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Writer, at TIME magazine and among other things of Marriageology, a funny book about an odd institution.

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İyimser ama gerçekçi. Derin ama akıcı… #Evlilikoloji #BelindaLuscombe #İlksatırYayınevi #İlişkiler #psikoloji

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2016 — the year we officially became Chicago people (well until we moved back to nyc).

Mom moved us — one in 9th grade, the other in 11th — to take on the Global CMO gig at Hyatt.

We were learning to survive the cold while she was jet-setting around the world.

New friends, new adventures, and a lot of deep-dish pizza later… it turned out pretty great.

Scrolling through the zillions of photos now — fun to see how glam it all looked, and to remember all the messy bits behind it.

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Ugh… where do we even start? (Swipe 👉🏽) to get the full story.

I got an email announcing i was a receive a pretty prestigious award. I was SO excited!

With the award we got an ad in the magazine (amazing)! We submitted our ad creative and it got declined for going against their content policies (we still have yet to see these policies).

I was shocked. Wait, the image isn’t even a breastfeeding image. I’m confused… what? (Not that that should matter either). They said the woman in the ad looked too “seductive” and it was u clear what the ad was for… according to the men they asked.

I decided the replacement image I would submit would be a breastfeeding one. If they decline it again, I’m pulling out from receiving the award. How can they celebrate me for my work advocating for the breastfeeding community and my mission, yet I was told I couldn’t run this ad in their publication. Make it make sense.

We submitted the new breastfeeding photo and they accepted it. Hell yes! WIN 🎉

But it leaves the question, why was the first image not accepted???

I want to be very clear here:
The first image was NOT seductive. A mom pointing out how a breastfeeding bra works isn’t “suggestive” it’s practical. If your immediate instinct is to sexualize that image, that says a lot more about you than about the woman in the photo.

I can’t stand the fact that women continue to be sexualized, and the blame somehow falls on us.

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When change comes, trust your instincts: they're the sum of everything you've learned. Create structure for new ideas to flourish. "Be open to the changes." #trustyourself #TheHighPriestess #buildstructure #TheEmpress #trustyourinstincts #AI #businessplan #change

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As this new day and week begins, this photo inspires and motivates my PURPOSE.

A dear friend visited the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition and the Met Museum on Saturday.🪡🧵 Vanessa was so excited to see my book MUSE: Cicely Tyson and Me: A Relationship Forged in Fashion on display for sale at the Museum’s exhibition she took this photo and sent it to me. ❤️

Vanessa noted “MUSE” was the only fashion book on display written by a Black American Fashion Designer.

I am deeply honored and grateful that my book MUSE a fashion memoir was displayed next to Rashid Johnson’s book and a book on American couturier Ann Lowe. 🖤📸🖤

Rashid Johnson is an American artist who produces conceptual post-black art. Johnson first received critical attention in 2001 at the age of 24, when his work was included in Freestyle curated by Thelma Golden at the Studio Museum in Harlem. ✨🖤✨

This photo is especially inspiring and motivating to my PURPOSE as an American couturier and fashion designer because my book cover is a commissioned painting by the brilliant Chaz Guest.

Chaz Guest is an American artist who works in the mediums of painting and sculpting. Chaz is described as an American artist of profound inventiveness. Chaz is also a dear friend. ✨🖤✨

We will continue to wield our socio-economic power as well as our cultural power to effectuate real change across industries, and to uplift our community, especially the bottom line of our businesses.

“Once you realize that you can do something, it would be difficult to live with yourself if you didn’t do it.” – James Baldwin

#legacy #artisticexpression #artist #fashiondesigner #entrepreneur #nevergiveup #purpose #inspire #motivation

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Still blinds and dazzles in equal measure. Those of 1271 know what I mean when, at certain times of the year, you must NOT look straight at the sidewalk when leaving the building.

#timelife #timeinc

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Fam.

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Martin Luther King Jr. once said “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
By far the most difficult endurance feat I’ve ever attempted.
1 Big Set Back
2 World Records
26.2 Miles
32 hours &
4 incredible Texas & US legislators fighting the good fight.
Thank you all for cheering me on, for showing up, for supporting the mission.
We did it and it was more powerful than I could have ever expected 🌞
#marathon #austinmarathon #forsurvivorswithsurvivors

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Throwback Thursday Graduation from Columbia University with a Masters in Architecture degree, 1992; swimming in Athens Greece, in late November 1998.

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🚨 How the heck do you CRAWL a marathon?!

Everyone knows how to run—maybe not well, but we’ve all been doing it our whole lives. But crawling? For 26.2 miles?! That’s uncharted territory.

From what I could find, the longest documented crawl is just a mile. No guidebook. No rulebook. No roadmap. So how do you take on something that’s never been done? You start.

Crawling is an entirely different beast than running. It’s brutal on the body, slow, and relentless. It’ll take me three times longer than a normal marathon. Every week, I’ve had @jessicavoyles_bestselffitness kicking my butt in strength workouts, training endurance, and preparing for the sheer grind of hours on my hands and knees.

Like any world record challenge, there’s no guarantee I’ll succeed. But I do know this: I won’t quit. This will be the hardest marathon I’ve ever done—and the most important.

Let’s create change.

#MarathonCrawl #BreakingLimits #WorldRecord #NeverQuit #MindOverMatter #StrengthThroughStrides #HistoryInTheMaking #BeyondEndurance

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My schooling umm has been very different and the subjects are quite interesting 👩🏻‍🏫

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A packed celebration for @juliabaird and her book BRIGHT SHINING at the @ausconsulateny. Thank you @nytimesdowd for asking all the right questions, to @ptknitwear for selling the books (and selling out!), and of course to everyone at the consulate for such a gorgeous evening. For some reason I guess we all deeply needed grace. Pick up a copy if you do too. @harperonebooks

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