Kelly Wilson is endlessly curious about people: what shapes us, what changes us, what we believe and, perhaps most importantly, why we believe it.

She has what she describes as having lived "a lot of lives." Kelly was raised by right-wing, born-again evangelical parents, has found herself on different sides of politics and faith, and came out as a lesbian later in life. That moment divided her story into a before and an after. It also left her with a question that continues to shape how she sees the world: What else have I walked through without ever stopping to question?

Today, Kelly is a wife, mother of three sons, and founder of Do'gooders MN, a grassroots organization built around community, mutual aid, and what she calls "radical joy." Her work has ranged from providing hundreds of new hoodies to LGBTQ+ youth to creating Unabashed Weddings, a fully donated community wedding day that gave 12 LGBTQ+ couples the chance to say "I do."

At The Porch, Kelly is interested in the human condition in all its neediness, messiness, and beauty. She wants to understand what makes people get out of bed, why they move through the world the way they do, and what might happen if we became a little more curious about one another.

Pull up a chair with Kelly, and you're probably going to get into the deep things that make life worthwhile. And, as she puts it, probably some inappropriate chatter among friends.