So I was at a restaurant with spotty internet and tried to introduce you to @jessicadefino here.
Jessica has the journalistic background in and the grit to write about the beauty industry. She is pretty well-published and even had a section around “Cannabalism” when it comes to current beauty fads cut from her recent Sunday Times piece. Her work--along with Amanda Mull’s--have been inspiring, illuminating and validating for me. Both personally and professionally.
Jessica, Todd is a psychologist, author, teacher and all-around awesome dude who has written a few big books around themes such as “The Upside of Our Darkside,” “The Art of Insubordination,” and “Curiosity.” His substack piece here as it wraps around to “bodily abuse” and “bodily perversion: seem relevant to your work.
In my lost initial intro for you two, I babbled on about how wasteful so many people’s resources are: time, energy, emotions, money are in the pursuit of highly-manipulative industries. Especially women who are already statistically earning less.
But now I’m about to enjoy some ramen, so my aptitudes around introductions are trumped by my appetite.
In my earlier and lost intro, I had Jessica’s substack URL and her profile copied. Doesn’t seem to let me do so here, but I’ll make sure the intro is complete.
Cannabilism. Bodily perversion. Bodily abuse. Seems kinda in sync for me...
Todd, Jessica’s work is research-oriented, brilliant and beautiful.
yes, you hit the most important part about this socially manipulated push for bodily perversion - it hurts economically disadvantaged women and men the most.
Wow, Todd--such a timely and amazing piece!
So I was at a restaurant with spotty internet and tried to introduce you to @jessicadefino here.
Jessica has the journalistic background in and the grit to write about the beauty industry. She is pretty well-published and even had a section around “Cannabalism” when it comes to current beauty fads cut from her recent Sunday Times piece. Her work--along with Amanda Mull’s--have been inspiring, illuminating and validating for me. Both personally and professionally.
Jessica, Todd is a psychologist, author, teacher and all-around awesome dude who has written a few big books around themes such as “The Upside of Our Darkside,” “The Art of Insubordination,” and “Curiosity.” His substack piece here as it wraps around to “bodily abuse” and “bodily perversion: seem relevant to your work.
In my lost initial intro for you two, I babbled on about how wasteful so many people’s resources are: time, energy, emotions, money are in the pursuit of highly-manipulative industries. Especially women who are already statistically earning less.
But now I’m about to enjoy some ramen, so my aptitudes around introductions are trumped by my appetite.
In my earlier and lost intro, I had Jessica’s substack URL and her profile copied. Doesn’t seem to let me do so here, but I’ll make sure the intro is complete.
Cannabilism. Bodily perversion. Bodily abuse. Seems kinda in sync for me...
Todd, Jessica’s work is research-oriented, brilliant and beautiful.
she sounds amazing. count me in.
yes, you hit the most important part about this socially manipulated push for bodily perversion - it hurts economically disadvantaged women and men the most.
Email intros complete.
From my perspective, Todd, Jessica's work is a vital and shining star in the principled insubordination universe 💥
Lesli, I cannot find the note where you said what times/days would work for you for an AMA. can you send it here?
Oh, and since your substack is called “Provoked” and Jessica’s “The Unpubishable,” I feel like you two are substack kin ; )