Ithaca Oyler shared their lifelong passion for sewing and crafting, and illustrated how creative activities served as an artistic outlook for xir after days filled with science and mathematics. Xe firmly believes that while emotional healing is always an ongoing process, it can be constructively channeled into creating beautiful things that help a person ground their identity.

Rena Wang demonstrated a path toward leading through change with ‘The 1% Rule,’ a strategy she uses in her personal and professional life to achieve significant change through compounding positive, small habits. She encouraged the audience to embrace change in their lives and that of others, because when we change, the world changes with us.

Non-traditional college student Adam Rice shared his personal challenges with drug and alcohol addiction. Rice spent 15 years battling addiction before joining recovery groups and spending time reflecting on choices that helped lead to a path of recovery.