Crash Out With Me.

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What are we crashing out about today, besties?

You might have noticed you didn't get a newsletter from me last week, sorry not sorry. I’m not even going to pretend I had some profound, reflective reason for missing last week. I was on a beach. With my man, eating fruit, swimming with turtles.

i was born to be a mermaid, my mind can't be changed.

And that’s actually the point. So many of climb the corporate ladder to make more money to take the trips, buy the bigger house, flex on the gram-- but does any of that matter if you never get to present for?

I recognized that I was building a life for others to consume, not for me to experience.

So I didn't pack a laptop, I didn't just squeeze in an email here and there. I let myself be in love, on the beach, and out of the damn way.

Some many of us treat ourselves like we’re content productivity vending machines instead of… humans with lives. Real lives. The kind where sometimes you close the laptop, ignore the algorithm, and go feel the sun on your skin instead of Slack notifications on your nervous system.

Rest isn’t something I earn after burnout.

It’s something I choose before it.

Let’s crash out properly. Many of you know that i spent the last 12 months working at a big tech company as a bit of a science project, a science project that went incredibly wrong.

One of the things i noticed while working there is that #ffffff women who were my peers, treated me like their EA, despite my credentials, experience, or pay rate.

There is a very specific flavor of delusion where women like this will look at a Black woman who is very clearly their peer and still decide she must be here to do my job for me.

The casual “can you grab notes?” The automatic assumption I’m coordinating instead of leading. The assumption that my job, role, output is less important than theirs, and do not get me started on the tone. Oh, the tone.

It’s not always loud. It’s not always aggressive. But it’s consistent. And it’s exhausting. i sent screenshots to my partner every day wondering how many tasks she would ask me to do, even though in the same time it took her to DM me, she could've been done.

Good thing we didn't turn it into a drinking game.

So here's the thing. you don't get to benefit from proximity to my labor, my ideas, my leadership, and still try to position me as beneath you in the same breath.

EYYYYUCK.

If we’re in the same room, at the same table, with the same title or influence… then we’re the same level. Full stop. And if that makes you uncomfortable, that’s not a me problem. That’s a mirror problem.

Write your own silly slacks and leave me the heck out of it.

There has been a really loud debate on whether HR influencers/creators should be taking brand sponsorships.

babe, have you seen the price of grapes lately? $12 for GRAPES. Linkedin is not a monetizable platform like tiktok, instagram or facebook. The only ways to make money off your work here is through courses, brand sponsorships or getting booked.

I don't know about you, but i want all my babes to get a bag, and i truly do not care how they do it, and you shouldn't either.

The obsession with if people are partnering, taking sponsorship or doing collabs is nasty work.

I do brand work because I choose brands that align with my life and because I like money.

You don’t get to audit someone’s livelihood just because it doesn’t make sense to you, and they didn't ask you to.

In an economy where: nothing is stable, everything is expensive, and people are building income streams out of creativity, necessity, and survival-- the least we can do is demonize those who are trying to just survive out here.

The idea that you're morally superior because of how you earn your money is actually just white supremacy in red bottoms (the same ones I earned through brand deals, might I add).

There is no single “right” way to make money anymore. There’s just what works.

A lot of people are committed to hopping on a soap box to talk about what's right, but it's only right because it worked for them.

I am not taking financial advice from a #ffffff person, what works for you is completely different than what works for me and people who look like me. What works for me might not work for you because we are not the same person, with the same access, the same goals, or the same responsibilities.

So instead of pocket watching, ask yourself why someone else’s money is stressing you out more than your own.

That is hater behavior, and being a hater is bad for your skin.

A crash out can look messy on the outside, but it usually starts as your nervous system waving a flag. We talk with Karima Williams , founder of Crash Out Diary and Wella, about what happens when workplace stress and “being iced out” pushes you to your limit and why standing up for yourself can become the first step toward real self-trust.

Karima breaks down how she used AI for emotional regulation and then vibe coded her way from a funny “don’t text my ex” idea into a real wellness app. We get concrete about what vibe coding actually is (building software with natural language), how non-technical creators can learn while they build, and why privacy and security matter when you’re handling sensitive personal information.

If you’ve been curious about AI tools but overwhelmed by jargon, this will make the landscape feel usable and human. We also get into personal software, the “thousand true fans” model, and what it takes to build community on Threads, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit without chasing random virality. Karima shares how a Threads post brought 4,000 followers fast, how she uses AI as a content thinking partner, and how Crash Out Diary unexpectedly helped land her on Oprah’s AI special.

Finally, she previews Wella, a nervous system regulation habit tracker for women over 30 designed to create a pause before doomscrolling, negative self-talk, emotional eating, or sugar cravings. If you enjoy smart conversations on AI wellness, emotional regulation, entrepreneurship, and building in public, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s rebuilding after burnout, and leave a review.

What would you want an AI-powered self-care app to help you do every day?

Crash Out With Me ft. Bryce River Jordan-Celotto, M.A.T.

This one is real, raw, and necessary. Bryce and I are talking about what it means to exist, create, and build a life while policies, narratives, and public opinion are actively trying to define you. Not in theory. In real time.

We get into the emotional toll of constantly being in conversation with your own humanity, how to keep showing up without shrinking yourself, and what resilience actually looks like when it’s not aesthetic. This isn’t about “staying positive.” It’s about staying here.

If you’ve ever felt like the world is getting louder about who you’re allowed to be, this one is going to hit.

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Crash Out With Me ft. Taryn Talley

This week’s second crash out is for the builders, the creators, the people trying to grow something while it feels like the internet is quietly working against you.

Taryn Talley operates in the messy middle where big strategy meets the reality of execution, and she knows exactly what it takes to scale when systems are breaking. From turning failing multi-million dollar platforms into high-performing engines to building revenue streams from scratch, she brings the kind of clarity that cuts through the noise.

We’re talking programmatic suppression, navigating current events without losing your voice, and how to maintain resilience in what can only be described as an age of epic fuckery.

Because showing up right now isn’t passive. It’s a decision.

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