Announcing my New BlackBox Cosmetics Newsletter

If you were one of those kind souls who subscribed to my previous newsletter, you will have noticed that it quietly fizzled out for lack of content. There's a limit to even my ability to babble on about personal growth and the Lizard Brain and all that. But now I'm about to announce a new … Continue reading Announcing my New BlackBox Cosmetics Newsletter

I Saw the Lizard For Real – and a Newsletter Erratum

I went to a fabulous MoMonday event yesterday, organised by the lovely and accomplished Stephanie Staples. Sprawled across the stage, right in front of the speakers, was this giant stuffed lizard. I kid you not. You can read the newsletter I wrote about it here, but I wanted to make sure that you had the … Continue reading I Saw the Lizard For Real – and a Newsletter Erratum

I’m Not From Here

Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about belonging and disassociation, connection and disconnection. Also about eating disorders, about food and control and expectations. I wrote a piece about it in my newsletter. If you are interested in such things, you can check it out in the archives, and then sign up. Otherwise, bounce … Continue reading I’m Not From Here

Is the Coffee Challenge Unethical?

So this week my newsletter was about coffee. Specifically, it was about Noah Kagan's Coffee Challenge. In short, you are supposed to go into a coffee shop, order a fancy coffee, then ask the barista for a 10% discount. I go into the reasons for this in the newsletter. I got a couple of interesting … Continue reading Is the Coffee Challenge Unethical?

Caring for Your Lizard – Sleep

It's another newsletter edition! Click on the image to see a larger version. I'm talking about ways in which we can convince our screaming inner toddler to go to sleep already. Not with coercion but with love. If you are interested in a conversation about the ways in which we can calm that toddler and … Continue reading Caring for Your Lizard – Sleep