My guest today is Janine Kwoh, who is the owner / artist / one-person assembly line behind Kwohtations, an ever-evolving collection of greeting cards and gifts that reflect and celebrate a diversity of identities and life experiences. Janine is also the author of Welcome to the Grief Club, an illustrated book on grief for anyone who is grieving the death of a loved one. 

Janine started making cards in 2011 as a way to reflect on and honor the lives we actually lead, versus the ones we think we should. Specifically, Janine uses a letterpress to make her cards by hand, one by one. 

Her goal is to create products that encourage us to embrace the diversity, complexity, and kinship in our lived experiences. Janine’s hope is always that others will recognize some of themselves in what she creates and feel a bit more seen, more connected, and less alone. 

We talked about grieving, making decisions, time management, what it means to honour yourself, recovery from setbacks, acceptance when things don’t go as planned and designing a life that suits you, rather than doing what you think you should do or what others say you should.

You can purchase Janine’s beautifully handcrafted cards and her book, Welcome to the Grief Club on her website, https://kwohtations.com/

Connect with Janine on Instagram @kwohtations