Our story

Hi, I’m Jess, the creator of MurMur. I studied psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and I’ve long been curious about spirituality, too. I’m interested in how we make sense of our lives, what we believe, and how those beliefs shape the choices we make.

When I first came across manifestation, it made me look back at my own life. Some things I had once really wanted had somehow become real. I couldn’t neatly separate my own effort from timing, chance, or connections I was only noticing in hindsight. But it made me curious enough to keep exploring.

I’ve always thought of life as a kind of game. There are things to discover, paths to try, and room to change direction. You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going to take part. Manifestation appealed to that side of me: letting myself imagine what I wanted to experience, then seeing how I might move toward it.

Positive psychology has also influenced how I see things. I value hope and the small good things that are easy to overlook. That doesn’t mean I feel positive every day, or believe that difficult experiences happen because we thought the wrong thoughts.

As I explored, I wanted somewhere to keep a record. Not just whether a wish came true, but what happened along the way: the doubts, the surprises, the little steps, and the moments when I understood myself a bit better.

That’s where MurMur began.

I wanted to make something I would use myself, and that might be helpful to others who feel similarly. A place to write down a wish, make sense of a feeling, find a little company, and decide what to try next.

I’m still figuring things out. Over time, I’ll share more of my own reflections and experiences with these practices, including what doesn’t quite work for me. I’d rather be honest about the process than pretend I have all the answers.

Thanks for being here.

Hi, I’m Candice.

I studied psychology at UC Davis for my undergraduate degree and at Columbia for my master’s, the same path Jess took. So when she told me about MurMur, I didn’t need much convincing.

I first ran into manifestation in high school. I didn’t take it seriously at all. It seemed like one of those things people say to feel better, so I treated it as an experiment: something to try for a few weeks and then forget. Instead, I kept being surprised. Things I had only half-jokingly imagined started showing up in my life. I couldn’t explain all of it. But I was won over, and I’ve been practicing it ever since.

I currently work at an international school, a job I manifested, which still makes me laugh when I say it out loud. I also write about manifestation on social media, mostly as a way of keeping track of my own thoughts.

What I love most about manifestation is how playful it is. It turns an ordinary week into something with a bit of magic in it, where small intentions can lead to genuinely unexpected places. You don’t have to be certain of anything to begin.

Thanks for being here. I hope you have fun manifesting!