Attention-Worthy: Volume XII

Hi! Welcome to the February edition of Attention-Worthy. The LAST edition before I go on maternity leave will go out on March 13, 2026. If you have something you’d like to promote then, hit reply and send me the link. (Anything goes! An article you wrote, a painting you did, a poem you wrote. I want to share it with everyone I know.)

One of our readers is shouting out a Substack that her client just started focusing on the craft of writing, reading recommendations, and a healthy dose of politics. So…many of my favorite things. Find it here. If you need somewhere to start, I loved her post on creating a DIY writing retreat. Also, I did some poking around and learned she has a new novel coming out in May that sounds like a wild, thoughtful romp of a read. Any plot with pregnancy at 77 will make me use those adjectives.

Thanks to Megan Eckman, I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Williams, founder of Sasquatch Media Grounds. If you’re a podcaster in the Vancouver, WA area, I highly encourage you to check it out for your recording/production needs. If you’re an entrepreneur in that area, still get on their email list because they’re always hosting events.

The incredible Kara Cutruzzula (whose creative career is goals for me) was featured on Was It Chance? recently. A short description:

“She opens up about the power of self-belief, the importance of external accountability for big creative projects, her life as a manifesting generator (which Alan and Heather have thoughts about), and her brilliant system for managing ambition without burning out.” Listen here.

Aransas Savas is hosting her annual Uplifters Live event on March 13, 2026. If you’re in NYC, definitely go. That room is consistently full of magic, courage, and inspiration. And, if you can’t go, listen to her award-winning podcast.

You know that friend you have who is always full of good ideas about how to get things done? For me, that’s Amanda McKinney. Right now, she has a few 1:1 spots open for high-achieving women founders who are tired of carrying too much and ready for steady, realistic progress on goals they keep postponing. Together and on a weekly basis she helps you gain mental clarity, protect your capacity, and finally follow through, without burnout or shame. You can learn more about accountability coaching and how it works here.

Atima Omara, a political strategist for the left, is about to launch her book, The Instigators: How Black Women Are Essential To Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them). I pre-ordered it as soon as she pinged me about it, and I hope you’ll do the same.

I could talk all day long about how impactful India Tizol’s presence has been on my business and my life, but because we’re in a short-form digest, I’ll simply share that she wrote an incredible piece on agency in a changing visibility landscape. In it, she shares three visibility experiments that will support in relating to visibility without urgency.

Also! She has a new website. If you’re a relational, legacy-minded entrepreneur, her work is likely for you. Check it out here.

I’m 29 weeks pregnant (!!), which means that my mind is wrapped up in most things baby these days. Two things here:

• If you have a healthy freezer meal that you love, please send me the recipe. Bonus points if it’s gluten and dairy free. If it’s not, don’t worry. One of my special skills is adapting any recipe to fit my dietary needs.

• While many of you are readers that I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting, many others are friends and colleagues that I’ve known for well over a decade. So I’m including something a bit more personal than usual. We didn’t plan a baby shower because our friends and family are all over the country. So, we’re doing things virtually. If you want to buy a gift for our little one, I’m dropping my registry link here. I also welcome book recommendations, well wishes, and ideas for ritual.

Another way to send love to my little one coming earthside is by donating to the One Thousand Hands campaign led by Loving Black Single Mothers. Through $10/mo, they’re building an ecosystem of steady care to help sustain the programs, spaces, and possibilities created for Black single mothers.

Have you heard of the Siksika Hierarchy of Needs? It’s the origin of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and it fills in the gaps of what so many of us feel that we’re missing.

Also, as everything in my life teeters at the precipice of change, I’m finding so much insight and guidance from Andrea Nakayama’s 8-part series on passages. The first one is about endings, and it covers them from a physiological standpoint (which is Andrea’s expertise) as well as a philosophical and emotional one.

Here’s a bite:

“When Bridges writes about endings, we might imagine something emotional or abstract. But endings are also intensely physical. They live in our hormones, our pulse, our gut, our sleep, our capacity to focus, connect, and respond. Endings deserve to be held and cradled with the utmost care, which is precisely what Bridges was pointing to: a pause long enough to name what has been lost, to grieve it, and to tend to the people living through it (including ourselves) before we rush toward whatever is “new” or “next.”’

This piece on being AI-sober spoke so deeply to me. It’s not simply about how AI is impacting our creativity or even our environment but also gives us a history on AI as a class and labor rights issue.

Also this one on embracing inconvenience.

For folks who are interested in midlife transition, Victoria Byrd’s podcast – Women Mastering Midlife – is an excellent resource. She also offers personalized pharmacist consulting and menopause education here.

Stephanie Mara Fox’s work is all about how eating can be a somatic practice, and it has been an incredible guide for me as I continue to heal my gut. Here’s a recent episode that her listeners have been loving: How Food Choices Can Remind Your Body How To Feel Safe.