Hey Reader,

This moment is a lot.

The year has come out of the gate running, and politics in the US has escalated in ways that feel…familiar and infuriating and terrifying.

And when things feel scary, unstable, and uncertain, the shrinking reflex kicks in.

"Now's not the time to talk about my work."
"I should wait to work on visibility until things settle down."
"Who am I to take up space with so much else going on?"

And I get it. I've told myself the same things all week whenever I think about doing anything that feels like "marketing."

And the hard truth? It's all performance wrapped up in a convenient-looking sweater.

The same pattern keeps us invisible when things are "good enough."
Self-abandonment dressed up as consciousness.
​The lie that says shrinking keeps us safe and helps the world.

Shrinking doesn't make things better for anyone else.
It doesn't end injustice.
And it doesn't actually protect you from being judged, misunderstood, or disappointed.

It just makes you unavailable.

Unavailable to lead.
Unavailable to build.
Unavailable to the people who need exactly what you have.

So here's what I'm proposing for this new year:

We're done with the hiding.
With the quiet hesitations.
And with the invisible compromises of our values.

Instead: we're showing up. As we are. With as much clarity as we can muster, presence, and a commitment to telling the truth.

Even when it feels wobbly.

We're not talking about hustle here. Or ignoring the news and your needs. Or following a script.

Instead, we're saying "I'm strong enough to trust myself. Even though doubt will inevitably show up."

Strong enough to trust:
Your body and intuition.
The grief that comes with every headline.
The chills that show up in those life-affirming moments.

And no matter what? Self-abandonment is no longer on the table.

Because it doesn't lead to belonging.
Momentum.
Or more love.

And as long as we're here, let me also say:
Your ideas are powerful, and letting them live in the world is anything but indulgent.

Those ooh what if creative impulses that show up at the most inconvenient times? They're your magic. Embrace them. Give them a place to live. Plant them like seeds for the life you can't wait to live.

This is the year of practice.
Of progress.
Of depth and presence and conviction.

And of embracing whimsy and delight and letting yourself be a silly goose who is also a powerful fucking force to be reckoned with.

Here's my 2026 truth:

Over the past couple years, I've been building and rebuilding my work. My public-facing brand. What I'm here for.

And also? I've been hiding.

Waiting to feel more ready.
For things to calm down.
Looking for assurance that I'm making the Right Choice rather than letting myself create rightness through practice.

I've prioritized tactics over commitment. And I'm done with that old way.

Because nobody wins when I stay small, vague, and too polite.

And the women I'm here to work with and help lead?

They're not beginners.
They're not confused.
And they don't need three more degrees before they can really be seen.

They're brilliant. They have depth and mastery. And are hungry for a place to claim it fully.

Even when—and honestly, especially when—the world feels like it's falling apart.

So this is the spine of what I'm building now:

I here to help brilliant women stop shrinking and actually show up for their businesses, so their work becomes clear, powerful, and impossible to ignore. (All without burning out, selling out, or performing a single polished lie.)

We're talking about Anti-Performance Visibility.

Not ignoring what's happening in the world.
Not pretending everything's fine.

But showing up and embracing the complexity, the grief, and the fire of the world, and refusing to make themselves smaller because things are hard.

(This is about \about stepping into something you've been carrying for years.)

I'll be leading this work in a few different places this year, and I cannot wait to share what I'm cooking up.

Think: an 8-Week Visibility Accelerator (applications open later this month!)

The Business of Being Yourself (launching early-Feb!)

And a Studio of tools to help get you into the practice of embodying who you are.

But today isn't about offers.

It's about truth.

The truth that your shrinking doesn't serve the world.
The truth that your visibility isn't selfish.
And the truth that there's never going to be a "perfect time" to step into ownership of your voice. (So let's start now, eh?!)

The world will always be chaotic.

And: your work matters today.
Your voice matters today.
And this world needs this you today.

Wobbles and all.