Kintsugi: The Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold. Everyone has their haunts—some just hide them better than others. And some, like me, have learned to make them our friends. I’ve learned that I am you, and you are me. We have been brought together for a reason—to understand the power of a collective […]

My mom lives in a gated community in Istanbul. When I came down to visit her, I noticed the security guys working there are very fond of her. I asked why they treated her differently. She said that whenever she bakes anything, as soon as it is out of the oven, she brings some of […]