
The builder of billion-dollar brands on reading (and writing) her dream life into reality.
 • Molly T. and Amy Lovell
Emily Saltzberg: “It was something I thought I’d never do, and so I decided to do exactly that.”
The Austin creator who chose adventure over a 9-to-5 and rebuilt her life from the ashes of an RV road trip gone up in flames.
 • Molly T.
Other Wise
Other Wise
Interviews with artists, creatives, thinkers and doers on turning Otherness into purpose.
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