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Hi, I’m May

I’m curious about almost everything. Engineering taught me how to solve problems. Motherhood taught me which problems matter. This website is where I explore it all.

WHAT I’M EXPLORING

The places where life happens.

This is the exploratory side of May’s Work: essays, stories, questions, experiments, and lessons still being formed.

General

Start Here. May’s story, values, timeline, and her vision for the future – what she’s trying to build.

Family

Marriage, family, children, heritage, tradition, and roots. May explores family lessons passed on by generations.

Community

How May sees communities, how they can flourish, and costly mistakes that are hard to recover from

Health

Through many health challenges, May explores what has worked, and what she cares about.

Learning

Engineering, mathematics, critical thinking, evidence, systems, research, books, and lifelong curiosity.

Spirituality

Explore thoughts on faith, God, doubt, beliefs, spirituality, and universal truths such as agency and stewardship.

Work & Leadership

A place to explore work, leadership, organizations, and the future of work. Some ideas become projects. Others simply change the way we think.

Play

This is where May remembers how to have fun – volleyball, running, sports, travel, adventure, and more things she’s trying.

One question. Many places to explore it.

What helps people flourish—and how do we design lives, families, workplaces, and communities that make flourishing more possible?

WHERE THE IDEAS BECOME A REALITY.

What I’m Building

Molecular Hydrogen Institute

Advancing the science, education, and awareness of hydrogen as a potential medical gas.

Wellness Science Initiative

Making evidence-based wellness engaging, accessible, and rewarding.

Working Moms Connection

Helping working mothers build thriving careers, families, and communities.

Hydrogen Innovation

Creating educational hydrogen material, improving product design and engineeing, and practical health education.

Raising Innovative Kids

Exploring how families can raise curious, capable, and resilient children.

May’s Playland

Designing childcare experiences where children learn through curiosity and play.

Local Work

Helping rural communities flourish through service, planning, and local leadership.

Engineering

Applying engineering and systems thinking to solve meaningful public challenges.

WORK WITH MAY

Exploration becomes application.

The essays show the thinking. These pages show what May has developed well enough to teach, facilitate, or help others build.

Speaking

Keynotes and conversations on intentionality, systems thinking, work, flourishing, leadership, and community.

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Strategic Advising

Helping leaders hear the people inside their systems and build exceptional organizations, programs, and communities.

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Framework

Clear models for turning complex ideas into practical decisions, systems, and next steps.

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  • How Motherhood Changed My Ambition
    By May Anderson, PE • June 24, 2026
    First Written 2018. Updated 2026 My whole life I knew I wanted to be a career woman. As a child when I was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Many of my friends responded enthusiastically, “A MOM!” I however, never understood this. I always wanted to be a career woman….
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  • Introducing My Whole World
    By May Anderson, PE • June 24, 2026
    My whole world is my family. They give my life purpose, meaning, and direction. For much of my life, I was ambitious because I tied my worth to productivity. I chased accomplishments, checked boxes, and measured success by what I could achieve. Over time, that changed. Today, my ambition is fueled by something different. I…
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  • What I hope to build
    By May Anderson, PE • June 23, 2026
    Several years ago, I started a project called My Intentional Life. At the time, I was overwhelmed, juggling work, family, responsibilities, and a growing realization that life wasn’t slowing down. I kept asking myself a simple question: Am I building my life intentionally, or am I just reacting to whatever comes next? Shortly after pondering…
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ABOUT MAY

Hi, I’m May.

I’m a mom, professional engineer, writer, athlete, entrepreneur, and community builder in Richfield, Utah. This site is the home for my essays, questions, projects, frameworks, and ongoing exploration of what helps people and places flourish.

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Still curious? That’s the point. See you in my notebook 🙂