In a world of wild contradictions multiple truths I hold as a feminist business owner who hates, but wants to thrive in spite of late-stage capitalism include:

* It is insane that we have to work to make money to live in a culture that doesn’t even afford many people basic needs AND there is no one more deserving of being paid for their labor than feminist care workers.

* I have resented having to work in my business during personal tragedy, but have had no choice because of capitalism AND I am deeply grateful/privileged to make a high salary doing meaningful work with people I respect and admire.

* It feels bizarre to have to advertise on platforms that support authoritarianism and the destruction of the environment AND I know so many of my friends, collaborators, peers and mentors exclusively thanks to social media…

* People are facing extreme economic hardship due to unfair and unsustainable rising costs AND I am unapologetically having my second highest year in business, with my eye on funding my mother’s retirement even in a broken economic system.

* The online services industry has changed dramatically as people require more trust building to invest than ever before AND I think this is a good thing—even though it makes selling harder—because we should have to earn people’s trust in an industry that has abused it.

In our first mini-business episode, I share about these contradictions and how to make money anyway. Both because we need to AND because we get to do the work we love as we do it. It is a mind fuck and having conflicting feelings about that makes sense.

A regulated nervous system is your most important tool for making decisions in this moment from the headspace of a CEO—which is what you are at work, not your inner child, anxious self saboteur, or procrastinating perfectionist.

On November 18 for $33 I am teaching a workshop called Regulate to Rise which will both regulate your nervous system and give you my favorite tools I use both with clients and for myself to come to the work from CEO headspace while protecting and honoring all of our parts in times such as these. 1/2 the proceeds will be donated.

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