Inherent Magazine

Inherent Magazine was founded by Fei Lu and James Walker in September 2019 while attending Columbia Journalism School. Both working journalists, Fei Lu and James Walker bonded over open and honest conversations about mental health. Other than sensationalized one-off articles in mainstream outlets, Lu and Walker couldn’t think of a single publication solely dedicated to people’s personal relationships with mental health — their stories, struggles, and how they feel about it. With that in mind, they founded Inherent Magazine which aims to uplift all mental health stories, regardless of the writer’s age, gender, race, faith, or personal background. On a personal level, as a Chinese American transwoman, Fei Lu is unapologetic about amplifying East Asian and transgender voices in social dialogues.