Opportunity

Funding supports: Broad distribution, international access, expanded formats
Goal: $3,500

The cards are currently available through Okay Then’s online shop at okaythen.net/shop. Production happens through print-on-demand, which means low overhead but also limited visibility and distribution. The opportunity is threefold:

Broader awareness and distribution. The cards deserve to reach the people who need them—grief counselors, spiritual directors, therapists, educators, social justice facilitators, anyone doing transformative work with groups. Strategic outreach to these communities would multiply their impact significantly. Partnerships with organizations, retreat centers, and educational programs would ensure sustainable distribution.

International access. Print-on-demand works well for U.S. orders but shipping costs are prohibitive for international customers. Hanna has deep connections in South Africa, where many people want access to her work. Partnering with a printer/distributor there would make the cards affordable and accessible to those communities.

More formats. People have requested these as flat prints (art and text on one side, suitable for framing) rather than folded cards, so they can touch many people wherever they hang.

Description

These aren’t typical greeting cards. Each of the fifteen cards features one of Hanna’s distinctive pen-and-ink illustrations with a short reflection from her writing—about grief and liberation, racial healing, the courage to face difficulty, stubborn joy in dark times.

Unlike conventional cards with tidy sentiments, these speak in Hanna’s honest voice—curious, vulnerable, often surprising. They invite both sender and recipient to slow down, feel more deeply, and consider what really matters. Cards include “Stitched” (on finding your voice), “Misfit” (a letter to the outsider), “Blows” (allowing life’s difficulties to transform us), “Blessing” (a generous universal blessing), “Awaken” (invitation to the process of becoming), and others exploring trust, grief, wonder, and belonging.

These are for moments when a friend is in the thick of something. When you want to say “I see you” or “I’m with you” without smoothing over the truth. For the kind of connection that doesn’t require fixing or cheerleading—just presence.

Impact

The cards extend Hanna’s teaching into everyday life. They give people language and imagery for what’s often hard to express—the messy middle of transformation, the complexity of grief, the longing for authentic connection, the invitation to face what we’d rather avoid.

Unlike her books, which require sustained engagement, the cards offer accessible entry points. Someone might receive “Trapeze” (about gratitude for love when we’re afraid) and look at it daily. A teacher might send “Trust This” to a student navigating uncertainty. A group might use “Invitation” to open a difficult conversation about relationship repair. The cards create moments of recognition—”someone sees what I’m experiencing”—and offer permission to feel fully without rushing toward resolution.

They also serve as gentle ambassadors for Hanna’s broader work. We expect many will encounter her voice first through a card, then seek out her books and essays.