Annika Hansteen-Izora
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
- Jan 14, 2021
- 7 min
Communal Dreaming
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Annika Hansteen-Izora
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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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