Hilary Pollan

Spring is in the air, and New Legacy Lab is going out to enjoy it IRL (i.e. In Real Life, aka In-Person)! This spring at New Legacy Lab is all about EXPERIENCING. As my friend Elijah Brunson likes to remind us, we are not just brains on sticks! We are hearts and bodies, somatic and sensory humans who feel and experience deeply. This spring, with the sweet smell of blossoms all around, we’re going to engage fully! This April through June, New Legacy Lab will be gathering in small groups to...

“Legacy. What is a Legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.”  - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton  For a garden to have sustained beauty long into the future, it must have a combination of the following elements: Why this combination? When we plant only annual seeds, each year we must start anew, putting in all the labor and resources to create the previous garden year after year. However, if we plant perennial bulbs that will bloom and spread with each year, and saplings that...

It is with great enthusiasm and honor that I share I will be a Resource Engagement Fellow with the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) in 2026.   Why a Resource Engagement Fellowship, and why now?   2025 was the inaugural year of New Legacy Lab, and it was a year defined by experimenting and learning (it is a lab after all!) about what New Legacy Lab is and can grow to become. Over the last year, we produce some dynamic evenings, including Reimagining Prenups , a...