Erica Chidi Cohen Instagram – 3 things happened in 2008.
1. i got accepted to goldsmiths to pursue my postgraduate studies in contemporary art history and was set on moving to london from cape town to start my new chapter.
2. gwyneth paltrow, an expat in london, quietly started a little newsletter called goop.
3. i signed up for that newsletter. #earlyadopter
over the past 13 years, i’ve watched goop shift from a passion project into a global force that’s expanded minds, ruffled more than a few feathers but most importantly catalyzed the conversation around wellness. goop was one of the first outlets to champion my work back in 2017. so although it feels surreal, it also feels aligned that while hard at work building @loomhq, i’ll moonlighting at @goop as the new co-host of their podcast.
this collaboration is about evolution. it’s about bridging a gap. i recognize that @goop is a deeply white space that hasn’t represented the full expanse of my lived experience as a nigerian-american lesbian woman or others like me — but right now we need bridges. spaces will remain white, homogenous and self-referential unless we do something different. and this feels different. i hope you’ll feel it too.
our first episode together is a heartfelt chat about our synchronicity, why healthcare needs to evolve, black fatigue, the innate privilege of orgasms and our hope for women at large. my sweet and brilliant @gwynethpaltrow — thank you for your friendship, trust and giving me more space to be my nerdy, esoteric and curious self. ✨ | Posted on 28/Apr/2021 01:57:00
