Braving the Waves featured a series of storytelling-focused conversations with youth and adults in our communities. Mikaela spoke with some of today’s most empowering young storytellers, writers, musicians, comedians, activists and more about their mental health journey in a deeper, refreshing way. Guests included: Noah Tile, Lauren Urie, Stephen Sharpe Jr., Angelica Galluzzo, Hailey Hechtman, Rohit Doel, Jan Stewart, Ryan Forsyth, Pamela Fitzgerald, Kelli Chu, Arielle Bradberry, and Stephanie Celso.

Season 2 added a new layer to storytelling. To complement the programs at Unsinkable & Resolvve's work supporting students, this format offers another way to Brave the Waves: crafting words for moments that feel like they don't have any, especially for those who don't feel comfortable writing, speaking, or publicly sharing. Each week, Mikaela gathers anonymous voice notes, memories, journal entries, photos, drawings, and anything that captures a specific, meaningful moment, through a memory box form. She then creates a poem and episode to offer a comforting way to pause in a moment, preserve a memory, and feel seen/heard in it as it's given words and read aloud.