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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Jun 8, 20211 min read
The Errand Friend Hang
This piece was originally shared on my newsletter. If you’re committed to thoughtfully and intentionally supporting my work, please...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Jan 14, 20217 min read
Communal Dreaming
This piece was originally shared on my newsletter. If you’re committed to thoughtfully and intentionally supporting my work, please...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Funds and Creative Ecosystems Supporting Black Folks
We are moving through a time of great unveiling. Our systems and governments are revealed for the ways in which they fail us. Major...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Your Rest is Sacred
Lately, I’ve been thinking about rest, and how we can intentional build rest into our systems of care. What does a network of care look...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Oct 15, 20201 min read
How To Write a Love Letter
Through the kaleidoscope of emotions that I’ve been shifting through across the days, my loved ones have truly been holding me down. From...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Apr 20, 20203 min read
20 Social Distance Dates
Black Cupid Brigade, aka myself - McDreamy and McSteamy (Vanessa Newman) are here with 20 ways to celebrate romance with the loves in...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Apr 12, 20201 min read
Your Digital Boundaries Deserve to Be Honored
For the past few weeks, I’ve felt this phenomenon of digital social exhaustion. In such a chaotic and uncertain time, we critically need...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Normality has Ruptured
How are we all doing? We’re on week five here in New York City quarantine, and I’m using small rituals to keep myself grounded. The...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Mar 18, 20201 min read
Even in the Time of COVID-19, Your Gifts Are Necessary
Yesterday my grandmother sent me a video with her face to the sun. Breathing in air, calling her loved ones, and I could feel her love...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Feb 10, 20203 min read
20 Friend Dates for You and the Homies
As a romance fanatic and corny ass shawty, one of my favorite holidays is Valentine’s Day. I love the celebration and praise of romance,...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Feb 6, 20202 min read
The Skill Trade Sheet
A Tool To Learn With Your Homies In the name of Feb & upcoming pisces season, I’ve been thinking a lot about love. How I show up to love...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Jan 29, 20201 min read
Art Direction as Poetry: My Feature with GirlGaze Network
We need more women in the creative industry, and it’s incredible to see communities that are forging ahead to create the change that’s...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Dec 19, 20191 min read
Sunday Rhythms Playlist Volume Three
Melodies for your Sunday Energy We’re one month into the new year, and this Sunday, I’m practicing grounding myself in the small rituals...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Nov 15, 20193 min read
Defining Maximalism: Giving Space to the Emotional
Maximalism is a celebration of the emotional, the vibrant, and the lush. Minimalism is loosely defined as the deliberate design of...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Oct 18, 20192 min read
What I Wear At Work: Reclaiming My Space Through Vibrancy
If there’s one thing to know about my personality, it’s that I seek out the vibrant. I’m that girlthat always carries 23 felt tip rainbow...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Sunday Rhythms Playlist Volume One
A Playlist for the Groove and the Gold I always take Sundays as a personal day to rest, re-set, and prepare for the week ahead. I don’t...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Sep 4, 20193 min read
Lessons Taught by Portals
I’ve been feeling BIG MOODS this week (let’s nickname them boods). BIG WEIRD. BIG SAD. You know the feeling when your eyes are little...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Lessons Taught by Gardens
It’s rainy today in the city and I’m thinking about my grandmother’s garden, or the way my father tends to his plants. I’m thinking about...
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
Apr 18, 20191 min read
Sunday Rhythms Playlist Volume Two
A Playlist for your Sunday Energy Today, the sun is out in Portland and I’m thankful. I’ve been in the middle of major shifts, bringing...
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