12.5.24 // Bringing Back the Insatiably Curious Club

Two years ago, I launched the "Insatiably Curious Club."
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It was an idea that became merch (still listed in my bio and worn by me often) but ultimately never grew into more.
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At its launch, I was in my best friend's kitchen in Portland, Maine, taking space to focus on an idea that brought me joy and purpose. So, I sent ICC out into the world!
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But just weeks after returning home to Squamish, BC, my life imploded. My enthusiasm shifted, and I had to use that energy to keep my head above water through waves of challenges. I let it simply exist without nurturing it.
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I have to be gentle and have grace for myself when I look back, knowing I had momentum toward something I was passionate about, and I completely let it drop.
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But being "insatiably curious" never stopped for me. At the heart of this club is my own yearning for curiosity and a desire to share it, challenge others to ask questions, and encourage open minds and hearts free from judgment and assumptions.
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I wrote this back in 2022: This group, community, or collective is not a cool kids club; it is an everyone club. It is a group that leads with curiosity, not with answers. It is a group of shamelessly vulnerable humans. It is a group that wants to learn about the world but never expects to reach definitive conclusions because to know something is to stop showing curiosity in its ever-changing state. It is a group that is truthfully human in its creation and even its expression, which means it's flawed, messy, and also epically beautiful.
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I want to breathe life back into the Insatiably Curious Club. I want her to come back and spend time thinking about how to revive her into something that is living and thriving again. Given the time that we are finding ourselves in, more curiosity could go a long way in a world that often asks questions after making assumptions and guards vulnerability behind high walls of assumed judgment and distrust.
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I'm grateful to the folks who have kept it alive over the years, too; thank you for helping me stay true to my own core values of curiosity and vulnerability.