My Story Is Not Unique – Special Edition: Hope, Here and Far

In this special edition of My Story Is Not Unique, Marlenne and Latisha come together in the midst of unfolding tragedy in Minneapolis, not as experts, not with answers, but as two people trying to make sense of what it means to hold hope while the ground feels unsteady.

They talk about the strange emotional space of being both here and far at the same time, physically present, yet processing events through layers of distance, memory, community, and personal history. What does it mean to witness pain that feels both collective and deeply personal? How do you stay open, tender, and human when the world feels heavy?

This conversation is about the weight of shared grief, the pull of community, and the quiet resistance of hope. Not the loud, shiny kind but the kind that shows up in staying connected, checking on one another, and choosing not to turn away.

They don’t try to solve anything. They simply sit in the truth of the moment, honoring the ache, the questions, and the fragile but persistent thread of hope that runs through even the hardest days.

Because sometimes hope isn’t a feeling.
Sometimes it’s a decision to stay.