Writer Marjon Carlos has always been looking at life below the surface.  Born in Texas, Carlos has spent her adulthood in New York City: she attended graduate school in African American studies at Columbia, following a gnawing curiosity to understand the rapidly changing demographic and cultural shifts she was witnessing in her own neighborhood. While at Columbia she began prolifically…

  If imploding a successful life can be considered a radical form of self care, consider Lavanya Mahendran’s year. Lavanya was a senior global policy advisor for Google, and a former social worker and high-octane litigator, when she decided to give in one day to the feeling of “being uncertain.” She let go of a beloved apartment and “the objects she felt had protected her,” and set off with only…

  Editor’s note: I’ve corresponded intermittently with and followed the journeying and photography of April Valencia for a few years. Though we’ve never met we both seem to similarly possess some self-requirement to find clarity while in motion — using traveling alone as a reset button for personal reconnection. (Or perhaps, speaking for myself, having a tendency to get lost in the abstract idea…

  We're starting the new year with a slightly different take on our typical "Woman" interview — intrigued by the candid truths that come from conversations with close friends, we asked the amazing photographer Susanna Howe to photograph and interview her old friend Kristen Naiman (who happens to be one of Apiece Apart's longest collaborators and a core partner in our team). We hope you enjoy and…

  In the first days of 2019, friends (and past Apiece Apart Women!) photographer Gemma Ingalls + creative director Roanne Adams travelled together to Hawaii.   While exploring the volcanic beaches and otherworldly landscapes, they stopped to discuss what it means to "set intentions": Or, how we can be more gentle, learn to roll with the chaos, and be grateful for the present. Read on for their…