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It's pub day for my new book, "Fired up"!

Grab a copy at your favorite bookstore

Jun 17 •

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My essays

Read an excerpt on how women pay a "passion tax" from my new book, Fired Up

Martyrdom is one of the many emotional traps we can fall into when criticism triggers feelings of guilt and shame

Jun 24 •

You voted. You rallied. So now what?

Finding the fire to fight in ways both big and small

Jun 18 •

It's pub day for my new book, "Fired up"!

Grab a copy at your favorite bookstore

Jun 17 •

Read an excerpt from my upcoming book, "Fired Up"

Seven days until pub day!

Jun 10 •

Firestarters podcast

36:18

28: Dr. Sunita Sah on how to practice defiance

Listen now on your favorite podcast player

Jun 30 •

19:43

27: The story behind my new book, "Fired Up"

Listen now on your favorite podcast player

Jun 16 •

38:08

[Replay] How Gretchen Carlson kept her spark alive

Now available on your favorite podcast player

Jun 2 •

42:41

25: Anna Malaika Tubbs on how mothers shape the world

Listen now on your favorite podcast player

May 26 •

Fireside Chats

Gender equity in Hollywood with director Rachel Feldman

A Q&A about being a woman in a male-dominated space

Jul 1 •

Rediscovering yourself after your kids leave home

A Q&A with Hanna Bankier, founder of Birdy Launcher

May 27 •

How to galvanize moderate women with Jackie Payne

A Q&A with the founder of Galvanize Action

May 9 •

Making invisible labor visible with Elissa Strauss

A Q&A about how to bring attention to caregiving crisis

Apr 22 •

Substack Live

17:38

Shannon Watts and Jessica Yellin on how to take the next step

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 20 •

and

24:41

Shannon Watts and Sharon McMahon on how to keep going

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 20 •

and

51:25

Shannon Watts and Katie Couric on how to be an agent for change

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 19 •

and

33:13

Shannon Watts and Karen Walrond on how to find joy in everything you do

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation!

Jun 13 •

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Things that are fire

End of year roundup of things that are 🔥

As 2024 comes to a close, here are some things I think you'll love as much as I did

Dec 24, 2024 •

Things that are 🔥🔥🔥: Black Friday edition

A list of incredible businesses owned by women of color for us to support

Nov 29, 2024 •

Things that are 🔥🔥🔥 GOTV edition

From the last Women Wednesday zoom to men who don't want women to vote to what to wear to the polls when you ignore them and vote anyway

Oct 29, 2024 •

A roundup of things that are 🔥🔥🔥

From a new sunscreen to building muscle during menopause to new music from a favorite band

Oct 11, 2024 •

Thursday thread

💬 Thursday Thread: How do you view defiance?

Are you a defiant person?

3 hrs ago •

💬 Thursday Thread: Have you ever paid a "passion tax"?

And what did you learn from that experience?

Jun 26 •

💬 Thursday Thread: Post protest, how will you continue to act?

Big and small ways count!

Jun 19 •

💬 Thursday Thread: What obligations are standing in the way of your desires?

And do you even know what you want?

Jun 12 •

Recent posts

💬 Thursday Thread: Have you ever paid a "passion tax"?

And what did you learn from that experience?

Jun 26 •

Read an excerpt on how women pay a "passion tax" from my new book, Fired Up

Martyrdom is one of the many emotional traps we can fall into when criticism triggers feelings of guilt and shame

Jun 24 •

17:38

Shannon Watts and Jessica Yellin on how to take the next step

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 20 •

and

24:41

Shannon Watts and Sharon McMahon on how to keep going

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 20 •

and

51:25

Shannon Watts and Katie Couric on how to be an agent for change

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 19 •

and

💬 Thursday Thread: Post protest, how will you continue to act?

Big and small ways count!

Jun 19 •

You voted. You rallied. So now what?

Finding the fire to fight in ways both big and small

Jun 18 •

19:43

27: The story behind my new book, "Fired Up"

Listen now on your favorite podcast player

Jun 16 •

33:13

Shannon Watts and Karen Walrond on how to find joy in everything you do

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation!

Jun 13 •

and

💬 Thursday Thread: What obligations are standing in the way of your desires?

And do you even know what you want?

Jun 12 •

Read an excerpt from my upcoming book, "Fired Up"

Seven days until pub day!

Jun 10 •

37:09

Shannon Watts and Susan Piver on the importance of resting your mind

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Jun 9 •

and

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