Feminine Silence
Feminine Silence is part memoir, part manifesto, part love letter to the women and men who have shaped me. Across its chapters, I explore what it means to lead as “the first,” why meritocracy is not enough, how culture shapes womanhood, and what it will take to build futures that are truly unbound.
July, 2025
Between wrapping up my summer internship at Xbox, planning and hosting a full-scale U.S. Gala for Ntha Foundation, and relaunching my first book By the End of Your Teens — I found myself teetering on the edge of burnout more than once. I was trying to do it all.
Lessons
After over a decade working across public, nonprofit, and multilateral systems — from the grassroots to the United Nations Headquarters — I’ve come to understand that development is rarely about what we do. It’s about how we think. And whom we center.
By the End of Your Teens
This June, I reintroduced By the End of Your Teens — the first installment in what will be a growing series of reflections on growth, identity, and navigating life as a young person with ambition.
