philosophy
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... We confront and dismantle entrenched narratives to challenge the very foundations of a patriarchal system that has endured for millennia. It is a call
When we think about placemaking, we tend to imagine architects and planners mapping out public squares or designing waterfronts. But as thinkers like Jane Jacobs, William Whyte, and Lewis Mumford have argued, cities are not defined by their structures — they are animated by people, culture, and daily life. “Cities have
philosophy
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... We are ruthless in carving out time and space to connect with nature. Part of the discrediting of our power is the severance of
Monday Muse
Good Morning! I'm writing this on the train to London and I know it's a Tuesday but yesterday I had a full day of family, work, and packing. I left early and as I stepped out of the house, the air smelled incredible. We had our
Productivity
I used to schedule my life to the minute. Back-to-back meetings, inbox at zero, a daily to-do list that felt like a performance review. And yet, I’d sometimes reach the end of the week feeling like I hadn’t created anything of real value. Now, things are different. This
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This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... After labeling our trauma we can sometimes see how we can be the ones that stand in our own way. Our intense desire to
Monday Muse
Dang, I didn't write any Monday Muse Recommendations for the last few weeks because IWD took me out. I did so many events and speaking gigs and I drank and didn't exercise because of my ankle injury so I acted a sloth. I didn't
In our pursuit of equality, functionality, and practicality, have we forgotten the thrill of sensuality?
Many people always ask me: how I get started, how I stay focussed and how I remain confident. The answer is simple…
When I think about the hours spent in beautification rituals, I think about the hours lost in idea generation. When I think about the endless moments spent worrying about my skin or hair, I get frustrated at how much space my image occupies in my brain. Naomi Wolf coined the
If you really knew me you would know - I am a nerd. I feel like there is so much knowledge in the world and I want as much as I can!! How to get it? Books!
Business, Culture & Philosophy for Women from Sharmadean Reid
This week has been a lot of feels. I finished a book proposal - 23k words on my next act. I also closed a project entity - the 7 year cycle ended. Free Book Club Tonight Yet despite these two big completions happening this week, I’ve been full of
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... We understand that no personal growth can be achieved without a teacher. Knowledge is passed down from experienced humans to learning humans, and as
The acquisition of Bread by a new holding company led by Olamide Olowe shows a new way of doing business. Why didn't Glossier do this?
It's Mother's Day! I probably won't see my son today because it's his fathers weekend and we stick to the schedule. But it's all good. I'm used to it, and in any case, I feel like I am
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... We decide what information is most important to us at that particular moment and understand that context is key when choosing how we absorb
I’m a sucker for a particular scene in a movie when a woman needs to call on her ancestors to banish the past, to rebirth herself or to simply honour her culture. There’s a format. They return to a specific space, or object. They chant in a rising
How Your Past Failures Hinder Your Future Deals (and How to Move Forward Anyway)
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... The entire media industry, and in particular magazines, have for hundreds of years done extensive harm to our self-worth. They create false and misleading
Twenty years ago, in my first cultural studies lecture at university, the professor had a diagram on the whiteboard showing an Eisenhower Matrix of race and gender. If you were white, you got a +; if you were male, you got a +; if you were Black, you got a -; if
This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... We discard our obsession with self and seek a more humble mode by remembering our insignificance but also our tiny power. We seek an
If you’re running a business, leading a team, or simply steering your own creative career, you need space to think. Real space. Away from the daily noise, the email pings, and the never-ending to-do lists. That’s why I believe every working woman should schedule an offsite —a 48-hour
Sometimes, the best ideas come when you step away from your usual routine and into a space designed for clarity, creativity, and deep thinking. Whether you're a founder, a solopreneur, or leading a growing team, a leadership away day is the perfect way to pause, reflect, and plan