Cultivate inner awareness to drive outer change
VOL 62 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
Hey, #NoteddTribe! We are two for two this month, sharing our beloved newsletter a day late. We feel terrible about it, but we’re excited to be with you again this week.
We understand that Mercury was in retrograde until this past Monday, but we believe it made a special trip for us for the entire week. We are hoping to be back to our regular cadence next week, but in the meantime, enjoy this week’s issue!
What we also learned is how tracking our menstrual cycles can help with our overall well-being. Two weeks ago, we felt like we were at our complete best. We were “working working” chile, crossing things off of our list, and making the right move after another. A week later, things weren’t as great, but we were still feeling pretty good with the ability to still accomplish some things. Two weeks later, here we are, our energy is at the lowest point with no interest in being around people, and feeling completely introverted.
It wasn’t until we listened to our coach and founder of Ambition + Mischief Sam Cartagena’s podcast episode with Hate the Dot founder Myoshi Days that we received the clarity that we needed. This podcast discussed all four phases of our menstrual cycle, the feelings, symptoms, and experiences we face during each of these phases, and why it’s important not to judge yourself but rather be aware and make the best of each phase with self-care.
Myoshi describes the ROSA Self-Care method as the tool to help better align your mind, body, and soul to your menstrual cycle. ROSA stands for
Rest when your energy is low (during the menstruation phase)
Outgoing as you feel optimistic and energized (during the follicular phase)
Sexy as you feel confident (during the ovulation phase)
Awareness & Attention as you’re in preparation mode (during the pre-menstruation phase)
Listening to this podcast, along with learning more through other resources, was life-changing; we highly recommend these steps if you are interested:
Read this article to understand further the four phases of our cycles and how you can start tracking your cycle to better align your self-care.
Listen to Sam’s podcast titled Align your cycle with your self-care | Miyoshi Days.
Sign up for Hate the Dot, a community created to help you turn your menstrual cycle into a self-care ritual. When you sign up for the community, you can receive a copy of the ROSA Self-Care Method.
And we’d love for you to share your thoughts with us! Have you heard about these phases before? Have you ever noticed these specific experiences and feelings during the month? Based on what you read in the article and heard in the podcast, do you feel like you are in a certain phase right now?
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Check out our founder Lauren at noon EST today for Georgetown School of Continuing Studies (SCS) Jack Talk. Lauren will dive deep into her work as a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, the founding story behind our brand, and her experience as a 2019 alumna of the Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. You can RSVP using the link below and receive Zoom details to attend!
We were featured in The Big Whisper, a platform for women building awakened businesses! Lauren had an opportunity to share how she created our brand, her thoughts on venture capital and reasoning for launching a crowdfunding campaign, and her tips for staying motivated and reaching the next level of growth both personally and professionally. Check out the full Q&A below!
We rescheduled our Community Town Hall for next Thursday 10/28 at 7 pm! We will walk you through the new community platform, the benefits of being a member, and take all of your questions during this session. We will also use this as an opportunity to hear from you and what you want from this platform. We’re still offering our special reward where you can be a Fall 2021 founding member for free and save 15% off the first quarter membership in 2022 when you sign up through our crowdfunding campaign! RSVP for the event by visiting the link below.
Solange’s platform Saint Heron is launching a free library that features the work of Black creatives.
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division recently launched several investigations into three major police departments in Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Louisville. The Biden Justice Department also launched an investigation into Georgia’s prison system for alleged civil rights violations.
If you live in the Atlanta area or planning a visit soon, the Black Girl Magic Tours is a new way to celebrate Black art and womanhood. Learn more about their founding here and sign up for their next tour here!
The FDA officially approved mixing and matching Covid-19 booster shots, which means that you now have the option of getting a different Covid-19 vaccine than your initial shot. You can learn more here on what the data is suggesting and read a firsthand experience of the mix and match approach from this health expert.
Congratulations to the Chicago Sky team for bringing home the first WNBA Championship win for the city!
These Black women made history and found sisterhood while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the largest free-standing mountain in the world.
Yesterday was Latina Equal Pay Day, a day to raise awareness of the significantly lower average salaries that full-time working Latinx women receive compared to White men. This year, it was reported that Latinx women are typically paid only 57 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. According to a new analysis by the National Women’s Law Center, they would have to work another ten months to catch up with white men. Additionally, Latinx women are losing more than $1.1 million over a 40-year career due to the wage gap. There’s a desperate need to commit to ending caregiving penalties for women, especially for women of color, and low-wage workers. As notedd in this Fortune article, Latinas do not need to be fixed; there’s a requirement to fix a system that favors all.
You can read the National Women’s Law Center full report and share your thoughts on these startling facts by commenting below.
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At Inner Workout, the time to Take Care is now! Inner Workout provides practices, partnerships, and products to help you reclaim your role as the true expert of your well-being.
In a previous issue, we shared their 50 card deck called Instead that offers you prompts, activities, and affirmations as an alternative to scrolling.
Now you can discover your self-care preferences by taking their assessment and, in return, receive personalized practices to start or build into your self-care journey today!
As we reach the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this is a friendly reminder to do your own breast exams. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in America, aside from skin cancers. In addition to the exams performed by your general practice doctor, which we encourage you to continue to do, it is also essential that we conduct our own breast exams at home too. You can learn more by visiting the link below and reviewing the step-by-step guide from breast cancer surgeon Susan K. Boolbol.
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