Why I Designed Plunge With 3 Levels
The Personal Roots
I didn’t design Plunge in a vacuum—it was born from years of trial, error, and paying close attention to how I show up in social situations. Being number six out of seven kids in a household of nine people shaped me deeply. With the chaos of daily life, no one was slowing down to ask #6 a thoughtful question and wait for an authentic answer. I learned early what it felt like to crave being seen, heard, and invited to share my depths. That longing stayed with me and became the seed for Plunge.
Later in life, this seed was watered by a different kind of challenge. At the busiest time of my life—raising three babies, juggling a photography career, and trying to be “wife of the year”...I was diagnosed with an incurable disease. That MS diagnosis cracked everything open. Suddenly, the same ol’ “blimp” conversations (socializing about sports, weather, food, medical or travel) the shallow back-and-forth of busyness or errands, became unbearable. I no longer had the bandwidth for small talk. What I longed for was connection that mattered.
The Discovery
Over time, I noticed something about myself: I have a shorter capacity for surface-level chatter compared to an unlimited capacity for conversations that dive deep. I can happily explore the layers of a person’s story, especially when they carry some emotional responsibility in the way they share. But I also knew that not everyone is wired like me—some people need a gentle warm-up before they’re ready to go deep. That realization was the turning point. After all those years of trial and error with convos, people started to tell me that it was like “I show up naked to a conversation because I value authenticity and vulnerability and it turns out not everyone (not even family) wants to get naked with me;) lol
The 3 Levels
That’s why Plunge is designed with three levels:
Blimpin’ for the lightest touch…topics like food, travel, or the everyday doing. I use this one to socialize better (in my opinion)
Surface for curiosity, reflection, and exploring beyond the small talk. Starting to listen more.
Depth for the conversations that matter most, where real emotional presence and responsibility live. Where we become healers for one another as we begin to trul;y liste to each other with curiosity and compassion.
The levels mirror the way connection actually unfolds in real life. Sometimes we need a safe entry point, sometimes we hover in reflection, and sometimes we’re ready to plunge into the depths.
The Why
Plunge is my way of creating the structure I once longed for…a tool that makes space for everyone to be seen and heard, at their own pace. The three levels honor the spectrum of conversation styles, while gently nudging us toward what we’re all hungry for: authentic connection.
The seven Hajdukovich siblings.
