
Butterflies are overrated
The space between deconstruction and reconstruction is an alchemical space. Our Before/After obsessed culture doesn’t see transitions so we are mostly invisible here. But invisibility is also a superpower.
The space between deconstruction and reconstruction is an alchemical space. Our Before/After obsessed culture doesn’t see transitions so we are mostly invisible here. But invisibility is also a superpower.
This winter I was in a creative rut. Blocked—our culture has taught us to label ourselves when we can’t access our creativity—though I believe block is more about the culture eclipsing our
Five years ago I started a business overnight. In the middle of a tumultuous winter — and with zero entrepreneurial training — the journey began with hitting send on a single email and taking
In honor of our five-year anniversary, we are awarding five scholarships to The Collective. These scholarships are year-long, include both partial and full tuition options, and are open to women and non-binary
I am currently seeking a Community Experience Manager and Creative Assistant. Read on for details and application instructions for both positions. We look forward to hearing from you.
We’re somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. The baby is (thankfully) sleeping in one arm so I can write to you with the other. My husband — on a short repose from the mountains
I wonder what would happen if we all moved with the same kind of hope Ruth did—determined, specific, unshakeable. Her passing is a devastating loss, and also an invitation to each of us to be done with what is, so we can dedicate our lives to what can be.
I am unequivocally committed to building an anti-racist community, and doing the work to dismantle white supremacy, violence against the black community, and systemic racism and anti-blackness in all of its complex forms. And: these words mean nothing without sustained action to support them.
The adventure begins when we let go of how it’s supposed to go.
(This will probably be on every new year’s list until I either die or stop writing them)