House of Prodigy is changing because I'm changing. The work taught me something I didn't expect... the most important skill isn't crafting the "perfect" message. It's actually listening. Really listening.
That transformed how I see people, and everything opened up from there.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
Helen Keller
FIVE YEARS TAUGHT ME WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO NEXT.
a note from nickie.
i’m going back to public service.
i’m learning again.
sharing what i know.
telling my story, without skipping the hard parts.
2025 DEDICATION: KIRK'S STORY & OURS
This is about my uncle Kirk, and it's also about you.
Kirk was a passionate man, a creator, a musician who felt the world so deeply it sometimes broke him. He didn't get what he needed growing up, and that unhealed pain followed him into addiction. On July 4th, 2025 fentanyl claimed his life.
Miraculously, I got to be there at the hospital while he was on life support. I held his hand, spent time with him, prayed over him, and told him how much he was loved. Then when I stepped outside later to go home, a sliver of rainbow stretched across the sky... a portal, bright as a promise. And there was an angel in the sky too.
I knew then that the moment was important. That every person fighting battles in silence deserves to be remembered for more than their struggle. Their story deserves a voice.
HONORING MY UNCLE KIRK'S LIFE, SHARING HIS STORY, DEDICATING MY WORK
"Words are where most change begins."
Brandon Sanderson
WHAT'S COMING
With love and purpose,
Nickie
I'm headed into government and community work. Where policy meets real people. Where the gap between what's needed and what's given is still too wide.
I grew up in foster care. I know what it feels like to be invisible. I also know what becomes possible when someone finally sees you.
So I'm showing up. The path isn't completely clear yet, but I know this work matters deeply.
And if you're finding your own path—through grief, through change, through uncertainty—know that you're not walking it alone. We're all finding our way forward together.