By teaching people improv, Rachel Flehinger helps them to find their silliness. Anne-Sophie Carpientier profiles how Flehinger teaches people to quite their inner critic's voice.

After losing her mother, Marcia Whited turned to tap dance to cope with her depression. Jen Miller offers a profile on how tap dance has allowed one group of women to come together to deal with life changes.

After losing nearly 300 pounds, Jim Talbott decided to put his new found confidence to the test by signing up for an exotic hip-hop dance class. Smith Galtney provides a profile on Talbott's changes and joining dance.

For three local athletes, the outdoors offers a place to find peace and spirituality. Richard Forbes highlights how these athletes use nature to get the most out of life.

Two friends who collect trash find ways to keep the job interesting. Thalassa Raasch documents the work that Steve Coombs and Ben Young do and their friendship together.

By night, Tyler Devos is a musician, but by day, he works in group homes for adults with schizophrenia. Emily Forman profiles how Devos' work inspires the lyrics that he writes.

Chris Demos leads a dual life as a high school science teacher and experimental jazz performer. Tim Peterson documents how Demos uses life's transitions as energy for his work.

Working together as a family in the manufacturing industry, Ruth Archulater and her sons speak about their experiences working in the mill and starting their own yarn company. The family speaks about their current company and how jobs have moved out of the country.

Laura Olkowski highlights the work of Dr. Mike Lambke, a doctor who works in a small town and feels the need to connect with people. Olkowski discusses how Dr. Lambke works with patients that deal with basic emotional health issues and how he navigates his own emotions.

Emily Sapienza highlights the hobby of bottle digging and the culture that surrounds it, speaking to Braum Hepburn. Sapienza discusses how bottle collectors understand different values in the bottles that they find and how Hepburn is considered "King of the Diggers."

Cally Carswell speaks to boxers at the Portland Boxing Club about their experiences training and competing in the ring. Carswell highlights the amount of time that boxers put into their training and the different aspects of boxing that they try to perfect.

Fascinated by the visual representation of stories through tattoos, Cyndi Lou Pappenfus uses tattooing as a way to give people closure for life-changing events. Sarah Delia documents the work that Cyndi Lou does for people who have survived cancer and drug addictions, and how the tattoos tell their own story.