Archive - Johanna’s Substack

The Shapes We Inherit

We dress according to the architecture and attitudes that surround us

Jul 18 •

Between Consciousness and the Catwalk

Notes from the Vogue Wellness Retreat

Jul 6 •

May 2025

I Choose Purpose Over Passion

Something gets lost when we lead with love but forget our worth

May 11 •

March 2025

An Ode to Conversations Had

An inner language

Mar 9 •

February 2025

On Language, Liminality, and Navigating Rootlessness

Let me share one of the ways I have learned to safeguard my mental health in toxic times.

Feb 23 •

January 2025

Tradition at a Crossroad

Rewriting the Past

Jan 21 •

December 2024

Are We Buying Into the Concept, or Selling Out Our Culture?

As someone who works within the industries I write about, I believe these reflections are as much about confronting my participation as they are about…

Dec 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Giving Away Our Attention

When Play Gets Co-Opted into Production

Oct 19, 2024 •

The Stories We Live By

I feel rude pressing on with this Substack without introducing myself. But that's just the thing.

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

When Healing Keep the Weeds

Reimagining the concept of healing

Sep 16, 2024 •

Desking, the Nesting of the Creative Nomad

In the quiet hours of the morning, as the day begins to unfold, I find myself drawn to the ritual of "desking"—a practice that transcends the simple act…

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

This is Johanna’s Substack.

Aug 31, 2024 •

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