subcultures
This is the fourth in a five-part series I’m writing about how subcultures are built and this essay is free to read for those logged in. Read the rest here. This week we breeze through some of the subcultures and spaces that millennials and above have created that younger
Monday Muse
Because it got real cold and grey real quick...
The mind is quite a funny thing isn’t it? Even funnier is the powerful control it has on the body. Over the last few weeks I’ve not been inspired to write one big thought because the launch of a new venture has made my mind anxious, scattered and
39BC
This post is free to read for those logged in... after the member wall I post some actual spreadsheets and docs about how I launched 39BC... I'm exhausted. Everyone has been on this journey with me over the last year as I have been building 39BC …alongside writing
culture
culture
This is the third in a five-part series I’m writing about how subcultures are built. Read the rest here. This week, we dive into the socio and cultural conditions required for a subculture to be born. From September, Niamh Donoghue and I are hosting The Worldbuilder Show on The
brand building
This is the first in a five-part series I’m writing about how subcultures are built. Read the rest here. As I continue to build my brand I realise that a huge part of it comes from my lived experience in subcultures — the pirate stations, the club nights, the tiny
Writing Saved Me, And It Can Transform You Too
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
Business, Culture & Philosophy for Women from Sharmadean Reid
This week’s New Method — But Take As Much As You Can — is about rejecting the conditioning that tells women to be satisfied with less. Too often, we’re taught to take only what’s offered, to downplay our worth, and to see ambition as greed. This method flips that
I’ve been feeling crazy anxious lately in a sort of low-level hum that sits underneath everything I do. And I want to understand it. Not brush past it with a motivational quote or bury it under a productivity hack. So I’m writing it out. Confidence isn’t the
Last week I gave a talk for Black Ballad called How To Use AI As Your Superpower, and I was blown away by the response. This presentation wasn’t about tips and tricks. It was about asking one powerful question first: 💡 “What do you bring to the table that AI
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 refuse to be the one who is always giving more, and we start from a place of equality until we have accumulated enough
I know my Brand Building Sprint newsletter series is over but every single day cool stuff happens that I really want to share with you all. So in that spirit, heres a little EOD note. Today was super busy, super productive and I even managed to have a nice lunch
Writing Saved Me, And It Can Transform You Too
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... Women cede control in microdecisions throughout their lives. It may be as insignificant as where we eat dinner tonight. It may be larger, such
Everyone thinks a brand begins on launch day. After I wrote my ultimate Brand Building Checklist, it occurred to me that it's sort of looked like this brand has just appeared from nowhere. But it's been about a year or so of work. Or eight years
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 recognize that financial security provides us with the freedom to pursue our dreams, support our loved ones, and make a positive impact on
It's not Monday, but I missed the muse. This weeks Monday Muse Recommendations is a special perfume edition because I‘ve finally signed off the final two scents for my brand and I’m feeling pretty good about it. Like to actually wash with my own products and
If you know me by now you know I love a bath. I’m building an entire company around bathing. I love nothing more than waking up and immediately immersing myself fully in a bath, or the sea, or a swimming pool or an ice bath. I love massages, body
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 eradicate the notion that life must always be hard for women. We move towards pleasure, towards ease and towards joy. We don’t