Welcome to Choosing Human
Start Here: Choosing Human in an Artificial Age
We are living in a world that is increasingly artificial.
Our food is processed.
Our technologies are accelerating.
Our lives are optimized for convenience, efficiency, and control.
Almost imperceptibly, these things are shaping us—not just what we do,
but who we become.
Technology promises progress, family life feels noisy and rushed, and even the meaning of being human is up for debate. This is a space to pause, reflect, and choose a different way: a fully human way of living, rooted in God’s design for our bodies, our families, and our future.
What is Choosing Human?
This newsletter is about learning how to live a fully human life in an increasingly artificial world, grounded in a simple conviction:
A more human life is grown, not engineered.
Not in theory, but in the ordinary, in the food we eat, the way we raise our children, the rhythms of our homes, and the technologies we accept—or refuse.
Because we are not just thinking creatures; we are formed by what we practice.
What I write about
Across my writing, podcast, and YouTube channel, everything connects back to one question: What does it mean to be human—and how should we live?
That shows up in three ways:
The Human Future
What kind of humans are we becoming?
Bioethics, AI, CRISPR, and the moral limits of technology
The Human Person
How are human beings formed?
Motherhood, formation, and the daily life of the home
The Human Life
How do we live as embodied humans?
Food, gardening, health, and the practices that shape us
About me
I’m a Catholic writer exploring what it means to remain fully human—whether at the kitchen table or in the lab.
At home, I’m a homeschooling mother of four, learning (imperfectly) to live what I write: growing food, keeping rhythms, and building a life that is a little more grounded, embodied, and real.
You can find out more at my author website.
Where to begin
Start with a few of these:
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My Books
These books explore different dimensions of the same question: what it means to live a fully human life.
Grow Where You’re Planted — a prayerful guide to seasonal abundance and sustainable family life
The Bellbind Letters — a creative take on C.S. Lewis’s spiritual classic
Reclaiming Motherhood — a theology of the body for motherhood
Mama Prays — a devotional for the early years
You’ll hear updates, behind-the-scenes, and preorder details here as they take shape.
Join the journey
Some weeks, this looks like a prayer at the kitchen table.
Other weeks, it’s a question about the future of biotechnology.
If you’re looking for a more grounded, embodied, and fully human way of life—you’re in the right place.
I’m glad you’re here.
AMDG,
Samantha