2017, you kicked my ass. You brought me to my knees. you presented me with some of my biggest life lessons. You challenged me. You pushed me. You broke me and then built me back up, piece by piece with a bigger bandwidth for pain, for love, anger, for heartache and for the ability to grow. You stretched my muscles. You trained them and had me work them in a new way I haven’t worked them before. You rewired my thinking. You had me look doubt in the face. Look love in the face and question it. Look myself in the face and...
Christmas came a little early for me this year. I was scrolling through Facebook one night when I came across this ring... I fell in love with the meaning behind it and, as someone who struggles daily to see her own worth, it was perfect. Forget the years I spent hating myself.Forget the people who MADE me hate myself. The people who changed me, broke me, and left me.Forget the idea that someone has to make me feel like enough. Every day I'll look down at this beautiful ring and remember the pain but have it all mean something now....
Each week, our Friday Feature will celebrate powerful women from our tribe who share their magic with the world in unique and inspiring ways. This week, we chatted with Sara Abbott, an inspiring mixed media artist who mergers both photography and paint in her contemporary art pieces. She joined our tribe when she purchased her ME ring. Interestingly, ME is a theme she had previously explored in her artwork. We're proud to share her story, and her art, with you now. When you were a child, what made you the happiest? I was very much a tomboy, so exploring outside until the sunset were always the...
We're so very excited to invite you to join us for our December Self Love Challenge. Let's face it. The holidays, while filled with joy, giving, and amazing food, can be incredibly stressful. We're challenging our tribe to remember to care for themselves, while also trying to navigate the trials of the holiday season. You have to treat yourself, too! Join us for all or part of the challenge, so long as you give it your best shot. We're excited to follow along on the adventure, so don't forget to share a picture with the hashtag #fredandfar on Instagram and Facebook! With...
Each week, our Friday Feature will celebrate powerful women from our sisterhood who share their magic with the world in unique and inspiring ways. This week, we chatted with Emily Cretella, the founder of MotherHustle, an online publication + community featuring unpolished personal essays, inspiration-fueling advice and no-nonsense resources for creative mompreneurs, from creative mompreneurs. When you were a child, what made you the happiest? I was one of those kids who lived mostly in my imagination. I was happiest when I was curled up in this worn, upholstered chair that we had in our house -- it spun around; so I...
To celebrate Giving Tuesday, 10% of our profits today will benefit the Step Up Women’s Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that changes the lives and future careers of girls in under-resourced communities by providing critical mentorship and resources. Step Up believes all girls should have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. The nonprofit propels girls from under-resourced communities to fulfill their potential by empowering them to become confident, college-bound, career-focused and ready to join the next generation of professional women. Not only does Step Up propel girls on the rise, it also gives professional women the opportunity to connect with each...
When something good happensA phrase I catch myselfUttering, repeating, livingOver and over... is"I can't believe it." I use this phrase when I look at my daughters.I say to them, "I can't believe you're real.""I can't believe you're mine." And the truth is, I can't. Because blessings feel out of reach.Otherworldly.Not real.Not mine.When these good things comeI catch myselfHolding my breathAnxiously waitingFor it to go wrongFor them to vanishLike a mirage that was never reallyReal, to begin with. I don't feel this way about my worries.They are real.They are so real, in fact, thatAt night they enter the roomAnd lay beside meAs real...
FF Tribe, I'm so proud to share that I'll be leading a Mentor Session at this weekend's Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles. For its inaugural Summit, Teen Vogue is bringing together leading voices in civic leadership, social justice, science, technology, the arts, fashion, beauty and beyond. With keynote speakers like Hillary Clinton, Yara Shahidi, Rowan Blanchard, Ava DuVernay, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters, it's going to be a day of daring women sharing radical ideas. I'm proud and so honored to be among them. In my Mentor Session, I'll be sharing my insights on entrepreneurship, career development, and everything in...
For the holidays, we’ve expanded our stone offering so that you can pick the perfect stone and Self Love Pinky Ring for your aesthetic taste, and metaphysical needs. Read below to learn about what makes each stone we’re offering so special. The Amethyst If you are looking for a stone to purify negative energy and calm your mind, our Limited Edition Amethyst Self Love Pinky Ring is perfect for you! Crystalline quartz in shades of purple, lilac, or mauve is called amethyst, a stone that promotes connection with the divine, and is known for its ability to soothe and still...
Learning how to channel and embrace my divine feminine has become an everyday practice for me. My favorite way to channel my divine feminine energy is through the act of mediation. Here is a step-by-step beginners guide for channelling and harnessing your divine feminine power through mediation. Step One: Find a Binaural Beats Meditation on YouTube I love listening to Binaural beats meditations before bed at night. Depending on what hertz level you choose to listen to, Binaural beats are the perfect sounds to listen to before bed because it will slow your brainwaves. Check out one of my favorite...
As an empowered self-loving woman, you've probably already heard about feminist, womanist, activist and writer Audre Lorde and her work Uses of the Erotic. And if you've read any of her quotes, you know that she's a master at crafting evocative poetry and prose that gets straight to the heart of the matter. The thing is, a quote from her is simply no match for her essays. In The Erotic as Power, published in 1978, Audre offers a detailed analysis of female power and why it is so often limited, constrained, labeled, put in a box, left to gather dust. Here...
