The first day of our in-person meeting, filled with hugs and communion, set the tone for relationships founded in collaboration, generosity and support. Amidst a busy schedule of technical demos, excursions and meet-and-greets, our time in our studios was couched between the informal gathering of shared meals. It was over one of these meals that we first talked about the ideal of resilience; sharing stories of trauma and strength, O’Leary loudly proclaimed “fuck resilience! I’m tired of being so resilient all the time!” That statement became her response any time the idea of resiliency came up and has since kept a question in my mind: why do we focus so much on this idea of being able to survive and thrive in spite of rather than because of?
