What is courage?
Finding Courage sets out to explore that question through stories told in two voices - by someone who witnesses another’s courage, and by the person who lives it. Together they reveal what courage looks like from the outside, and what it feels like from the inside. As you read, you may start to recognise the quiet courage you already carry.
Why search for courage?
I’m Stephanie—and I believe courage is what we need most right now.
Not headline courage, but the quiet, everyday kind that shows up in real lives, often unnoticed.
Finding Courage is my ongoing inquiry into what courage really is - where it comes from, what it costs, and what becomes possible when we act on it.
Know someone whose courage has moved you?
Courage is contagious. When someone acts bravely, it reminds the rest of us what’s possible.
If someone’s courage has moved you, I’d love to hear about them.
Nominating someone is simple. And their story could be the spark someone else needs.
Can you choose joy — even when life makes it hard?
Anita Tang has known Carolyn Campbell McLean since she was a social work student on placement — sunny, determined, and impossible not to admire. Living with a progressive disability since childhood, Carolyn has faced challenges that might have left others bitter. What Anita sees as extraordinary courage, Carolyn experiences as a daily choice to focus on the beautiful stuff.