About Hard Resets
Hard Resets is a weekly email series that tells one person's blow-up-your-life-and-leave-it-in-shambles story at a time. We take the reader on a full journey from the status quo, the moment it collapsed, and how people picked up the pieces.
Each edition delivers the hard, the heartfelt, and the hilarious, directly to your inbox.

What we publish
We share stories of all kinds. Ever wondered what it's like to quit a six-figure corporate job to become a children's party clown? You can find out here. Are you curious about what happens after people find the courage to leave their country after a catastrophe, or how people rebuild a new life without a longtime partner? We cover it all and more.
Each edition is one full issue that will leave you with new ideas about how we evolve when life pulls the rug out from under us.
How it works
Subscribe once, and a new issue arrives in your inbox each week — one focused read you can actually finish. Browsing past articles in the archive is free anytime. Snooze and unsubscribe stay a click away in your mail if you need them.
Who it's for
Anyone interested in genuine, relatable stories of people completely starting over and finding themselves transformed. If you catch yourself wondering what it's like to take a chance or make a major change, you're in the right place.
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I Left New York to Get Sober. But Leaving Wasn’t Enough.
Nick Dothée
My dad drove an old GMC that barely ran. My stepmom Donna usually drove everywhere, so when he pulled it out that morning, I knew he wanted to take me to the train station himself.…

What I Carried Out of Florida
Asha Dore
I left Florida on the eve of a hurricane. I was 18, gripping the steering wheel and squinting through sheets of rain while the wind lashed my small car.…

Moving for a Boy Who Had a Secret Girlfriend
Julia Ziegler
Three months after I graduated from Vanderbilt in May of 2023, my mom's boyfriend died of pancreatic cancer. I wasn't supposed to go home for longer than the summer.…