Grounding Down
Step inside the SHE Media Co-Lab and the air changed.
Not conference stuff. Real tables. Real tools. Things built for women, by women, for the messy reality of having a body. Doctors stood next to athletes next to podcasters. The audience? Mostly women, hungry for answers that actually made sense.
Then came Gabby Reece.
No opening monologue. No “welcome.” She just told us to close our eyes. Put a hand on the stomach. Imagine a place that felt like safety. The breathing started slow then picked up until the whole room was moving in one jagged rhythm. The buzzing stopped. Focus hit. It wasn’t about chill—it was about being here.
How do you align your life? She said, keep it simple. Forget the gadgets.
“I build plans that ultimately reflect me,” Reece said. She thinks wearables are nice but unnecessary.
Think about it. We strap plastic to our wrists to track our sleep, our stress, our everything. But who knows you better than you do. Your device is guessing. You’re living it.
Wallet Activism
Scott Galloway rolled in later. The crowd shifted—more men this time—and the vibe got sharper.
He talked about “wallet activism.” Sounds like buzzword bingo. It’s actually just math with a moral compass. You have subscriptions everywhere. Streaming. Retail. Apps. You’re paying for all of it without thinking about why or where.
“Consumer spending is one of the most powerful tools we have.”
Galloway argues we need to treat every purchase like a vote. Want to support certain practices? Fund the companies that do them. Don’t? Keep your wallet shut. It’s about intentionality. Do the homework. Make the money work for the world you actually want to inhabit.
The Data No App Tracks
Sunday brought us back to the body. Specifically, what it’s trying to tell you before you even realize it’s speaking.
The advice was blunt: document everything. Write down symptoms. Spot patterns. Track the weird stuff.
It hits home, doesn’t it? Walk into a doctor’s office. Freeze. Forget the questions you came to ask.
That changes if you bring a notebook. If you have the data, you have the leverage.
SHE Media Co-Lab didn’t try to sell a miracle. It sold presence. Through breath. Through budgeting. Through the stubborn act of listening to your own bones. We left ready to take the wheel, or maybe just sit back and notice how hard it is to actually drive.
Who is really in control here anyway.
