<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian communicator living in Chicago. Host of the podcast The Adults' Table. I write reflections on life, the questions I keep asking myself, and random recommendations worth passing on.]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4iCW!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fthefernandarodrigues.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.png</url><title>Fernanda Rodrigues</title><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:08:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thefernandarodrigues@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thefernandarodrigues@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thefernandarodrigues@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thefernandarodrigues@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoje em Portugu&#234;s. Dois filmes, dois livros, e duas sand&#225;lias que amei]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-july</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:56:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26ddf896-916a-489e-9186-363625d8ca8f_852x668.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hoje quase n&#227;o foi! S&#227;o 19:14 e tenho apenas 30 minutos para escrever essa newsletter, ent&#227;o vai em portugu&#234;s mesmo <em>(com talvez algumas frases em ingl&#234;s? Sei l&#225;. O que quiser sair).</em></p><p>Julho &#233; ver&#227;o nos Estados Unidos e como moro em Chicago, que &#233; uma cidade muito fria no inverno, essa &#233;poca aqui &#233; cheia e intenso. &#201; como se tiv&#233;ssemos que aproveitar cada segundo antes de encarar as temperaturas negativas e a vida hibernada.</p><p>Isso dito, julho foi um m&#234;s de muita coisa. Trabalhei e visitei amigos em NYC, tirei uma semana de f&#233;rias no Brasil, recebi amigos em Chicago, fiz um passeio super legal de barco, assisti filmes que amei e livros que me prenderam tanto que terminei em um dia.</p><p>Aqui est&#227;o meus highlights:</p><h2>Algo que me fez rir </h2><p><strong>THE INVITE!!!!</strong> Se voc&#234; ainda n&#227;o assistiu a esse filme, assista hoje. De verdade. E <strong>NO CINEMA</strong>. Fazia muito tempo que eu n&#227;o ria tanto assim com um filme. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7DOp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74a0e49c-c7cc-4e7e-87db-4845cf8fceb7_250x390.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7DOp!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74a0e49c-c7cc-4e7e-87db-4845cf8fceb7_250x390.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7DOp!, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>As risadas foram tantas que o cinema parecia um corpo s&#243;. Como se todo mundo se conhecesse e tivesse escolhido conscientemente assistir a esse filme junto. N&#227;o sei explicar, mas outras amigas que assistiram em outros pa&#237;ses sentiram a mesma coisa.</p><p>Al&#233;m da parte engra&#231;ada, esse filme aborda relacionamentos (casamentos) sob uma &#243;tica muito <em>relatable</em> e ao meu ver pouco abordada ou nem sempre retratada de maneira fiel.</p><p>O filme &#233; t&#227;o lindo quanto &#233; engra&#231;ado, e vou assistir novamente no cinema com certeza. </p><h2>Algo que me fez refletir  </h2><p><strong>THE DRAMA!!!</strong> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xSw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg" width="358" height="558" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/089f778a-ba78-4b31-a944-175a33b111af_358x558.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:558,&quot;width&quot;:358,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Drama Movie Poster (#1 of 5) - 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E a&#237; no avi&#227;o acabei dando de cara com ele e decidi assistir.</p><p>Praticamente me fundi com a cadeira do avi&#227;o. Senti tanta raiva, frustra&#231;&#227;o, desconforto, que fui encolhendo na cadeira sem perceber. </p><p>Pra mim, esse filme trouxe uma reflex&#227;o sobre o bem/mal/moral uma forma profunda, complexa, e desconfort&#225;vel. </p><p>N&#227;o quero dar spoilers aqui mas se voc&#234; assistiu e quer dividir sua opini&#227;o, adoraria escut&#225;-la<em> (l&#234;-la) </em>nos coment&#225;rios.</p><h2>Algo que eu amei </h2><h3>Livro: Bom Dia, Inverno </h3><p>Os dois filmes acima facilmente entrariam aqui, mas queria adicionar uma categoria para <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bom-inverno-Portuguese-Tamara-Klink-ebook/dp/B0GT2GVL3P">esse livro:</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Bom-inverno-Portuguese-Tamara-Klink-ebook/dp/B0GT2GVL3P" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WQVB!, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff135f64-462d-4990-a8fa-1f7d1204f748_652x1000.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WQVB!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff135f64-462d-4990-a8fa-1f7d1204f748_652x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg 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E terminei em um dia.  </p><p>A Tamara tem um jeito de escrever muito bonito e envolvente. D&#225; vontade de grifar o livro todo.</p><p>Al&#233;m da escrita, o conceito em si de invernar por 8 meses, longe de tudo que &#233; corriqueiro e confort&#225;vel, &#233; algo que n&#227;o passa muito por nossa cabe&#231;a. Pelo menos n&#227;o pela minha.</p><p>Nesse contexto, a forma como ela descreve o sil&#234;ncio e o barulho, os animais, seus pensamentos, suas rela&#231;&#245;es &#8211; com a natureza, com a fam&#237;lia e amigos que est&#227;o em casa, e com si mesma &#8211; seus medos, alegrias, &#233; muito fascinante. 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Obrigada por ler at&#233; aqui and I'll see you next month :)</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved in June ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clarice Lispector, a show that made me feel different emotions, and some of my favorite ice creams in Chicago]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-june</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-june</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:03:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d7c43960-5984-488c-a530-56ab65b92f21_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does someone still read this newsletter??? &#129313;</p><p>I've been really bad about writing, or doing anything else outside of my day to day life. I haven't created content at all, I have a backlog of interviews to edit for my YouTube <s>(just 2),</s> a list of guests to reach out to, and if I'm being honest absolutely no desire to do it. </p><p>It sounds depressive but it's actually quite the opposite. I'm so immersed in my life currently that I have no interest in stepping out of it, not even for a bit and not even for creating. </p><p>It's weird and part of me feels guilty, afraid that I'm sabotaging myself by letting my emotions rule instead of creating in spite of my lack of desire to do so. </p><p>But another part of me feels at extreme, unwavering peace. </p><p>For the first time I don't feel like I'm wasting time at all. I'm actually feeling not only ok but <strong>appreciative</strong> with the time of things. I don't feel rushed, behind, or late. </p><p>This is not a position of passiveness but of contentment. So I'm doing my best to enjoy it and leave the guilt aside.</p><p>That being said, sorry for not creating more and I hope you don't leave. Or if you do, I hope we can find our way back to each other when I have more to share.</p><p>Anyway, happy last Monday of the month, meus amigos! Here are some of my favorites that I discovered/did this month.</p><h2>What I'm Reading</h2><h3>A Hora da Estrela - Clarice Lispector </h3><p>I've recently started to exchange letters with my mom, who lives in Brasil, and it's been such a beautiful way to feel close while living afar. </p><p>It's crazy to me that this feels so &#8220;different" and  special, when in reality it used to be the <em><strong>only</strong></em> way for people to stay connected. </p><p>FaceTime is such a blessing and makes the distance feel a little shorter. But now that everything's so digital, seeing my mom's handwriting, the beautiful paper she intentionally picks, the photos from my childhood and whatever else she chooses to attach to the letters, makes me feel so much closer to her. </p><p>This month, along with a letter, she sent me Clarice Lispector's book <strong>A Hora da Estrela</strong>, which I'd been wanting to read for a long time and it feels embarrassing that it took me so long. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dUDI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe66ef3cf-a856-445a-97eb-78ba42412612_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dUDI!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, 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The book is written in stream of consciousness and is a novel published in 1977, shortly before Clarice's death.</p><blockquote><p>The story follows Macab&#233;a, a poor young woman from Northeast Brazil, a migrant in Rio de Janeiro, invisible to the world. She is not heroic, she doesn&#8217;t rebel, she doesn&#8217;t make demands. She simply exists. Clarice chooses precisely this minimal existence to support a question that seems simple, but carries an internal fracture. What does it mean to be someone when everything conspires to make you nobody? (<a href="https://elemarjr.com/blog/reflexoes-sobre-a-hora-da-estrela/">source</a>). </p></blockquote><h2>What I'm Watching</h2><p>I've been watching a lot of shows recently, a lot more than I've ever watched before. <strong>By the way if you have any recs, please comment below!</strong></p><p>The last one I watched this month was Pluribus on Apple TV.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKE7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg" width="420" height="630" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d6f7a0d3-5151-4b8a-a0da-67412ce41c11_1000x1500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1500,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:420,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Pluribus (TV Series 2025&#8211; 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I have to say that the slower pace towards the end annoyed me, but aside from that it really made me think and feel, which I appreciate in a show. </p><p>The plot follows a cynical romance novelist, Carol Sturka, who is mysteriously immune to a global phenomenon called &#8220;The Joining&#8221;. An extraterrestrial RNA sequence leaks from a lab, transforming humanity into a permanently content hive-mind that desires to peacefully assimilate the few remaining immune individuals</p><p>But what is this show <strong>really</strong> about? Well, depending on who you ask, you will hear different answers. I like t<a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-pluribus-about-apple-tv-vince-gilligan.html">his article on Vulture</a> that says: </p><blockquote><p><span>The most topical metaphorical interpretation for </span><em>Pluribus</em><span>, the easiest and maybe buzziest answer to &#8220;What is this show even about?,&#8221; is that it&#8217;s a story about artificial intelligence, particularly the seductive temptation of stuffing an entire world&#8217;s creative output together into one polite, affirming, mindless voice that exists only to tell people what they want to hear. </span></p><p><span>From that framework, </span><em>Pluribus </em><span>is a show about the loss of creative purpose and a world where all ideas are endlessly regurgitated for a society that has become immune to novelty. </span></p><p><span>(&#8230;) Is something even &#8220;intelligent&#8221; if it has no new thoughts but is merely a collection of every previous human thought thrown into a blender? </span></p></blockquote><h2>Something that Made Me Think</h2><div id="youtube2-YM9AHzdhCw4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;YM9AHzdhCw4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YM9AHzdhCw4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>I&#8217;m getting to an age where more friends are starting to get pregnant, some of them are already parents, and that it&#8217;s probably smart for me to start thinking whether I want to start a family in the near future or at least if I want to freeze my eggs. </p><p>As a woman who has never dreamed about being a mother and has currently no desire to become one, little by little I&#8217;ve been starting to consume more content around this discussion, knowing that at some point a decision will need to be made. </p><p>I enjoyed hearing Gabriela Prioli's experience with motherhood, being a successful and ambitious woman. She spoke openly about her struggles postpartum, the importance of a personal and professional support system, as well as coming to terms with her own imperfection: <em>&#8220;I am not perfect, but this is the mother that I am&#8221;. </em></p><div id="youtube2-pvlXndaoJQg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;pvlXndaoJQg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pvlXndaoJQg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Back to my Clarice Lispector hyperfixation, I could watch this interview on repeat. Things that stayed on my mind:</p><ol><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTUa5lBPf0">Chico Buarque said Clarice had an &#8220;unsettling presence&#8221; </a>and you can feel it in this interview. I say this in the best way possible &#8211; I love how she shows up as who she is and holds the totality of her presence. She answers what she wants to with sincerity, and unapologetically refuses to answer what she doesn&#8217;t want to. She's selective with her words, has no shame in saying she's tired, and doesn't nod or smile to make the other person feel comfortable.</p></li><li><p>Even though she's one of the most important Brazilian writers of all time, she doesn't see herself as a professional: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a professional, I only write when I want to. I&#8217;m an amateur and insist in continuing to be one. The professional needs to have commitment with themselves or with others to write. I insist in not being a professional in order to keep my freedom&#8221;. </em></p></li><li><p>She also talked about having periods of creating and periods of hiatus. These two ideas feel counterintuitive with the way that we operate at this day and age &#8211; in a world where productivity is all that matters, any sort of hiatus mean a setback. While I do believe that<em> &#8220;creating only when you want to&#8221; </em>and still making a living might be in part a luxury of the extremely talented and intuitive, I believe some of the most creative work arise from these moments.</p></li></ol><div id="youtube2-U2K_9RtQz-c" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;U2K_9RtQz-c&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/U2K_9RtQz-c?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Last but not least, I&#8217;ve always been intrigued and admired by sailor and writer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Klink_(sailor)">Tamara Klink</a>. This interview was after launching her new book <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bom-inverno-Portuguese-Tamara-Klink-ebook/dp/B0GT2GVL3P?th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ThD42PtTSVeaBGw0Mp9oJwkhPWDuswOOOfsClQYTiN3MtzhkQDNdM08VzuRh0YH2xOrRgDqxXLByJvR-iE0KesANKb_ZzKCF6Sx8oa803yiVyv96OBlJzq3aB0HzJp0F.wN64NZV3Fm8KvpK1gfiqsRuaQSTCx8DjgqDl6trhrEM&amp;dib_tag=AUTHOR">Bom dia, inverno (Good Morning, Winter)</a></strong>, about her experience as the first woman on record to overwinter alone in the Arctic.</p><p>For eight months, Tamara lived alone on a small sailboat trapped in the frozen waters of the Greenlandic Arctic. </p><p>What happens when we are alone, with no one to smile at? When we spend long days without seeing the sun? When we are the living beings least suited to survive in our surroundings?</p><p>In this interview she shared some of her memories and thoughts during this experience, which really makes you think about what really matters. It's also inspiring to simply see the world that exists of our bubbles.</p><h2>Products I'm loving </h2><p>I'm on a mission this year to have a more hydrating skin. But I&#8217;m lazy and hate moisturizing my body, so I'm trying to figure out a routine that is easy and effective.</p><p>I'm still trying different products (I've mentioned a few in previous newsletters), but a routine that I'm really enjoying right now is:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Morrocanoil Shower Gel + Natura Shower Oil + Cacau Butter moisturizer in the AM and pure Cacau Butter at night. </p></div><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/adcfdc23-39b7-4b3b-840a-c28c95200d4e_2160x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f70ae229-4f82-448f-8d48-85a8122413bf_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Step 1 Moroccanoil Shower Gel | Step 2 Body Oil&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/177167e1-6817-4358-8c4b-70bf7bc56c8d_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><ol><li><p><strong>Morrocanoil Shower Gel:</strong> not only is it hydrating but it's the same scent as their hair oil (!!!) which I LOVE. This scent makes me happy.</p></li><li><p><strong>Natura Shower Oil:</strong> on the other hand, I don't really love the scent of this one, so I don't think I'll be repurchasing it. But this was my first time trying a shower oil and I do think it makes a huge difference.  I'll 100% continue to incorporate it into my routine.</p><p></p></li></ol><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5cd23a97-37c1-4171-8f6d-90367f019299_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1f0a23ef-8816-4ba8-8b47-c023908200a8_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Step 3 (Morning) Nivea Cocoa Butter Lotion | Step 4 (Night) Palmer's Cocoa Butter&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/38f5ceff-ec79-4bc4-9f91-b0fcb44bd0b5_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><ol start="3"><li><p><strong>Nivea Cocoa Butter moisturizer:</strong> I try all kinds of moisturizers and always go back to Nivea. I like the scent and texture of this one, it doesn't leave my skin sticky afterwards. </p></li><li><p><strong>Palmer's Cocoa Butter (manteiga de cacau):</strong> it's really common to use Cacau Butter as a lip balm Brasil, but I had never bought the &#8220;paste". I've been applying this on my feet, legs, and cuticles before bed and it's been amazing.</p></li></ol><p>If you have any recs of products for a more hydrating skin and a simple routine, please let me know! </p><h2>What I'm eating </h2><p><strong>Mott St</strong> is a restaurant I often forget about in Chicago, but I'm always happy when I remember it exists. This month we had dinner there with a friend that was visiting and I was reminded of how amazing their <a href="https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2023/edward-kims-pan-seared-mushrooms-with-miso-butter/">Miso Mushroom</a> is. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQFk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabdb2463-4430-48fc-a3c6-5b70f0c05e7b_900x928.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQFk!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Dimi Dimi</strong> &#8211; we finally tried Dimi Dimi!! We went there for lunch and it was delicious, their pizza is now on my top 3 in Chicago. The service was ok, but the food was really good. </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c134fe9-75f5-4e88-a3fd-a71257c1c43b_1320x2346.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dba0025d-76b9-46a8-b082-fa5829cd9c93_1320x2346.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/69bb2c6f-d18b-476e-ba40-72f439582746_1320x2346.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3ebf8640-a9da-436a-8e53-4d17301e89cd_1320x2346.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dimi Dimi Chicago&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/61d08e59-80ad-4e99-aacd-0d544ffe78f4_1456x1456.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><strong>This month I also discovered two of my new favorite ice creams in Chicago. </strong>One was the Brown Butter ice cream at Gilt Bar, and the other was the Ube ice cream from Milky MIlky at Bayan Ko Diner. Insanely good.  </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/efa662d3-0fd7-4030-9d5b-83dc1c32e5f8_2731x2873.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f6ec5dee-4cb8-4463-98e8-f16259b10c2c_3473x3681.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;1: Brown butter ice cream from Gilt Bar | 2: Ube ice cream from Milky MIlky at Bayan Ko Diner&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec186ed8-c6b7-42a4-a012-a1900d60e5f3_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Other than that, it's been a great month with friends, getting ready for trips coming up, and of course: the <strong>World Cup</strong>! To wrap up, here's a photo of my dog Gaston with his little Brazilian outfit.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZVHc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaaa19e5-1645-4bba-b8c3-7648ffa35592_3538x3948.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZVHc!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaaa19e5-1645-4bba-b8c3-7648ffa35592_3538x3948.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZVHc!, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaaa19e5-1645-4bba-b8c3-7648ffa35592_3538x3948.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZVHc!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaaa19e5-1645-4bba-b8c3-7648ffa35592_3538x3948.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>Thanks for reading,</p><p>Fernanda </p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved in May ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food that brought me home, 5 shows, and a new routine]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-in-may</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:48:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6f37be9d-7bca-4fb8-9d4e-105893084c89_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy last Monday of May!</p><p>This was a slow month for me on one hand and very busy on another. I'm ramping up in my new job, had to pull a tooth, and am potting training my dog. In the middle of all that, I found myself wanting to do something I haven't done in a long time: rest!!! Be offline. Allow myself to be in a bubble, without the need of using each hour of the day to learn something new or be productive.</p><h2>Something that made me happy</h2><p>We took my dog to the beach for the first time this past weekend and I thought you deserved to see a video of him swimming in his shark vest:</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;12fe6092-a38c-44d8-81fd-ed9e6df481b3&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Also, I organized my closet and my laundry room &#8211; I won't even post pictures because I'm not an organization master and it's not anything crazy, but it has given me SO MUCH peace of mind. It's insane how keeping our spaces clean and organized can completely change our mood. </p><h2>Something that made me think </h2><p>Between the guilt and the pleasure of not being productive, I spent a lot of time thinking about our relationship with play and rest. I'll elaborate more at a different time. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h2>What I&#8217;m watching</h2><p>I swapped &#8220;what I'm reading&#8221; for &#8220;what I'm watching&#8221; this month because I'm still reading <em>Jung's Modern Man in Search of a Soul. </em></p><p>This month for the first time I think ever, I've watched 5 different shows at the same time: <strong>The Boys, Your Friends &amp; Neighbors, Euphoria, TV Studio, Heated Rivalry (!!!).</strong></p><p>I know I was extremely late to Heated Rivalry and trust me I regret I was.</p><p>I thought I wouldn't fall for the hype but now here I am counting the days for season 2. I'm addicted. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lHZb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic" width="1000" height="580" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/04814b4f-228d-4ffa-899b-65e01fa07ddc_1000x580.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:580,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The truth about 'Heated Rivalry' - 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This is actually another thing that I thought a lot about this month &#8211; how not only food, but the rituals we have around food, are such a part of who we are and can make us feel like home.</p><p>I made picanha and homemade p&#227;o de queijo com lingui&#231;a, finally went to <a href="https://sinhaelegantcuisine.com/">Sinh&#225;</a>, and went over to a friend's house to eat her aunt's homemade feijoada. </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e590db04-2158-4687-ae3a-582c2e638d7b_1204x1600.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2a60beaa-3284-4626-a927-a284e045504e_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31967280-6012-4e65-98d7-f17d796a6b0a_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/286a0728-d99b-4ef5-b79d-c68a467b76eb_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5fbddda5-6873-4ac1-94f2-617e6667f4d8_1456x1456.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>This month I also was on a mission to get great coffee beans &#8211; not that those are hard to find, but I had two misses recently and went back to <a href="https://metriccoffee.com/products/big-riff">Metric</a>. I also tried the <a href="https://us.minorfigures.com/products/organic-oat-milk">Minor Figures Barista Oat Milk</a> for the first time (I used to only buy Oatly Barista) and really liked it for iced lattes. </p><p>I have a Breville Barista Express espresso machine and usually swap between <a href="https://us.pergamino.co/?srsltid=AfmBOopkLyaxpScneWV-RyneFMUEzymu8lflV3H7RicYSrHT33zL-cDa">Pergamino</a>, Metric, <a href="https://www.sawadacoffee.com/chi/retail">Sawada</a>, and <a href="https://bluebottlecoffee.com/us/eng/product/hayes-valley-espresso?srsltid=AfmBOoqgS6RifpKPdqCZ-vEmk7MeF74f-WDPowEQ6UrxQCafp60txHy6">Blue Bottle</a> beans. But I'm always looking for new ones, so if you have reliable recs please comment below. :)</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da8aefde-1fb8-4e3a-955a-9d61d14f1834_1440x1600.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/65f71eef-8056-48b2-908c-6a1f0dc0b7e3_1000x1250.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Coffee and oat milk &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/141ccf0f-6a3c-4718-a97c-891587cd145f_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Last but not least, I tried <a href="https://www.tamuchicago.com/">Tamu Sushi </a>here in Chicago and their hand rolls are amazing. 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Really hydrating, non sticky, and lightweight. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QeIT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6f76cd-b0bd-436e-8a19-21edb2eda08e_1080x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QeIT!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd6f76cd-b0bd-436e-8a19-21edb2eda08e_1080x1080.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QeIT!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, 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So I&#8217;ve been swapping out body wash for shower oils, and while they&#8217;re not miracle workers on their own, I do think they make a difference. I&#8217;ve tried a few brands and this one from <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/atoderm-shower-oil-very-dry-atopic-skin-pimprod2050005?sku=2636047&amp;cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&amp;cagpspn=pla&amp;CATCI=&amp;CAAGID=&amp;CAWELAID=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21821927476&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH65J0gzRVXxjUnWhkt0nnkGq&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBlM77ZzOEw5-WYBfMzd5Jxv_vLDJmvKmAFkKXNCZRrkayaFpfXcGMhoCKWQQAvD_BwE">Bioderma</a> has been my favorite so far, the scent is great and fresh. </p><p>I&#8217;m still exploring other options, so if you have any recommendations, I&#8217;d love to hear them!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That's all, my friends. </p><p>Have a great week! </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[That day is not today ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uma reflex&#227;o sobre prop&#243;sito e a imperman&#234;ncia da vida]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/that-day-is-not-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/that-day-is-not-today</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:28:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/937af2f3-0383-498c-8a24-331eefd90137_736x920.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;One day I won't be able to do this, but that day is not today.&#8221;</p></div><p>Esse fim de semana me fez pensar bastante sobre a imperman&#234;ncia da vida.</p><p>Soa triste, mas na verdade &#233; o oposto. Vivi momentos felizes e cheios, t&#227;o cheios que me colocaram em um outro n&#237;vel de consci&#234;ncia &#8211; um em que &#233; poss&#237;vel acessar n&#227;o s&#243; o presente, mas experienciar emocionalmente o passado tamb&#233;m.</p><p>Ao descer desse lugar fiquei com a lembran&#231;a dolorida, mas importante, de que <strong>nada &#233; para sempre. </strong>E que o momento feliz de hoje j&#225; ser&#225; a saudade de amanh&#227;.</p><p>&#201; engra&#231;ado como a imperman&#234;ncia da vida &#233; uma das &#250;nicas certezas que temos, e ainda assim vivemos como se o hoje fosse est&#225;tico e eterno. </p><p>E a&#237;, de vez em quando&#8230;bem de vez em quando, &#224;s vezes quando morre algu&#233;m,  &#224;s vezes quando algu&#233;m recebe um diagn&#243;stico, ou quando existe a possibilidade de um, a rea&#231;&#227;o &#233; coletiva: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;&#201; preciso aproveitar o momento&#8221;,</p><p>&#8220;Diga &#8216;eu te amo&#8217; &#8221;, </p><p>&#8220;Se voc&#234; est&#225; pensando em algu&#233;m, ligue&#8221;.</p></blockquote><p>Mas a&#237;, um dia depois, talvez dois, e para os sortudos uma semana, voltamos ao modo autom&#225;tico da vida.</p><p>Esse modo &#233; &#250;til, n&#227;o me entenda mal. Mas o contraste entre <strong>o que &#233; e o que um dia deixar&#225; de ser</strong> &#233; necess&#225;rio para viver uma vida bem vivida.</p><p>O contraste na vida, de maneira geral, &#233; necess&#225;rio. Contraste d&#225; perspectiva, e a perspectiva limpa a vis&#227;o viciada atrav&#233;s da qual enxergamos nossa exist&#234;ncia.</p><p>Como podemos, ent&#227;o, lembrar ativamente dessa certeza, sem precisar de um evento transformador e avassalador como a morte, a doen&#231;a, ou um sofrimento extremo?</p><p>A verdade &#233; que eu n&#227;o sei. </p><p>Tenho tatuado no meu corpo <em><strong><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/m/memento-mori">memento mori</a></strong> </em>para me lembrar da nossa mortalidade <em>(na verdade &#233; memento <strong>vivere</strong>, foi nos meus 20 e poucos anos, talvez 19, em que eu s&#243; queria uma tatuagem cool e acabei pegando o que achei primeiro no Google).</em></p><p>Em muitas das minhas ora&#231;&#245;es pela manh&#227;, tento me lembrar em voz alta do meu compromisso de <em><strong>&#8220;honrar a vida. Honrar significa viv&#234;-la por completo em minhas condi&#231;&#245;es atuais, sabendo que tudo pode mudar e que todo dia pode ser o &#250;ltimo&#8221;.</strong></em></p><p>Mas com frequ&#234;ncia acabo me esquecendo.</p><p>No fim das contas, honrar nossa mortalidade e portanto a vida n&#227;o &#233; uma pr&#225;tica apenas de uma tatuagem ou palavras, mas de viv&#234;ncia. </p><p>Tenho uma amiga que j&#225; correu quase todas as maratonas majors, e que me ajudou muito durante o meu processo de correr a de Chicago no ano passado. </p><p>Sempre que ela participa de alguma prova ou simplesmente uma corrida desafiadora, ela usa como motiva&#231;&#227;o a seguinte lembran&#231;a: </p><div class="pullquote"><p><em><strong>Um dia eu n&#227;o vou poder fazer isso, mas esse dia n&#227;o &#233; hoje. </strong> </em></p></div><p>Nosso corpo n&#227;o ter&#225; essa mesma disposi&#231;&#227;o para sempre, e &#233; imposs&#237;vel saber se acordaremos com sa&#250;de amanh&#227;. Por isso hoje, que tenho sa&#250;de e disposi&#231;&#227;o, ao correr eu honro a vida. Nosso estado atual &#233; um privil&#233;gio que nunca deve ser esquecido, e sempre celebrado.</p><p>E a&#237; &#233; que come&#231;o a questionar toda nossa ideia de prop&#243;sito.</p><p>Passamos tanto tempo pensando em prop&#243;sito como algo <strong>grandioso</strong> para justificar nossa exist&#234;ncia, mas a perspectiva que a mortalidade d&#225; me faz pensar que nosso prop&#243;sito talvez seja ter a capacidade de <strong>reconhecer</strong> o hoje e viver a grandeza das coisas pequenas.</p><p>Poder correr, dividir momentos com pessoas amadas, acordar com sa&#250;de, dormir bem, comer, sentir o gosto da comida, explorar um lugar novo, explorar os lugares de sempre&#8230; quando a gente abre os olhos, a lista &#233; longa.</p><p>Ent&#227;o, este &#233; o seu lembrete di&#225;rio que sim:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;&#201; preciso aproveitar o momento&#8221;,</p><p>&#8220;Diga &#8216;eu te amo&#8217; &#8221;, </p><p>&#8220;Se voc&#234; est&#225; pensando em algu&#233;m, ligue&#8221;.</p></blockquote><p>Vamos ver quanto tempo vai levar para nos esquecermos novamente&#8230;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Improved My Content Curation With AI ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Step by step to create a website that automatically updates daily with content and news that I actually enjoy consuming]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-i-improved-my-content-curation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-i-improved-my-content-curation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y5fk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b80d35f-89e2-4460-90d1-cb62204b54bb_2364x1196.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Sunday!</p><p><a 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>As someone who enjoys reading but feels overwhelmed with the amount of content there is online, and sometimes lost regarding where to find the content I&#8217;ll actually like, this has been really great.</p><p><em>(If you like this topic, I also published a <a href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-to-find-good-content">newsletter in December</a> about how I used Claude to help me with content curation).  </em></p><p>Some of you asked here and on socials for the prompt I used, so here's the step by step:</p><p><em>(I first created a draft, then pasted in on Claude and explained what it was for + asked to refine it for the best output &#8211; I recommend doing that as you create the prompt to your taste). </em></p><h2>Step by step and the prompt I used</h2><ol><li><p>Go to <a href="https://lovable.dev/">lovable.dev</a> and create an account</p></li><li><p><strong>Get a free NewsAPI key</strong> at <a href="https://newsapi.org">newsapi.org</a> before you start &#8212; Lovable will ask for it when setting up the <code>.env</code> file</p></li><li><p>Work with Claude to refine your prompt</p></li><li><p>Paste your Prompt on Lovable. This is the one I used:</p><p><br><code>Build me a fully functional daily digest web app. This must be a working application that:</code></p><ol><li><p><code>Fetches real, live content every day. Use a news API (such as NewsAPI.org or The Guardian API) for news sections, and a quotes API (such as api.quotable.io or ZenQuotes) for the quotes section. For essay/long-form content sections, pull from RSS feeds of the specific sources listed below. All content must be dynamic &#8212; nothing hardcoded.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Refreshes automatically every 24 hours. The app should cache the day&#8217;s content on first load (so it doesn&#8217;t re-fetch on every page visit) and invalidate that cache at midnight to pull fresh content the next morning. Use a timestamp-based cache stored in localStorage.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Handles failed fetches gracefully. If a source is unavailable, show a clean fallback card that says &#8220;Content unavailable today &#8212; check back tomorrow&#8221; rather than a broken UI.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Is deployed as a live URL &#8212; not just a preview. I need a shareable, bookmarkable link I can open every morning.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Uses the following tech stack: React + Tailwind CSS. Use environment variables (via a .env file) for any API keys &#8212; do not hardcode them. Set up the project so I can easily add or swap API keys from the Lovable dashboard.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Is fully responsive &#8212; must look clean on both desktop and mobile. The layout should feel editorial, like a curated magazine, not a dashboard full of widgets.</code></p></li></ol><p><code>Do not use placeholder text or Lorem Ipsum anywhere. Every card must render real fetched data or a graceful fallback. Build the full working app from the start.</code></p><div><hr></div><h4><code>&#127912; Design &amp; Layout</code></h4><ul><li><p><code>Background: White</code></p></li><li><p><code>Font color: Black</code></p></li><li><p><code>Font family: Inter</code></p></li><li><p><code>Section titles: Large, bold &#8212; clearly bigger than body text</code></p></li><li><p><code>Cards: Each piece of content lives inside a card with a subtle border or shadow. Cards should be clickable/expandable where relevant.</code></p></li><li><p><code>Mobile-friendly: Must be responsive on mobile</code></p></li><li><p><code>Header: Display today&#8217;s full date prominently at the top (e.g., &#8220;Wednesday, April 22, 2026&#8221;)</code></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h4><code>Section 1 &#8212; Quotes</code></h4><p><code>Two quote cards side by side (stacked on mobile):</code></p><ol><li><p><code>Inspirational/motivational quote &#8212; attribute to the author</code></p></li><li><p><code>Religious or spiritual quote &#8212; from any tradition or sacred text (Bible, Quran, Tao Te Ching, Upanishads, Kabbalah, etc.). Include source and verse/chapter.</code></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h4><code>Section 2 &#8212; &#8220;What You Must Know Today&#8221;</code></h4><p><code>Subtitle: The 3 stories that matter most right now</code></p><p><code>Top news story from each of these 3 categories:</code></p><ol><li><p><code>World news / Geopolitics</code></p></li><li><p><code>Artificial Intelligence</code></p></li><li><p><code>Business &amp; Markets</code></p></li></ol><p><code>Each card: headline, 2&#8211;3 sentence summary, source name, link.</code></p><p><code>Sources &#8212; prioritize in this order:</code></p><ul><li><p><code>AI stories: The Rundown AI, Import AI (Jack Clark), The Batch, Interconnects, Stratechery &#8212; before going to Wired or NYT</code></p></li><li><p><code>Geopolitics: Reuters, FT, Noema Magazine</code></p></li><li><p><code>Business: The Diff, Stratechery, Bloomberg</code></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h4><code>Section 3 &#8212; &#8220;The Coolest Thing You&#8217;ll Read Today&#8221;</code></h4><p><code>One long-form article or essay that feels like a discovery &#8212; not mainstream content. Something that makes me think differently.</code></p><p><code>Topics to rotate through:</code></p><ul><li><p><code>Spirituality: female mysticism, alchemy, the universe, esoteric traditions</code></p></li><li><p><code>Curiosities: strange inventions, body science, historical anomalies</code></p></li><li><p><code>Systemic thinking (reference examples: Dario Amodei&#8217;s Machines of Loving Grace, Why Aging Is a Disease)</code></p></li></ul><p><code>Card: title, source, estimated read time, 3&#8211;4 sentence teaser.</code></p><p><code>Sources &#8212; strongly prefer:</code></p><ul><li><p><code>Individual writers: Dario Amodei (darioamodei.com), Gwern (gwern.net), Henrik Karlsson (escapingflatland.substack.com), Simon Sarris (simonsarris.substack.com), Venkatesh Rao (ribbonfarm.com)</code></p></li><li><p><code>Small publications: Aeon, Nautilus, Noema, The Marginalian, Emergence Magazine, Works in Progress, Psyche.co</code></p></li><li><p><code>Avoid large media outlets for this section entirely</code></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h4><code>Section 4 &#8212; &#8220;Back to the Basics&#8221;</code></h4><p><code>Alternates by day:</code></p><ul><li><p><code>Odd days: Long-form explainer on a foundational historical event or force (e.g., French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, the printing press)</code></p></li><li><p><code>Even days: Long-form piece on spirituality, mysticism, or cosmology (e.g., female mystics, alchemy, sacred geometry)</code></p></li></ul><p><code>Card: title, pull-quote, estimated read time, source.</code></p><p><code>Sources: Aeon, Plough, Emergence Magazine, Noema, The Marginalian, Works in Progress, or individual Substack writers &#8212; not Wikipedia or encyclopedia-style sources</code></p><div><hr></div><h4><code>Section 5 &#8212; &#8220;Etc.&#8221;</code></h4><p><code>Smaller cards in a grid:</code></p><p><code>a) 6 more news stories from today, one each from:</code></p><ul><li><p><code>Geopolitics</code></p></li><li><p><code>Tech</code></p></li><li><p><code>Business</code></p></li><li><p><code>AI</code></p></li><li><p><code>Pop culture</code></p></li><li><p><code>Wildcard</code></p></li></ul><p><code>Sources for this section: Mix tiers &#8212; lead with independent newsletters (The Rundown AI, Margins, Dirt, Pirate Wires, The Convivial Society) before going to institutional outlets.</code></p><p><code>b) Surprise me &#8212; one piece chosen based on my interest profile (below). Must come from Tier 2 or Tier 3 sources &#8212; nothing I&#8217;d find myself on Google News.</code></p><p><code>c) AI tip of the day &#8212; one specific, practical way to use Claude, Cowork, or another AI tool I might not be using yet. Concrete and actionable.</code></p><div><hr></div><h4><code>&#128204; My Interest Profile</code></h4><ul><li><p><code>AI &#8212; use cases, market moves, ethical questions</code></p></li><li><p><code>Tech news</code></p></li><li><p><code>World news &amp; geopolitics</code></p></li><li><p><code>Curiosities &#8212; inventions, body science, historical oddities</code></p></li><li><p><code>Spirituality &#8212; female mysticism, alchemy, the universe, esoteric traditions</code></p></li><li><p><code>Depth psychology &#8212; Jungian, archetypal, mythological (not pop psychology)</code></p></li><li><p><code>Long essays with systemic thinking that challenge assumptions</code></p></li></ul></li><li><p>I then added it as an &#8220;app&#8221; in my phone's homescreen following these steps: </p><ol><li><p>Open the URL in Safari &#8594; tap the Share icon &#8594; "Add to Home Screen" </p></li></ol></li></ol><h2>Final Note </h2><p>This is just a v1 &#8211; I'm making more adjustments as I go, but have been enjoying to read it every morning so far. </p><p>As you build your own daily digest, share with me in the comments below. I'd love to see it and get some inspo! :)</p><p>-Fernanda </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved This Month (April) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts about the meaning of life, a Brazilian furniture store, new earplugs]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month-april</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month-april</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:55:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/083f13b3-81a5-451f-b463-084bdea09501_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy last Monday of April!</p><p>This month was filled with good moments, my 31st birthday, a new puppy, a new job, a trip to NY, a terrible tooth pain, and lots to share. </p><p>Here are my top picks: </p><h2>Something I learned</h2><h3>My &#8220;daily digest&#8221; website created with AI  </h3><p>I spend a good amount of time trying to build efficient systems that help me 1) find content I like, 2) access that content daily, 3) make it easy to digest.</p><p>I even wrote <a href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-to-find-good-content">this article</a> last year about how to find good content, sharing a bit of my process. </p><p>This month, I saw <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@_gabiporaii">a creator on TikTok</a> showing how she used AI tool <a href="https://lovable.dev/dashboard">Lovable</a> to create a &#8220;daily digest&#8221; website and decided to give it a try.</p><p>I&#8217;ve had it for 4 days only but I&#8217;ve been LOVING it so far <em>(no pun intended)</em>. I&#8217;ve made some adjustments and will probably make more as I go. But overall I'm happy with the content selection and how easy it was to build/edit. </p><p>You can check out my website below, and if you&#8217;re interested in the prompt I used, just comment on this post and I can write a newsletter about it. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://curated-content-gem.lovable.app/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y5fk!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b80d35f-89e2-4460-90d1-cb62204b54bb_2364x1196.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y5fk!, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://curated-content-gem.lovable.app/">MY LOVABLE WEBSITE </a></p><h2>Something that made me happy</h2><h3>Finding out about Brazilian furniture store Sossego </h3><p>It never ceases to amaze me how talented Brazilians are and the quality of our work. I was able to go to <a href="https://www.sossegodesign.com/">Sossego&#8217;s</a> showroom in NYC this month and now I&#8217;m determined to work my ass off to afford the <a href="https://www.sossegodesign.com/product/pitu-chaise-balanco/">Pitu Chair</a>, aka the most comfortable chair I&#8217;ve ever sat on.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/90959f4a-dc9f-457d-8184-0db8edcbc7b4_580x580.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/28e3d12b-1192-4916-9584-1ae07ed6fae0_1456x1078.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sossego Pitu Chair&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Sossego Pitu Chair&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48394895-706c-447f-8af4-d85be1560171_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Sossego&#8217;s furniture is <strong>hand assembled</strong> and finished by craftsmen in Southern Brazil and some of its clients include <a href="https://www.sossegodesign.com/case_study/nvidias-headquarters/">NVIDIA</a> and <a href="https://www.sossegodesign.com/case_study/southall-farm-inn/">Southall Farm &amp; Inn.</a> You can check out their Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sossegodesign/">here</a>. </p><h2>Something that made me think</h2><h3>Is not believing in God causing more harm than good? </h3><p>As someone who thinks that our separation from the divine <strong>(read: not the same as religion!!) </strong>does tend to cause more harm than good (I sort of explained this <a href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-the-world-needs">here</a>), the following roundtable was really thought provoking:</p><div id="youtube2-Esu8BXLBmZ4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Esu8BXLBmZ4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Esu8BXLBmZ4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>It&#8217;s a conversation not about religion, but about meaning and purpose overall. Here are some of my notes and topics/terms I was compelled to learn more about afterwards: </p><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Death-Ernest-Becker/dp/0684832402">Book: The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker</a> </strong>The principal motivating actor of meaning-infused activities that humans do is an engagement with death denial. &#8220;Immortality projects&#8221; such as having children, or doing work we believe will outlast us grants us a sense of escaping death. </p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Doors-Perception-Heaven-Hell/dp/0061729078">Book: The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley,</a></strong> explores the philosophical and psychological implications of altered states of consciousness, and reflecting on the nature of reality and perception.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summa-Theologica-Thomas-Aquinas-Volumes/dp/0870610635">Books: Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologica</a> </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The Problem of Consciousness (watch Alex O&#8217;Connor's videos)</strong></p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.themortalatheist.com/blog/the-myth-of-sisyphus-albert-camus">The Myth of Sisyphus</a></strong></p></li><li><p><strong>&#8220;Alexithymia&#8221;:</strong> the inability to tell what you&#8217;re emotionally feeling. Cellphones suppress parts of our brain that provoke negative emotions. [Hypothesis] As we shut down our ability to detect what we&#8217;re feeling on the inside, that correlates with our inability to feel purpose on the inside.</p></li><li><p><strong>Feeling overwhelmed by life is not about facing challenges,</strong> but being consumed by <em>passive</em> challenges <em>(= not consequences of one&#8217;s own decisions).</em> What increases fulfillment is not the ability to <em>run away</em> from challenges, but to engage in <em>active</em> challenges <em>(= result of one's own decisions)</em>.</p></li><li><p><strong>The importance of self-direction in finding meaning: </strong>self-direction is about the act of deciding, not whether the decision is right or wrong. What matters is that you choose, not whether you choose correctly.</p></li></ul><h2>What I&#8217;m reading</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtWa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtWa!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtWa!, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtWa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg" width="343" height="522" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:522,&quot;width&quot;:343,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Modern Man In Search Of A Soul: Analytical Psychology and Dream Analysis&#8213;Jung&amp;#39;s Theories Beyond 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F497c01bd-484a-4f3f-9aa1-365d6af42ca0_343x522.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 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href="https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Search-Soul-Carl-Jung/dp/0156612062/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/138-0793487-7501411?pd_rd_w=O1hK9&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&amp;pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&amp;pf_rd_r=VRXV32F6AEZX799QCTWP&amp;pd_rd_wg=EgFgA&amp;pd_rd_r=d60b31b4-72d9-4299-82e1-b33914978757&amp;pd_rd_i=0156612062&amp;psc=1">Modern Man In Search Of A Soul by Carl Jung</a></p><h2>What I&#8217;m eating</h2><ul><li><p>I finally tried <a href="https://www.zarellachicago.com/">Zarella&#8217;s pizza</a> and it did not disappoint. I'm not a big tavern-style person but can say this one was amazing and in my humble opinion better than Pizz&#8217;amici. It easily made it to my top 3 pizzas in Chicago.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg" width="406" height="270.75961538461536" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:406,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;River North's Tavern-Style Pizza Den, Zarella, Has Choose-Your-Own Vibe  Dining | Eater Chicago&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="River North's Tavern-Style Pizza Den, Zarella, Has Choose-Your-Own Vibe  Dining | Eater Chicago" title="River North's Tavern-Style Pizza Den, Zarella, Has Choose-Your-Own Vibe  Dining | Eater Chicago" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e6960b-1f1e-48a0-aed3-3dad5e60abde_2400x1600.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2lOi!, 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The flavor is 10/10, texture 10/10. </p></li></ul><h2>Products actually worth buying</h2><h3>Alpine Silence Earplugs for Sleep, Focus &amp; Travel </h3><p>I&#8217;ve been using Loop&#8217;s Quiet earplugs forever. I&#8217;ve owned two different pairs and needed a third one, so I decided to try <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alpine-Silence-Earplugs-Sleep-Travel/dp/B0D9WJ61SF?th=1">Apline&#8217;s instead</a> and it surprisingly fits my ear WAY better. </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f002fb1-9835-49bd-85db-e1f232af28ff_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/34131a9c-671c-44ba-b738-7d823b1af52c_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Alpine Silence Earplugs&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9f9b57af-2d4c-4c1c-862f-e7bd894a8223_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>My complaint about Loop is that it'd feel uncomfortable at times and dangerously deep. I don&#8217;t feel that same discomfort with Alpine&#8217;s. </p><h3>Bnto </h3><p>I finally tried <strong>BNTO</strong> for my NY trip and really liked their clothing selection. The first time I tried to rent from them there weren't many styles available that I liked, but this time I found way cooler pieces. </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4f26f890-ca03-40f8-8b6a-c78bcc29cbff_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4aa6f5d9-e981-40ac-a9ac-946f77922ca0_1320x2346.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BNTO clothes&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fc7117f1-d26b-4e4f-ab51-7fd4c884ebd9_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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I haven't signed up to one continuously in a while due to the cost, but it's definitely worth it for trips or special occasions.</p><p>For a $20 discount, you can use my code 6YXTJ6.</p><h2>Thanks for reading! </h2><p>If you have any questions or additional recommendations, feel free to comment/reply to this newsletter. :) </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mentiras sobre relacionamentos que a internet te fez acreditar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ser&#225; que isso &#233; um sinal de que seu parceiro n&#227;o &#233; para voc&#234;?]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/mentiras-sobre-relacionamentos-que</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/mentiras-sobre-relacionamentos-que</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/55d2477b-aa37-42b9-98c1-96b352aa8621_1200x828.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Outro dia ouvi dizer que relacionamentos nos dias atuais s&#227;o entre tr&#234;s pessoas: <strong>voc&#234;, o outro, e a internet.</strong></p><p>H&#225; uma quantidade de conte&#250;dos que ditam explicitamente o que um relacionamento deveria ser ou n&#227;o ser, e tem ainda os que implicitamente espalham a ideia de uma uni&#227;o ideal baseada em um recorte muitas vezes encenado de parceria.</p><p>N&#227;o s&#227;o mais os<em> &#8220;filmes da Disney&#8221; </em>que nos fazem desenhar a ideia perfeita de pr&#237;ncipe encantado. S&#227;o as pessoas normais, como eu e voc&#234;.</p><p>Meio a esse mar de informa&#231;&#227;o, n&#227;o se surpreenda se do nada voc&#234; come&#231;ar a questionar cada movimento ou falta de movimento do seu parceiro. </p><p>Voc&#234;, que nem gostava de flores, agora se chateia porque n&#227;o recebeu rosas do seu namorado em uma ter&#231;a-feira qualquer. Se tiveram uma discuss&#227;o, &#233; capaz de voc&#234; questionar sua vida inteira porque, afinal de contas, <em>&#8220;relacionamento deveria ser leve&#8221;, </em>e talvez isso n&#227;o seja leve. </p><p><strong>Tudo se tornou t&#243;xico, sin&#244;nimo de narcisimo, ou de falta de dedica&#231;&#227;o. </strong></p><p>Me lembro quando a Michele Obama, casada com Barack Obama h&#225; 34 anos, disse a famosa frase que levou a internet, viciada na ideia vazia de "tudo &#233; toxico&#8221; &#224; loucura": </p><div id="youtube2-CiZPVc6Asck" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;CiZPVc6Asck&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CiZPVc6Asck?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;As pessoas acham que estou sendo maldosa ao dizer isso &#8211; mas a verdade &#233; que houve 10 anos em que eu n&#227;o suportava o meu marido. E adivinhem quando isso aconteceu? Quando as crian&#231;as eram pequenas.</p><p>Casamento n&#227;o &#233; 50 a 50. Nunca, jamais. H&#225; momentos em que eu sou 70 e ele &#233; 30. H&#225; momentos em que ele &#233; 60 e eu sou 40. </p><p>Mas adivinhe s&#243;? 10 anos... estamos casados &#8203;&#8203;h&#225; 30. Eu prefiro encarar 10 anos ruins a abrir m&#227;o dos 30. &#201; apenas uma quest&#227;o de perspectiva. E as pessoas com cinco anos desistem.&#8221;</p></div><p>Ano que vem completo 8 anos de relacionamento com meu marido, e na minha pr&#243;pria jornada aprendi que relacionamento &#233; muito diferente do que eu imaginava quando mais nova.</p><p>Posso passar horas elaborando o que penso sobre esse assunto, mas quero focar em um post que vi semana passada de uma terapeuta chamada Nadia Addesi, que resume bem o que acredito.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nadiaaddesi/photo/7627195098534513938?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">Aqui est&#225; o post original</a>, e abaixo a tradu&#231;&#227;o. </p><h2>1. &#8220;Se ele quisesse, ele faria&#8221;</h2><p>Nem sempre. As pessoas n&#227;o sabem automaticamente o que importa para voc&#234; s&#243; porque elas te amam. </p><p><strong>Expectativas que n&#227;o s&#227;o comunicadas viram ressentimento. </strong></p><p>A quest&#227;o real n&#227;o &#233; se elas conseguem adivinharam corretamente. &#201; se eles se importam suficiente para cumprir com suas necessidades, uma vez que voc&#234; as deixou claras.</p><h2>2. "Voc&#234; n&#227;o deveria ter que mudar por ningu&#233;m&#8221;</h2><p>Voc&#234; n&#227;o deveria mudar sua identidade central, mas voc&#234; ter&#225; que encarar a realidade de precisar trabalhar nos seus pr&#243;prios tra&#231;os e h&#225;bitos n&#227;o saud&#225;veis que v&#227;o aparecer na rela&#231;&#227;o. </p><p>Um dos padr&#245;es mais claros que vejo s&#227;o pessoas esperando crescimento de seus parceiros enquanto agem como se seus pr&#243;prios padr&#245;es n&#227;o saud&#225;veis devessem ser aceitos como parte de quem s&#227;o.</p><p>Um relacionamento n&#227;o pode crescer a n&#227;o ser que <strong>ambas</strong> as partes estejam dispostas a crescer tamb&#233;m.</p><h2>3. &#8220;Uma rela&#231;&#227;o saud&#225;vel nunca ser&#225; dif&#237;cil"</h2><p>Uma rela&#231;&#227;o saud&#225;vel <strong>SER&#193;</strong> dif&#237;cil. Quanto mais pr&#243;ximos voc&#234;s ficam, mais suas diferen&#231;as, feridas, medos, e padr&#245;es aparecem na superf&#237;cie. </p><p>Acho que muitas pessoas foram ensinadas a tratar a dificuldade como prova de que algo est&#225; errado, quando normalmente &#233; apenas o que acontece quando duas pessoas est&#227;o tentando construir uma vida juntos. </p><p>Algumas temporadas v&#227;o pedir mais de voc&#234;. E haver&#225; decis&#245;es que te desafiar&#227;o.</p><h2>4. "Nunca se acomode&#8221;</h2><p>Essa soa empoderadora, mas foi distorcida em sempre buscar por algo melhor. </p><p>Sim, crit&#233;rios importam, mas eu vejo pessoas deixarem passar amores saud&#225;veis porque a internet ensinou que se uma rela&#231;&#227;o n&#227;o &#233; perfeita, sem esfor&#231;o, e tudo que eles imaginaram, &#233; sinal de que est&#227;o se acomodando. </p><p>Existe uma diferen&#231;a entre se acomodar e aceitar que qualquer relacionamento vir&#225; com falhas e duas pessoas imperfeitas.</p><h2>5. &#8220;Ele(a) deveria ser o seu tudo&#8221;</h2><p>Depositar tanto peso em uma &#250;nica pessoa &#233; uma receita para a codepend&#234;ncia. </p><p>J&#225; vi o qu&#227;o rapidamente isso se transforma na perda de si mesmo dentro do relacionamento. </p><p>Seu parceiro deve ser uma fonte significativa de amor e conex&#227;o, e n&#227;o o seu sistema de apoio inteiro. </p><p>Relacionamentos saud&#225;veis &#8203;&#8203;coexistem com amizades, comunidade e sua pr&#243;pria identidade individual.</p><h2>6. &#8220;Se for para ser, ser&#225;&#8221;</h2><p>O destino n&#227;o &#233; um indicador de um relacionamento saud&#225;vel. Relacionamentos saud&#225;veis &#8203;&#8203;se sustentam no trabalho, na comunica&#231;&#227;o, na maturidade emocional e na disposi&#231;&#227;o de duas pessoas em reparar a rela&#231;&#227;o. Muitos relacionamentos n&#227;o fracassam porque o amor n&#227;o era real; eles fracassam porque o amor, por si s&#243;, n&#227;o foi suficiente.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Obrigada por ler! Para mais conte&#250;dos como este, assine essa newsletter:</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2></h2>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minha surpreendente experiência fazendo terapia em inglês]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#201; poss&#237;vel conectar com mem&#243;rias e traumas em outra l&#237;ngua?]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/minha-surpreendente-experiencia-fazendo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/minha-surpreendente-experiencia-fazendo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:03:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3bebedbe-d33e-4df3-8943-8b073512ccad_4104x2736.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>H&#225; algum tempo &#8211; n&#227;o sei se seis meses, n&#227;o sei se um ano &#8211; tenho feito terapia em ingl&#234;s.</p><p>A primeira vez que fiz terapia foi aos 15 anos, por um curto per&#237;odo de tempo. Depois disso, tenho feito <em>on and off </em>pelos &#250;ltimos 7 anos, com tr&#234;s profissionais diferentes, apenas o &#250;ltimo sendo em ingl&#234;s.</p><p>Assim como muita gente que reage quando falo sobre isso, eu achava que <strong>fazer terapia em um idioma que n&#227;o fosse portugu&#234;s n&#227;o seria produtivo</strong>. Afinal de contas, as experi&#234;ncias da minha inf&#226;ncia que formaram meu eu adulto aconteceram em portugu&#234;s. </p><p><strong>Ser&#225; poss&#237;vel conectar com as partes mais profundas de quem eu sou, em um idioma que n&#227;o contribuiu para a minha forma&#231;&#227;o?</strong></p><p>At&#233; que um dia, rolando no TikTok ou no Instagram, vi a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meiobrasileira/">Bri</a> dividindo sua experi&#234;ncia positiva sobre fazer terapia em seu segundo idioma &#8211; nesse caso, em portugu&#234;s.</p><div id="tiktok-iframe?media=1&amp;app=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40meiobrasileira%2Fvideo%2F7416062506931834158%3Fis_from_webapp%3D1%26sender_device%3Dpc&amp;key=e27c740634285c9ddc20db64f73358dd" class="tiktok-wrap outer" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/@meiobrasileira/video/7416062506931834158&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Muito curioso isso, to 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src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BL9n!,w_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83a04460-a8b4-4ba5-8e2e-06ffa0bea707_1080x1920.jpeg" style="background-image: url(/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BL9n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83a04460-a8b4-4ba5-8e2e-06ffa0bea707_1080x1920.jpeg);"></a><div class="content"><a class="author" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meiobrasileira" target="_blank">@meiobrasileira</a><a class="title" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meiobrasileira/video/7416062506931834158" target="_blank">Muito curioso isso, to amando!</a></div></div><div class="fallback-failure" id="fallback-failure-tiktok-iframe?media=1&amp;app=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40meiobrasileira%2Fvideo%2F7416062506931834158%3Fis_from_webapp%3D1%26sender_device%3Dpc&amp;key=e27c740634285c9ddc20db64f73358dd"><div class="error-content"><img class="error-icon" src="/__u/substackcdn.com//img/alert-circle.svg">Tiktok failed to load.<br><br>Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser</div></div></div><p>Na &#233;poca, eu j&#225; estava morando nos Estados Unidos, e incomodada com algumas quest&#245;es que n&#227;o conseguia elaborar muito bem.</p><p>Por um lado, n&#227;o me sentia ainda completamente <em>eu</em> nesse pa&#237;s e idioma, e n&#227;o conseguia articular o porqu&#234; <em>(tentei faz&#234;-lo nesse texto: <a href="/__u/substack.com/@thefernandarodrigues/p-161939351">The Feeling of Being a Foreigner</a>).</em></p><p>Por outro, estava come&#231;ando a planejar meu projeto, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7CAqjirWKgZxaJgsoxAwPb">The Adults&#8217; Table</a>, em que converso com pessoas diferentes sobre a vida em uma perspectiva honesta e adulta. </p><p>Eu sabia que queria construi-lo em ingl&#234;s, mas sentia uma inseguran&#231;a profunda,  apesar da minha fluidez no idioma. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Al&#233;m de tudo isso, o relacionamento mais importante da minha vida &#8211; com o meu marido &#8211; foi constru&#237;do inteiramente em ingl&#234;s pelos &#250;ltimos 7 anos. E minha vida profissional e tudo que vem com ela, tamb&#233;m se desenrolava nesse idioma.</p><p><strong>Existia, eu pensei, peda&#231;os da minha vida presente e conte&#250;do emocional suficiente em um idioma que n&#227;o &#233; o meu nativo.</strong></p><p>Comecei ent&#227;o a entreter a ideia. </p><blockquote><p>Ser&#225; que se eu fizesse terapia em ingl&#234;s, me sentiria mais parte de onde eu moro? Me encontraria mais facilmente nas nu&#226;ncias culturais? Teria mais coragem e seguran&#231;a para desenvolver meu projeto?  </p></blockquote><p>Tomada a decis&#227;o de <em>considerar</em> explorar esse caminho, comecei a buscar profissionais. A verdade &#233; que comparado ao Brasil, eu sinto que tudo que &#233; psicologia ou espiritualidade nos EUA &#233; superficial. </p><p>Sem ter ningu&#233;m para quem pedir indica&#231;&#227;o, recorri ao m&#233;todo mais acess&#237;vel: a internet.</p><p>Depois de muito pensar, defini o perfil de terapeuta que eu queria:<em> homem, com muita experi&#234;ncia (60+), e da linha junguiana. </em></p><p>Na minha busca, encontrei um terapeuta no YouTube que me pareceu interessante. Deixei para l&#225;. </p><p>Semanas depois, fiz uma busca no Google, e encontrei o mesmo homem de cara. Deixei para l&#225;. </p><p>Na terceira vez, semanas depois, busquei em um diret&#243;rio dentro de um site, e ele foi a primeira pessoa que apareceu. </p><p>Como boa estudante de Jung que acredita em sincronicidade, decidi finalmente marcar.</p><p>Sem saber se eu conseguiria sustentar 1h de sess&#227;o em outro idioma, ou se a experi&#234;ncia dele sendo americano seria muito diferente da minha a ponto de n&#227;o conseguirmos &#8220;mesma l&#237;ngua&#8221; <em>al&#233;m do idioma</em>, fui para a minha consulta. </p><p>Todo o formato era diferente: n&#227;o s&#243; nunca tinha feito terapia em ingl&#234;s, mas nunca tinha feito terapia com um homem. Nem com ningu&#233;m com mais de 40 anos. E nem presencial.</p><p>Portanto, <strong>atribuo a experi&#234;ncia que vou narrar n&#227;o s&#243; &#224; l&#237;ngua, mas a todos esses fatores.</strong></p><h2>A conex&#227;o com o passado e as emo&#231;&#245;es </h2><p>Sou uma pessoa que normalmente processa as emo&#231;&#245;es de maneira mental. </p><p>Tenho facilidade em elaborar a raz&#227;o por tr&#225;s de um sentimento, de racionalizar uma experi&#234;ncia emocional, e reconhecer suas diferentes camadas.</p><p>Tamb&#233;m sou uma pessoa que processa emo&#231;&#245;es majoritariamente atrav&#233;s da raiva. &#201; dif&#237;cil algo me causar tristeza instantaneamente.</p><p>Nos meus anos de terapia antes dessa, havia chorado em sess&#227;o n&#227;o mais que 3 vezes, e apenas em situa&#231;&#245;es extremas.</p><p>Na minha terapia em ingl&#234;s, eu choro praticamente toda semana. Isso pode soar besta, mas para mim &#233; um marco dif&#237;cil de acreditar. </p><p>Contr&#225;rio ao que eu pensava sobre a desconex&#227;o emocional com outra l&#237;ngua, eu nunca havia mergulhado tanto em minhas emo&#231;&#245;es como dessa vez.</p><p>Vou ficar devendo elaborar com mais detalhes o porqu&#234; disso, ou psicologicamente falando como o idioma interfere ou n&#227;o na cria&#231;&#227;o das mem&#243;rias e tudo mais que voc&#234; pode se questionar quando cogita explorar esse caminho tamb&#233;m.</p><p>Tudo que eu tenho para relatar &#233; minha experi&#234;ncia. </p><p>Em ingl&#234;s, meu terapeuta foi capaz de descrever sentimentos e sensa&#231;&#245;es para os quais eu nunca havia encontrado palavras antes, ou que nem sequer reconhecia como experi&#234;ncia individual. </p><p>Sobre <strong>The Adults&#8217; Table</strong>, acredito que o fato de ter come&#231;ado e feito religiosamente a cada semana contribuiu mais para o desenvolvimento da minha seguran&#231;a do que a terapia em si. Ainda assim, falar sobre ele nesse contexto tem me ajudado com o sentimento de socializa-lo em outra cultura. </p><p>Em geral, toda essa experi&#234;ncia &#8211; a l&#237;ngua, o presencial, o perfil de terapeuta &#8211; tem sido uma experi&#234;ncia surpreendente e transformadora. </p><p>Percebi que a capacidade de sentir, de reparar em si e mergulhar nas pr&#243;prias emo&#231;&#245;es transcende qualquer idioma: &#233; uma linguagem da alma.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Obrigada por ler! 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All of that is important.</p><p>But I think the answer is deeper than that, and I think women can help us find it.</p><h2><strong>Logos and Eros</strong></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg" width="476" height="357" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:476,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Anima e Animus per Jung | Cristina Bisi&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Anima e Animus per Jung | Cristina Bisi" title="Anima e Animus per Jung | Cristina Bisi" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yb_X!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba10e75-5004-4f48-aa82-6ed8105b430c_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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controlled, or rationally explained is considered archaic and less &#8220;real&#8221;:</p><ul><li><p>Unconsciousness</p></li><li><p>Intuition</p></li><li><p>Mysticism</p></li><li><p>Wisdom</p></li><li><p>Spirituality</p></li><li><p>Body / Feeling</p></li></ul><p>In Junguian psychology, the first &#8220;bucket&#8221; I described can be defined as the <em><strong>masculine*</strong> </em>archetype, which is generally characterized by <em><strong>logos</strong></em>: logic, linear thinking, structure, assertiveness, and action. </p><p>On the other hand, the second  &#8220;bucket&#8221; or the <em><strong>feminine*</strong></em> archetype, is characterized by <em><strong>eros</strong></em>: intuition, connection, holistic understanding, feeling.</p><p><em><strong>(&#128680; *Try not to roll your eyes at these terms!!!</strong> This has nothing to do with gender norms. Both men and women have access to these two energies).</em></p><p><a href="https://www.rafaelkruger.com/demystifying-the-animus-and-anima-the-eros-and-logos/">In Carl Jung&#8217;s psychology, </a><strong><a href="https://www.rafaelkruger.com/demystifying-the-animus-and-anima-the-eros-and-logos/">Logos</a></strong><a href="https://www.rafaelkruger.com/demystifying-the-animus-and-anima-the-eros-and-logos/"> and </a><strong><a href="https://www.rafaelkruger.com/demystifying-the-animus-and-anima-the-eros-and-logos/">Eros</a></strong><a href="https://www.rafaelkruger.com/demystifying-the-animus-and-anima-the-eros-and-logos/"> are archetypal principles representing fundamental opposing forces within the human psyche</a>. Their union is crucial for psychological wholeness and individuation, balancing objective thought with personal connection.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eCGj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82818704-bbea-4a5d-9160-6c086bbea96c_944x662.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eCGj!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82818704-bbea-4a5d-9160-6c086bbea96c_944x662.jpeg 424w, 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Energy&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Shiva and Shakti - The Divine Union of Consciousness and Energy" title="Shiva and Shakti - The Divine Union of Consciousness and Energy" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eCGj!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82818704-bbea-4a5d-9160-6c086bbea96c_944x662.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eCGj!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82818704-bbea-4a5d-9160-6c086bbea96c_944x662.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg" width="250" height="250" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:250,&quot;width&quot;:250,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Yin and yang - Wikipedia&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Yin and yang - Wikipedia" title="Yin and yang - Wikipedia" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoUo!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53245fe6-d6f8-43f9-a230-601e7135be4d_250x250.svg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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Rather, this AI era is a great opportunity to discuss and discover our <strong>wholeness</strong> again.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Chlo&#233; Zhao: Hamnet and the unity of the opposites</strong></h2><p><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)">Hamnet</a></em> director <strong>Chlo&#233; Zhao</strong> has been openly talking about the feminine/masculine archetypes and the union of opposites, in a vulnerable and very articulated way like I&#8217;ve personally never seen anyone else do in mainstream media.</p><p>The movie tells the story of Agnes (Anne) Hathaway &#8211; Shakespeare&#8217;s wife &#8211; and the death of their son, believed to have inspired <em>Hamlet</em>.</p><p>But the film is <strong>not just about grief and motherhood.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b4I-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F337dab0a-9d3b-4ca6-83df-5eec5f135a61_1000x1481.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b4I-!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F337dab0a-9d3b-4ca6-83df-5eec5f135a61_1000x1481.jpeg 424w, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F337dab0a-9d3b-4ca6-83df-5eec5f135a61_1000x1481.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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these two energies&#8221;, which in the end understand each other. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q2fY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F626e5b9a-5221-48a8-b63d-ecc1a6578d96_1200x708.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q2fY!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F626e5b9a-5221-48a8-b63d-ecc1a6578d96_1200x708.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q2fY!, 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data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;IKLm3w341AM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IKLm3w341AM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;<strong>The bedrock of western civilization became about rationality and reason as opposed to mystery.</strong> </p><p>So I feel because of that, suddenly only certain people have access to the divine, to the unseen, to the underworld, however you wanna name this realm where great messages come from. 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You yourself have the tools to wake up in the morning and feel that kind of aliveness and enchantment. </p><p>Creativity, imagination, and this access to something beyond became something that only if you have certain skills to learn in school do you have access to, and so <strong>as a result there is a spiritual hunger in modern life. </strong></p><p>We have so much more and yet there is a deep loneliness and soul level of hunger and emptiness that I have felt in my life, and I think it&#8217;s because we forgot that we have that ability&#8221;.</p></div><h2>Rosalia&#8217;s LUX</h2><p>The growing <strong>spiritual*</strong> hunger that Chlo&#233; Zhao mentioned was also reflected in Rosalia&#8217;s album LUX.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14d9af44-aaa4-413b-9ee5-95fdf89ce2b9_599x599.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 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What I&#8217;m talking about here is the actual experience of unity, a force that lives within us and in everything else &#8211; not the constitutionalization of that force or the idea of a man in the sky who is the sole holder of it). </em></p><p>The album explores lyrical themes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_(Rosal%C3%ADa_album)">&#8220;feminine mystique, transformation, and spirituality,&#8221;</a> with songs inspired by the lives of various female mystics, including Hildegard of Bingen and Rabia Al-Adawiya.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DRP_TtZgPFw&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NPR Music on Instagram: \&quot;On her new album &#8220;Lux,&#8221; @rosalia.vt si&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@nprmusic&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DRP_TtZgPFw.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and featuring multiple arrangements from Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, Rosalia offers a human, spiritual, bodily experience through this album that connects us to something far beyond thought.</p><p>Through experiences like these your mind shuts off. You remember that you are much more than your ability to think. You <em><strong>feel</strong></em>. You become whole again. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IlTf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc960169d-99f9-46d6-8bd5-c2f5cad105e7_739x492.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IlTf!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc960169d-99f9-46d6-8bd5-c2f5cad105e7_739x492.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IlTf!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, 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intelligence and recognize ourselves beyond just consciousness, we need leaders and storytellers who can articulate these deeper layers of existence.</p><p>What makes us human and differentiates us from AI is not just our &#8220;taste&#8221; or our &#8220;resilience&#8221;. It&#8217;s our <strong>wholeness</strong>. </p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-the-world-needs?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-the-world-needs?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-the-world-needs?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved This Month (March)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Content, food, and product recommendations from the heart (and to expand your ideas)]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month-march</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month-march</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:03:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a6e9f0e4-60fa-4328-a506-2d43f0741f8a_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi friends, happy last Monday of March!</p><p>Here are some things worth sharing this month. :)</p><h2>Something that made me happy</h2><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nwdn/episodes/player">CILLIAN MURPHY&#8217;S BBC 6 RADIO SHOW</a>!!! </p><p>I don&#8217;t know if everyone was aware of this except me, but this was definitely my favorite find this month. The show is<em> &#8220;a nocturnal playlist made to play after dark, with music from all corners of Cillian Murphy&#8217;s record collection&#8221;.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nwdn/episodes/player" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vb07!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff46d1ce8-a1e6-4161-aa39-175f9d0388c1_480x270.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vb07!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff46d1ce8-a1e6-4161-aa39-175f9d0388c1_480x270.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vb07!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff46d1ce8-a1e6-4161-aa39-175f9d0388c1_480x270.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The songs are great, and I love Cillian&#8217;s comments in between songs (he records it from his basement btw which makes me love it even more). </p><p>The only downside is that I think the show is not fully available in the U.S. I was able to listen to a couple of episodes, but I run into an error when trying to listen to the other ones. If you&#8217;re outside of the UK and have figured out a way to listen, let me know!  </p><p>In any case, you can find Spotify playlists with all the songs. It&#8217;s not the same as hearing his voice of course, but we&#8217;ll work with what we have (or as we say it in Brazil <em>&#8220;quem n&#227;o tem c&#227;o ca&#231;a com gato&#8221;</em> - <em>&#8220;who doesn&#8217;t have a dog, hunts with a cat&#8221; </em>lol). </p><h2>Something that made me think</h2><div id="youtube2-IKLm3w341AM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;IKLm3w341AM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IKLm3w341AM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Since this year&#8217;s Oscars, I&#8217;ve watched probably a dozen interviews with <strong><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14905854/">Hamnet</a></strong> director <strong>Chloe Zhao</strong>. </p><p>She&#8217;s been talking a lot about the beauty of a midlife crisis, our fear of impermanence, the opposite forces that live within us, female mystique, and topics that every single person should learn more about in my opinion.</p><p>I wish every single one of my friends watched this interview. So good. </p><h2>Something that made me laugh </h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg" width="600" height="900" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:900,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Project Hail Mary - Bullock Texas State History Museum&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Project Hail Mary - Bullock Texas State History Museum" title="Project Hail Mary - Bullock Texas State History Museum" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HCT4!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F460e583c-3e81-4f7a-a109-14fd253613c7_600x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I watched Ryan Gosling&#8217;s new movie <strong>&#8220;Project Hail Mary&#8221;</strong> this weekend and loved it. Beautiful, funny, exciting. This is exactly my type of humor so I loved it so much and already want to watch it again. </p><p>Besides, I go to the movies pretty often and I hadn&#8217;t seen a theater this packed in a long time. It felt good. </p><h2>What I&#8217;m reading</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg" width="362" height="555.2147239263803" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:652,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:362,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text and Long Text): Julian of Norwich,  Spearing, A. C., Spearing, Elizabeth, Spearing, A. C.: 8601300101989:  Amazon.com: Books&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text and Long Text): Julian of Norwich,  Spearing, A. C., Spearing, Elizabeth, Spearing, A. C.: 8601300101989:  Amazon.com: Books" title="Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text and Long Text): Julian of Norwich,  Spearing, A. C., Spearing, Elizabeth, Spearing, A. C.: 8601300101989:  Amazon.com: Books" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_848, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4J8k!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ecd97dc-342e-4b42-b423-e1588222b433_652x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I&#8217;m reading more female mystics recently, starting with Julian of Norwich. If you have recs of any books, please share in the comments! </p><h2>What I&#8217;m eating</h2><p>I was in San Diego earlier this month and finally had my first <strong>California Burrito</strong> ever, at <strong>The Taco Stand</strong>. Excuse the terrible picture, but it was hands down the best burrito I&#8217;ve ever had.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MEP3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9244f58-77cd-4d8f-8a01-eacb224888a2_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MEP3!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9244f58-77cd-4d8f-8a01-eacb224888a2_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MEP3!, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9244f58-77cd-4d8f-8a01-eacb224888a2_4032x3024.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MEP3!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9244f58-77cd-4d8f-8a01-eacb224888a2_4032x3024.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Still in San Diego, I had pastries from <strong>Wayfarer Bread &amp; Pastry</strong> in La Jolla. I&#8217;m not someone who usually raves over pastries, but these were pretty good.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WxjV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b1fca21-b36c-4f37-8c7f-6eec26a8d045_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WxjV!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b1fca21-b36c-4f37-8c7f-6eec26a8d045_5712x4284.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WxjV!, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b1fca21-b36c-4f37-8c7f-6eec26a8d045_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WxjV!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b1fca21-b36c-4f37-8c7f-6eec26a8d045_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This month I also remembered <strong><a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/">NYT Cooking</a></strong> exists and made probably 6 of their recipes. All of them were 10/10 <em>(I choose the ones with 5 stars)</em>, but this was my husband&#8217;s and my favorite:  </p><p style="text-align: center;">&#127869;&#65039; <a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020631-thai-inspired-chicken-meatball-soup">Thai-Inspired Chicken Meatball Soup</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1mbT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1edf2150-9e65-4eeb-83a8-a3751221d89c_1024x683.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1mbT!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1edf2150-9e65-4eeb-83a8-a3751221d89c_1024x683.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1mbT!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1edf2150-9e65-4eeb-83a8-a3751221d89c_1024x683.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>Products actually worth buying</h2><p><strong>Pick #1</strong> <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/drip-press-on-nails-pimprod2056641?sku=2648916">KISS Press-on Nails</a></p><p>I hadn&#8217;t worn press-on nails in probably 15 years, but this month I wanted longer nails without having to sit through a 1+ hour appointment, so I found <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/drip-press-on-nails-pimprod2056641?sku=2648916">these KISS nails</a> at Ulta and LOVED them. </p><p>My problem with fake nails is that I think they get gross after 1 week and I have this urge to aggressively remove them. </p><p>It as really hard to remove them then, so I do believe it does last for 2 weeks as advertised. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4509ec6f-3fe7-4038-adbe-6d1b8ca603bb_3528x2384.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WOnO!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4509ec6f-3fe7-4038-adbe-6d1b8ca603bb_3528x2384.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Pick #2:</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/LOr%C3%A9al-Paris-Voluminous-Paradise-Voluptuous/dp/B0CYCN7FY1?th=1"> l&#8217;Oreal Lash Paradise Mascara (Latte Brown)</a><br>If you&#8217;re my friend or follow me on social media you&#8217;re probably tired of me talking about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/LOr%C3%A9al-Paris-Voluminous-Paradise-Voluptuous/dp/B0CYCN7FY1?th=1">this mascara</a>, but I just repurchased it this month for the 3rd time so I have to talk about it again.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b5se!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F346c007e-8723-45d2-b3d3-9ac3282c233d_1318x1592.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F346c007e-8723-45d2-b3d3-9ac3282c233d_1318x1592.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b5se!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F346c007e-8723-45d2-b3d3-9ac3282c233d_1318x1592.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I used to hate mascaras because my lashes are more on the straight side and they weigh down easily. But someone recommended these to me and it&#8217;s the only thing I&#8217;ve been using since.</p><p>It gives my lashes the best shape I&#8217;ve ever had from any mascara, it stays put the whole day, and it doesn&#8217;t transfer to my under eye.</p><p><strong>Pick #3</strong>: <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/superfruit-star-lightweight-hair-styling-oil-pimprod2055512?sku=2649567&amp;cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&amp;cagpspn=pla&amp;CATCI=pla-1898473638669&amp;CAAGID=18002902230&amp;CAWELAID=330000200003388594&amp;CATARGETID=330000200002825550&amp;CADevice=c&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=232907070&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH7y04eETTNlynaUQc8zdaBdN&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6POBhCrARIsAIG58CKGzEaXQg4opIXYsbO1wnxq_dKEywqHLgZcmkCMArwggLUhyKyRTugaAsHZEALw_wcB">Amika Hair Oil</a> </p><p>I&#8217;m trying to take better care of my hair this year, so I&#8217;ve been trying many different products lately. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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It really is lightweight &#8211; I use two pumps in my hair and it does not weigh it down or make it sticky. I was using the <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/moroccanoil-treatment-P412090?country_switch=us&amp;lang=en&amp;skuId=1869478&amp;om_mmc=ppc-GG_17789370957___1869478__9021712_c&amp;country_switch=us&amp;lang=en&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=17789396091&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnIXb1vNjhnav5ZtdrPMHTiqD2kE&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6POBhCrARIsAIG58CICikbdGr_LuFakpM6MGgpAS5lVQH7H-Yc5yw68lENrIm2g3nKPkysaAiXREALw_wcB">Morrocanoil Treatment</a> hair oil before which I also really liked, but this one is even lighter and smells really good. </p><h2>That&#8217;s it, amigos! </h2><p>If you read/watch/try any of this, let me know what you think. And if you have any good recs, please share them in the comments. :) </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estamos pensando sobre trabalho de forma errada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A realiza&#231;&#227;o est&#225; no que voc&#234; ama, ou no que voc&#234; tem para oferecer?]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/estamos-pensando-sobre-trabalho-de</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/estamos-pensando-sobre-trabalho-de</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:23:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ipDR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5765c1af-3c51-4079-99aa-a7cf48dc8c04_600x350.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Na famosa <a href="https://leonardodavinci.cc/carta-a-ludovico-sforza/">carta para Ludovico Sforza</a> em 1482, <strong>Leonardo da Vinci</strong> descreveu tudo que poderia desenvolver para o ent&#227;o duque de Mil&#227;o. Curiosamente, os primeiros 10 pontos da carta tratam de engenharia, n&#227;o de arte:</p><ul><li><p>pontes militares</p></li><li><p>m&#225;quinas de cerco</p></li><li><p>fortifica&#231;&#245;es</p></li><li><p>canh&#245;es</p></li><li><p>sistemas hidr&#225;ulicos</p></li></ul><p>Da Vinci mencionou a pintura apenas no final da carta, dizendo que era capaz de <em>&#8220;reproduzir em pintura qualquer coisa que possa ser feita&#8221;. </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ipDR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5765c1af-3c51-4079-99aa-a7cf48dc8c04_600x350.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ipDR!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5765c1af-3c51-4079-99aa-a7cf48dc8c04_600x350.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ipDR!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5765c1af-3c51-4079-99aa-a7cf48dc8c04_600x350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Muitas das inven&#231;&#245;es de Leonardo nunca se materializaram em seu tempo, e n&#227;o foi at&#233; mais tarde na vida que conseguiu exercer a desejada fun&#231;&#227;o de engenheiro. </p><p><strong>Stewart Butterfield</strong> queria desenvolver um jogo online. O jogo, chamado Glitch, foi lan&#231;ado em 2011, mas o n&#250;mero de usu&#225;rios era pequeno e o modelo de neg&#243;cio n&#227;o funcionava. </p><p>Enquanto criavam o jogo <em>(j&#225; era a segunda tentativa, por sinal)</em>, a equipe, que precisava se comunicar entre diferentes partes, acabou criando um sistema interno muito mais organizado que email.</p><p>Quando o jogo fracassou, eles perceberam que essa ferramenta interna &#8211; n&#227;o o jogo &#8211; foi a melhor coisa que haviam criado. </p><p>Foi assim, como produto secund&#225;rio, que o <a href="https://slack.com/">Slack</a> surgiu &#8211; e mais tarde foi vendido para a <strong>Salesforce</strong> por <a href="https://investor.salesforce.com/news/news-details/2021/Salesforce-Completes-Acquisition-of-Slack/default.aspx">27,7 bilh&#245;es de d&#243;lares.</a></p><p><em>(Mais um exemplo e o &#250;ltimo, juro) </em>Quando era jovem em Cork, <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cillian_Murphy">Cillian Murphy</a></strong> tocava em uma banda chamada The Sons of Mr. Green Genes, que &#8220;quase deu certo&#8221;. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR_c!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F39d39048-a630-405d-9260-33c7ece5126a_800x529.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR_c!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F39d39048-a630-405d-9260-33c7ece5126a_800x529.jpeg 424w, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F39d39048-a630-405d-9260-33c7ece5126a_800x529.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR_c!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F39d39048-a630-405d-9260-33c7ece5126a_800x529.jpeg" width="800" height="529" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/39d39048-a630-405d-9260-33c7ece5126a_800x529.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:529,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Cillian Murphy and the tale of his Cork band who almost made 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Na universidade <em>(de direito, diga-se de passagem???)</em>, ele come&#231;ou a se dedicar &#224; atua&#231;&#227;o, e hoje tem um Oscar e todos os outros pr&#234;mios &#8221;importantes&#8221; que voc&#234; imaginar. </p><p>Hist&#243;rias assim continuam e s&#227;o muitas. E toda vez que eu escuto uma nova, entro em um pensamento longo, cansativo, mas ao meu ver importante, sobre:</p><blockquote><p>Ser&#225; que quando o assunto &#233; carreira, no fim &#233; aquilo em que <strong>somos bons,</strong> e n&#227;o o que <strong>amamos</strong>, que importa?</p></blockquote><p>Claro, acredito que todas essas pessoas t&#234;m amor e gosto pelos seus of&#237;cios &#8220;secund&#225;rios&#8221; que tornaram-se prim&#225;rios. </p><p>Mas entender a jornada de cada um, ainda que hoje pare&#231;a &#243;bvio, escancara algumas interpreta&#231;&#245;es provavelmente falhas de <strong>trabalho e autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o </strong>que aplicamos em nossas pr&#243;prias vidas.</p><h2>A fal&#225;cia de trabalhar com o que se ama </h2><p>Em um passado talvez n&#227;o t&#227;o distante assim, trabalho era apenas fonte de sustento <em>(e para muitas pessoas, esse ainda &#233; o caso),</em> ou parte do cumprimento de dever a uma ordem maior. </p><p>Mas em algum momento, come&#231;amos a operar com a mentalidade de que o trabalho deveria <strong>ser fonte de autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o. </strong></p><p>O trabalho passou a ser n&#227;o s&#243; instrumento de sobreviv&#234;ncia, mas o que nos d&#225; <strong>identidade</strong>. Uma express&#227;o do eu.</p><p>Essa &#233; uma mudan&#231;a significativa, que consequentemente atribui import&#226;ncia muitas vezes desproporcional ao que se tem como of&#237;cio.</p><p>Al&#233;m de tudo, se pressup&#245;e que o trabalho ideal, com potencial de levar &#224; autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o, deve nascer de algo que se ama. </p><blockquote><p>Parece que o trabalho s&#243; &#233;<strong> bom </strong>se &#233; a express&#227;o de algo que amamos, </p><p>e <strong>n&#227;o basta amar algo apenas por amar </strong>&#8211; &#233; preciso <em>exercer</em> o que se ama como profiss&#227;o. </p></blockquote><p>Eu cresci com essa ideia, ou melhor, certeza. Mas, com o tempo e sem perceber, comecei a question&#225;-la.</p><p>Talvez porque fui trabalhar com algo que n&#227;o era necessariamente minha paix&#227;o:  tecnologia. E a minha real paix&#227;o de crian&#231;a<em> &#8211; entretenimento &#8211; </em>continuou ocupando apenas esse lugar: <strong>paix&#227;o</strong>.</p><p>Na minha jornada em tecnologia, <em>n&#227;o-apaixonada</em>, rendi um bom sentido da vida: me conheci, cresci, ganhei uma quantidade de dinheiro que me proporcionou regar o que eu amo e explorar a vida. Morei em tr&#234;s pa&#237;ses diferentes, conheci o meu marido, e meus melhores amigos.</p><p>Fui entendendo assim que talvez a minha ideia de trabalho, ou da rela&#231;&#227;o de trabalho, paix&#227;o, e autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o, estava equivocada. Ou pelo menos, um pouco distorcida. </p><h3>A separa&#231;&#227;o entre hobby, trabalho, carreira, e voca&#231;&#227;o </h3><p>At&#233; que um dia, vi a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gilbert">Elizabeth Gilbert</a>, autora de <strong>Comer, Rezar, Amar,</strong> quem teve muitos trabalhos diferentes na vida al&#233;m de escritora, comentar sobre a diferen&#231;a entre hobby trabalho, carreira, e voca&#231;&#227;o: </p><div id="youtube2-0g7ARarFNnw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;0g7ARarFNnw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0g7ARarFNnw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>N&#227;o precisamos amar um trabalho<em> (importante: isso n&#227;o &#233; o mesmo que aturar um trabalho que <strong>odiamos</strong>)</em>. Uma carreira exige sim um gosto maior. Um hobby existe unicamente por divers&#227;o, voc&#234; n&#227;o precisa ser bom. E uma voca&#231;&#227;o &#233; um chamado divino, que deve ser exercido independentemente de um dia tornar-se trabalho ou n&#227;o.</p><p>Essa diferencia&#231;&#227;o deixa de projetar tanta expectativa em cima exclusivamente do trabalho, e organiza de maneira mais coerente nossos poss&#237;veis interesses, responsabilidades, e obriga&#231;&#245;es.</p><h3>A paix&#227;o como trabalho torna-se isso: trabalho</h3><p>Mais tarde, tornei uma das minhas paix&#245;es &#8211; a moda &#8211; em trabalho, e deixei rapidamente de am&#225;-la. </p><p>Aprendi na pr&#225;tica que algo que amamos, quando apenas paix&#227;o, &#233; livre e leve. <strong>Somos soberanos daquilo que amamos. </strong></p><p>Mas, enquanto trabalho, nossa paix&#227;o toma um segundo plano e &#233; consumida por todas as outras tarefas que envolvem o existir em prol de performance.</p><p>Essa caracter&#237;stica como tal n&#227;o &#233; problem&#225;tica. Tampouco acho que &#233; imposs&#237;vel sustentar tudo o que um trabalho exige em prol de uma paix&#227;o e ainda assim continuar tendo gosto por ela. </p><p>A quest&#227;o &#233; que <strong>nem toda paix&#227;o tem potencial de se tornar trabalho </strong>pelo simples fato de existir &#8220;amor&#8221;<strong>.</strong> E a felicidade ao exerc&#234;-la enquanto trabalho &#233; diferente do que a felicidade livre de apenas permiti-la existir. </p><h2>Ent&#227;o, ser&#225; que ser &#250;til &#233; mais importante?</h2><p>Se trabalhar com o que se ama n&#227;o garante autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o, qual &#233; a alternativa?</p><p>No livro <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You/dp/1455509124">So Good They Can&#8217;t Ignore You,</a> o autor Cal Newport critica o conselho popular de &#8220;siga sua paix&#227;o&#8221; e argumenta que:</p><p><strong>A paix&#227;o n&#227;o vem primeiro. A paix&#227;o geralmente surge depois que voc&#234; fica muito bom em algo valioso.</strong></p><p>Muitas pessoas, assim como era o meu caso, acreditam que primeiro voc&#234; encontra algo que ama e depois constr&#243;i uma carreira nisso.</p><p>Mas, segundo Newport, na maioria dos casos o caminho real &#233; o contr&#225;rio:</p><ol><li><p>Voc&#234; desenvolve <strong>habilidades raras e valiosas</strong></p></li><li><p>Essas habilidades geram <strong>reconhecimento e oportunidades</strong></p></li><li><p>Isso traz <strong>autonomia, prop&#243;sito e satisfa&#231;&#227;o</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>A paix&#227;o aparece como consequ&#234;ncia.</strong></p></li></ol><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oZLY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92b7e1a6-d8c5-4a1c-90e5-8662665113c3_1169x408.png" 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points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A ideia de que a paix&#227;o aparece como consequ&#234;ncia de autonomia e prop&#243;sito, que por sua vez s&#227;o frutos do desenvolvimento de habilidades raras e valiosas, valoriza o fato de ser <strong>&#250;til</strong>. </p><p>Mudar um pouco a lente do trabalhar com o que se ama como um <em>prazer</em> que a vida <strong>deveria nos proporcionar</strong> para o que<strong> eu posso </strong><em><strong>servir</strong></em><strong> para a vida, </strong>pode ser um caminho para a autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h3>O servir como o justo </h3><p>A ideia de servir me fascina. Acredito que somos parte de um todo e que cada um tem diferentes pot&#234;ncias para entregar. E que se conseguirmos ter a sorte e sabedoria de reconhecer nessa vida quais s&#227;o as nossas pot&#234;ncias, e coragem para compartilh&#225;-las, nos autorrealizaremos e nos favorecemos coletivamente como humanidade.</p><p>Plat&#227;o argumentava <em>(e aqui devemos considerar um modelo de sociedade bem diferente do que temos hoje)</em>, que &#8220;justi&#231;a&#8221; &#233; quando<strong> cada um cumpre bem sua fun&#231;&#227;o. </strong></p><p>Nesse sentido, a pessoa &#233; &#8220;&#250;til&#8221; quando <strong>vive de acordo com sua natureza e contribui para o todo</strong>. Essa ideia sai do &#226;mbito da realiza&#231;&#227;o de prefer&#234;ncias, e entra em:</p><ul><li><p>ningu&#233;m se realiza isoladamente</p></li><li><p>a excel&#234;ncia humana aparece quando <strong>contribu&#237;mos para o bem coletivo</strong></p></li><li><p>A vida boa n&#227;o &#233; apenas ser feliz ou livre, mas descobrir para que voc&#234; &#233; naturalmente bom e colocar isso a servi&#231;o do mundo</p></li></ul><h3>O servir como divino </h3><p>Al&#233;m da utilidade, existe a ideia do servir como um ato divino. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Junqueira">Cristina Junqueira</a>, co-fundadora do Nubank, explica como o ato de servir &#233; parte central do sentido que atribui &#224; vida: </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUzCGLXlJ3B/?img_index=2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70e738b7-df5e-46fd-b048-093119e83212_966x1174.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6xuN!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70e738b7-df5e-46fd-b048-093119e83212_966x1174.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><blockquote><p>&#8220;Antes de falar em curtir, eu penso em sentido: por que estamos aqui, o que fazemos com os dons que recebemos,<em> o que Deus espera de n&#243;s<strong>.</strong></em><strong> </strong>Na minha vis&#227;o, estamos aqui a trabalho: para ser &#250;teis, crescer como pessoa, viver a pr&#243;pria voca&#231;&#227;o e, no meu caso, construir a minha fam&#237;lia. Alegria e divers&#227;o entram nesse caminho, mas n&#227;o comandam a rota&#8221;.</p></blockquote><p>A quest&#227;o &#233; que a ideia de servir n&#227;o &#233; para todo mundo.</p><p>O que acontece quando o servir vai de encontro ao que te gera prazer?</p><p>Para quem encontra satisfa&#231;&#227;o no conceito de maximiza&#231;&#227;o de viv&#234;ncia de prefer&#234;ncias e interpreta a vida de maneira hedonista, a ideia de servir pode ser um fardo que nem todo mundo est&#225; disposto a carregar.<em> </em></p><p>A ideia ent&#227;o da autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o a partir do ser &#250;til me faz crer que:</p><ul><li><p>Ou isso &#233; um fator <strong>existencial</strong>, parte do que &#233; ser humano (reconhecemos e exercemos uma pot&#234;ncia &#8594; nos sentimos realizados). E um dia, se tivermos sorte, todos vamos experimentar isso. Ou,</p></li><li><p>&#201; uma quest&#227;o de <strong>virtude</strong> (&#233; preciso ter a sensa&#231;&#227;o de dever em uma perspectiva virtuosa e/ou divina e sustenta-la independente de satisfa&#231;&#227;o, em prol do servir).</p></li></ul><h2>A paix&#227;o por si s&#243; se autorrealiza? </h2><p>Se explorarmos a ideia de autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o atrav&#233;s do trabalho mais ligada ao ato de servir do que de amar, como ficam nossas paix&#245;es?</p><p>&#201; poss&#237;vel amar algo simplesmente por amar, sem a &#226;nsia ou necessidade de fazer disso uma carreira? Conseguimos, no fundo, diferenciar os dois e contentar-nos com o que cada coisa &#233;?  </p><p>Gosto de acreditar que sim. Mas outro lado meu sempre questiona se todas essas figuras que mencionei sentem em algum lugar dentro de si uma sensa&#231;&#227;o de fracasso por n&#227;o terem tornado uma de suas paix&#245;es uma carreira. </p><p><strong>Ser&#225; que Stewart, </strong>independente do sucesso do Flickr e do Slack, se sente frustrado porque n&#227;o chegou a criar sua empresa de games? </p><p><strong>Ser&#225; que Cillian </strong>se contenta com suas express&#245;es de m&#250;sica como hobby (como no  seu show <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nwdn">Limited Edition na BBC</a>), ou &#224;s vezes ainda pensa se essa deveria ter sido sua carreira? </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/estamos-pensando-sobre-trabalho-de?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/estamos-pensando-sobre-trabalho-de?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h2>A conversa sobre autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o &#233; mais complexa do que o trabalho que voc&#234; exerce</h2><p>Com mais perguntas do que respostas, e com incont&#225;veis exemplos e interpreta&#231;&#245;es diferentes, algo que sim entendo &#233; que <strong>a autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o &#233; a tarefa mais extensa de nossas vidas.</strong> E que tentar encontra-la ou resumi-la a uma coisa s&#243; &#233; imposs&#237;vel.</p><p>Somos seres humanos complexos, cheios de pot&#234;ncias, paix&#245;es, questionamentos, e faltas. O questionamento e o malabarismo entre o fazer, ser, amar, servir, talvez n&#227;o seja um de destino, mas uma constante, como tudo na vida.</p><p>Gosto da maneira como Carl Jung reflete sobre a autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o a partir do processo de individua&#231;&#227;o.</p><p>Esse processo, de maneira resumida <em>(ainda que tentar resumi-lo seja uma ofensa),</em> &#233; <strong>o processo de tornar-se quem se &#233;.</strong> Trata-se de integrar os fragmentos dispersos da psique numa unidade coerente.</p><p>Isso implica tr&#234;s movimentos simult&#226;neos:</p><ol><li><p><strong>Diferencia&#231;&#227;o</strong>: separar-se da massa, dos pap&#233;is coletivos, das personas impostas pela sociedade</p></li><li><p><strong>Integra&#231;&#227;o</strong>: incorporar os conte&#250;dos do inconsciente (a Sombra, a Anima/Animus, os complexos)</p></li><li><p><strong>Centraliza&#231;&#227;o</strong>: reorganizar a psique em torno do Self, e n&#227;o do ego </p></li></ol><p>Aqui Jung se distancia do sentido moderno-capitalista de "autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o" (realizar seus sonhos, vencer): a individua&#231;&#227;o <strong>nunca se completa</strong>. N&#227;o &#233; um estado a ser alcan&#231;ado, mas uma <em>dire&#231;&#227;o</em> de movimento. Uma orienta&#231;&#227;o da vida em rela&#231;&#227;o &#224; totalidade. </p><p>A grande pergunta n&#227;o &#233; <em>&#8220;o que quero fazer da minha vida?&#8221;</em>, mas: <strong>&#8220;o que o Self quer realizar atrav&#233;s de mim?&#8221;.</strong></p><h2>Conclus&#245;es, por agora, sobre tudo isso  </h2><p>No fim, talvez seja imposs&#237;vel dar uma &#250;nica resposta sobre a maneira mais &#8220;apropriada&#8221; de pensar em trabalho. </p><p>Minha inten&#231;&#227;o com essa conversa n&#227;o &#233; dar uma posi&#231;&#227;o definitiva, mas provocar algum tipo de pensamento. </p><p>A sensa&#231;&#227;o &#233; que a ideia simples de felicidade e autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o a partir do exerc&#237;cio de uma paix&#227;o gera mais ansiedade em uma gera&#231;&#227;o que acredita que tudo que foge de satisfa&#231;&#227;o individual &#233; ind&#237;cio de tempo perdido. E com essa abordagem, sim, eu discordo completamente.</p><p>Alguns pontos que ficam evidentes: </p><ol><li><p>A jornada de ningu&#233;m &#233; linear. &#201; loucura esperar que a nossa seja.</p></li><li><p>A vida exige <strong>flexibilidade</strong>. As vezes nos encontramos em uma rota completamente diferente do nosso plano inicial. </p></li><li><p>&#201; importante come&#231;ar a pensar mais no <strong>servir</strong>, em vez de apenas no que eu posso <strong>extrair</strong> da vida.</p></li><li><p>Para reconhecer nossas pot&#234;ncias, &#233; necess&#225;rio <strong>viver</strong>. Esse processo acontece com o tempo e com a&#231;&#227;o. </p></li><li><p>Existe uma diferen&#231;a importante entre hobby, trabalho, carreira, e voca&#231;&#227;o. </p></li><li><p>Paix&#245;es s&#227;o express&#245;es da exist&#234;ncia humana e devem ser sustentadas independente de serem of&#237;cio.</p></li><li><p>A autorrealiza&#231;&#227;o &#233; o processo de uma vida inteira que envolve tornar-se quem se &#233;, n&#227;o apenas exercer uma fun&#231;&#227;o. </p></li></ol><p>Obrigada por ler at&#233; aqui e se voc&#234; tem mais pensamentos sobre o assunto, adoraria escutar sua opini&#227;o. :)</p><div><hr></div><p>Linha de racioc&#237;nio:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lLT4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa469b7c-fd44-4218-8d47-1f83de04690a_2048x1307.png" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><ul><li><p>Que a <strong>conex&#227;o humana</strong> &#233; o que de mais precioso h&#225;.</p></li><li><p>Que a vida &#233; por defini&#231;&#227;o <strong>abundante</strong>, e que abund&#226;ncia n&#227;o &#233; s&#243; de dinheiro e de sa&#250;de.</p></li><li><p>Que <strong>reparar</strong> &#233; a a&#231;&#227;o mais sagrada que podemos fazer.</p></li><li><p>Que o mundo se abre para n&#243;s <strong>quando nos abrimos para ele.</strong> E que abrir-se para o mundo significa abrir-se para pessoas.</p></li><li><p>Que o <strong>tempo de descanso</strong> e t&#233;dio &#233; necess&#225;rio.</p></li><li><p>Que a <strong>autonomia</strong> &#233; uma das principais riquezas na vida pessoal e profissional.</p></li><li><p>Que ir <strong>devagar</strong> ainda assim &#233; ir.</p></li><li><p>Que <strong>servir</strong> &#233; mais importante que receber. E que importa mais o que a vida est&#225; pedindo de mim do que o que eu quer extrair dela. S&#243; assim &#233; poss&#237;vel realizar-se. </p></li><li><p>Que o <strong>medo</strong> &#233; necess&#225;rio.</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>No avi&#227;o de volta para Chicago&#8230; </h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AVRv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F16f59727-5a7a-4133-914f-acc0193ad10f_5712x4284.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AVRv!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, 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/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F16f59727-5a7a-4133-914f-acc0193ad10f_5712x4284.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AVRv!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F16f59727-5a7a-4133-914f-acc0193ad10f_5712x4284.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A vida tem formas curiosas de se comunicar. </p><p>Essa comunica&#231;&#227;o, tenho aprendido, n&#227;o parte de uma habilidade de articular palavras. Esta habilidade, ou melhor, c&#243;digo, &#233; do homem.</p><p>A vida se comunica o tempo inteiro, em todo lugar, em uma variedade de dialetos. </p><p>O que faz dessa comunica&#231;&#227;o clara n&#227;o &#233; nosso grau de alfabetiza&#231;&#227;o, mas nossa capacidade de <em><strong>reparar</strong></em>.</p><p>Reparar vem de instinto misturado com presen&#231;a.</p><p>Reparar exige <strong>aten&#231;&#227;o</strong>, talvez hoje a moeda de cota&#231;&#227;o mais alta que existe.</p><p><em>Nossa aten&#231;&#227;o anda dispersa:</em> &#233; entregue a milhares de empresas que por ela competem, &#224; vida alheia, a conte&#250;dos sem subst&#226;ncia, ao passado, e ao futuro. </p><p>Mas vez ou outra, a vida nos for&#231;a a recuperar essa aten&#231;&#227;o e <strong>reparar</strong>.</p><p>A desacelerar. A esquecer que existe um dispositivo que cabe na palma das nossas m&#227;os e que cont&#233;m em si o mundo inteiro, menos o real.</p><p>A deixar as notifica&#231;&#245;es de lado, as compara&#231;&#245;es na gaveta, e apenas&#8230; reparar.</p><p>Reparar nos sons da natureza e da cidade. Nas camadas de sabor de um prato de comida, nos detalhes silenciosos de uma hist&#243;ria contada, na temperatura do vento e na sensa&#231;&#227;o de caminhar.</p><p>Reparar na multitude de vida, sempre abundante em todos seus formatos, independente de tempo e da nossa valida&#231;&#227;o. </p><p>Na pot&#234;ncia daquilo que &#233;, do que foi, e por consequ&#234;ncia daquilo que est&#225; por vir. </p><p>Reparar nos coloca em perspectiva e em cheque com a vida. &#201; a lembran&#231;a f&#237;sica da nossa pequenez, e ao mesmo tempo, grandeza. </p><p>Reparar &#233; concordar em existir. </p><p><em>Viagens r&#225;pidas demais me fazem desejar que fossem longas. Nunca &#233; tempo suficiente para explorar tudo &#8211; mas sempre &#233; tempo suficiente para a vida escancarar na minha cara aquilo que a rotina anestesia. </em></p><p><strong>Treine sua capacidade de reparar. </strong></p><p><em>&#8230;.Anddd, mais sobre o poder da aten&#231;&#227;o no meu epis&#243;dio bonus da semana passada: </em></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a8169a11400496e795df1f303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Your Attention Shapes Your Reality (Weekly Bonus Episode)&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Fernanda Rodrigues&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eWxp35GwrMZi0lyrCImCx&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/7eWxp35GwrMZi0lyrCImCx" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essa newsletter agora é em português]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uma reflex&#227;o sobre se expressar em outra l&#237;ngua, e se descobrir em dois idiomas]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/essa-newsletter-agora-e-em-portugues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/essa-newsletter-agora-e-em-portugues</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:02:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9694609-b31e-4a8f-9e55-5eecfd840a65_732x613.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depois de alguns meses desta newsletter, decidi come&#231;ar a escreve-la em portugu&#234;s <em>(ou pelo menos, acho que decidi).</em></p><p>Quando penso em assim fazer, imediatamente e involuntariamente convoco uma reuni&#227;o interna entre muitos lados meus, que parecem n&#227;o a chegar a um consenso.</p><p><em>&#8211; Em portugu&#234;s &#233; muito mais f&#225;cil.<br>&#8211; Mas se voc&#234; optar pelo f&#225;cil, o que isso diz de voc&#234;?<br>&#8211; Ser&#225; que isso me far&#225; perder alguma oportunidade? Ou pior: <strong>A</strong> oportunidade?<br>&#8211; Ser&#225; que l&#225; na frente encontrarei algu&#233;m, tamb&#233;m brasileiro, fazendo assim e desejarei ter continuado?</em></p><p>Minha mania de come&#231;ar projetos e largar de maneira prematura criaram em mim um mecanismo de autoquestionamento cont&#237;nuo, &#224;s vezes &#250;til, e exaustivo sempre.</p><p><em>Mudo porque, de fato, posso entregar algo mais aut&#234;ntico e portanto melhor, ou porque quero a adrenalina de outro come&#231;o?</em></p><p>N&#227;o sei.</p><p>Tudo isso soa demasiado dram&#225;tico para uma decis&#227;o que para o(a) leitor(a) deve parecer simples, eu sei.</p><p>Fora o medo bobo universal de tomar decis&#245;es erradas com coisas que n&#227;o demandam tanta seriedade, h&#225; uma outra camada que intermedia essa mesa redonda:</p><p><em><strong>Meu cora&#231;&#227;o n&#227;o escreve em ingl&#234;s. </strong></em></p><p>Minha escrita em ingl&#234;s &#233; t&#227;o rob&#243;tica quanto um post de LinkedIn para o qual viro o olho e me faz querer ser bem sucedida a ponto de um dia sair de vez daquela rede, para n&#227;o precisar ler coisa assim nunca mais. </p><p>Em ingl&#234;s, as palavras faltam sentimento. Lembro-me do que <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@espolioslegendados/video/7185233241283022085?lang=en">Fernando Meirelles disse </a>sobre a diferen&#231;a entre dirigir em portugu&#234;s:<em><strong> &#8220;I understand English but I don't feel English. Mango tree in English is just a tree. In Portuguese Mangueira [reminds me of] my mother..&#8221;</strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/essa-newsletter-agora-e-em-portugues?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/essa-newsletter-agora-e-em-portugues?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Minha escrita em ingl&#234;s &#233; est&#225;tica, n&#227;o dan&#231;a, n&#227;o samba&#8230; em ingl&#234;s n&#227;o existe <em>saudade</em>, sobra seriedade, e falta borogod&#243;.</p><p>A verdade &#233; que esse drama &#233;, leitor(a), n&#227;o de quem escolhe em que idioma escrever uma newsletter, mas em que idioma <strong>ser</strong>. Ou como &#8211; e <em>quem</em> &#8211; ser, em dois idiomas ao mesmo tempo. </p><p>Com tantos questionamentos e sentimentos no ar, sou como escritora-malabarista:  equilibrando as raizes e o novo, o conhecido e estrangeiro, o <em>eu</em> daqui e o de l&#225;. </p><p>Por assim ser, pode ser que vez ou outra o ingl&#234;s venha nos visitar. Minha inten&#231;&#227;o n&#227;o &#233; confundir quem l&#234;, mas me permitir explorar. </p><p>Resta torcer para que o leitor(a), tamb&#233;m malabarista &#8211; seja de idioma, seja de outra coisa qualquer &#8211; entenda e queira ficar. </p><p>Obrigada/<em>thank you!</em> :) </p><p>Fernanda </p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I Loved This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Content, food, and product recommendations from the heart (and to expand your ideas)]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/things-i-loved-this-month</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5949e210-2c21-4220-b0ee-a757fd72a99c_1456x1048.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting this month, I&#8217;ll publish a newsletter every last Monday with my top picks from that month. </p><p>From content, to music, to food, to products&#8230; anything that I thought was really worth it, that made me feel something, or expanded my mind. </p><p>This is for people who want to expand their repertoire but don&#8217;t always know where to find good content, and for those who are tired of being blasted with ads on social media and just want some good recs they can trust. </p><h2>Something that made me think</h2><p>I&#8217;ll share 2 on this one: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4l1fr-t3ZE">This Big Think video</a> with Yuval Noah <em>&#8220;Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion&#8221; </em></p><div id="youtube2-I4l1fr-t3ZE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;I4l1fr-t3ZE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/I4l1fr-t3ZE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div></li><li><p><a href="https://www.readtrung.com/p/how-does-docusign-have-7000-employees">This post by Trung Phan</a> <em>&#8220;How does Docusign have 7,000 employees?&#8221;</em> about why B2B SaaS won&#8217;t automatically cease to exist in the age of AI coding agents.</p></li></ul><h2>Something that made me happy</h2><p>I found out that <a href="https://us.pergamino.co/?srsltid=AfmBOoqsOTnLgr3hpM3CkYqnZc6L0IdBkDBxCm2ZoEa7HNvkEEFpzzxs">Pergamino Coffee </a>delivers in the U.S!!! 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Also, Bad Bunny winning the Grammy's and performing at the Superbowl. Absolutely iconic. If you're starting your Bad Bunny fan era right now, I recommend listening to my podcast episode <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EaSy8Ja1mxQSLHzHcVcbN?si=1KACHqdjQ_q0uzR8xPEuqg">&#8220;Bad Bunny, Identity, and the Power of Authenticity&#8221;</a> to understand why he became so popular over the years.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>Something that made me cry </h2><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/eric-dane-daughters-life-advice-netflix-famous-last-words-1236510813/">Eric Dane&#8217;s final interview on Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Famous Last Words&#8220; series</a>. The part where he says that he <em>&#8220;finally feels like he&#8217;s enough&#8221;</em> hit me hard.</p><h2>Something that made me laugh</h2><p>Hasan Minhaj&#8217;s interview with Neil deGrasse: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYizgB2FcAQ">Why AI is Overrated.</a> The beginning was pretty funny. It's one of these things that as a podcast host I wish I had thought of myself.</p><div id="youtube2-BYizgB2FcAQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;BYizgB2FcAQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BYizgB2FcAQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h2>What I&#8217;m reading </h2><ul><li><p><strong>Machado de Assis&#8217; Mem&#243;rias P&#243;stumas de Br&#225;s Cubas (The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas)</strong>: I'm halfway through, so I'll have more of a formed opinion on the story once I'm done reading it. So far, the writing has blown me away. </p></li><li><p><strong>Michelle Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Becoming&#8221;:</strong> I&#8217;m <em>only</em> 8 years late to this one (clown emoji), but I&#8217;m glad I finally got to it. I&#8217;m actually listening to it on Audible, and I love that it's narrated by Michelle herself. The part where she talks about <a href="https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/ivy-league/michelle-obama-princeton-experience/">her Princeton experience</a> and the <em><strong>burden of assimilation</strong></em> really resonated with me as an immigrant. </p></li></ul><h2>What I&#8217;m eating </h2><p>My favorite Chicago discovery this month was <a href="https://www.unclemikesplace.com/">Uncle Mike's Place</a>. The breakfast is phenomenal. We've had it pretty much every weekend since trying it. </p><h2>What I&#8217;m listening to </h2><p>Brazilian artist Alceu Valen&#231;a's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5IW1ym8OBaTiV0BR7VTIow?si=LKPjNIGyTEuBW955ylcBOw">Saudade de Pernambuco</a> album. For some very random reason, I started to have recurrent dreams with him when I first moved to the U.S 4 years ago. </p><p>I then came across this album, which was written during his self-imposed exile in Paris, during the Military Dictatorship in Brazil.</p><p>This album is about being homesick. This month I remember it existed and have been playing it consistently. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap album" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2737aa1a4eb2a3374f5e89c2700&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Saudade de Pernambuco&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Alceu Valen&#231;a&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Album&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/album/5IW1ym8OBaTiV0BR7VTIow&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/5IW1ym8OBaTiV0BR7VTIow" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h2>Products actually worth buying </h2><p>I've been on the market for a reliable black purse for probably 3 years (a stupid amount of time for something that should be easy. I know). </p><p>I just kept going back and forth! I didn't want to splurge, but at the same time wanted something of high quality. </p><p>But I didn't want one that everyone has, or one that I would quickly get sick of.</p><p>Then I came across the Verafied <a href="https://verafiedny.com/products/noir-eclair-bag">Silver Noir &#201;clair Bag</a> purse on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennalitner/?hl=en">Jenna Litner&#8217;s </a>page and got it for Valentine's Day! It just got delivered last week and it's all I want to wear. </p><p>It's absolutely gorgeous and can be worn in 3 different styles: as a clutch, with short straps, and with long straps.</p><p>Excuse the average picture, I haven't taken any good ones yet lol. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9ExX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc99663bf-3736-475f-abbd-bbd9bedf4dab_1280x1280.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9ExX!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc99663bf-3736-475f-abbd-bbd9bedf4dab_1280x1280.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9ExX!, 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I had forgotten that this product existed, but I'm so glad I remembered. </p><p>The photo below is from a day I washed my hair with regular shampoo and conditioner<em> (literally Suave shampoo) </em>and applied just the leave-in afterwards. </p><p>I got it at the same time as the Olaplex N&#186; 6, and I will say I like this one on my hair 10x better. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QOkh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2776c5cb-d356-4a7c-8109-07ee79a8de9b_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QOkh!, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/w_424, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/f_webp, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>That's it! </h2><p>I hope any of this is useful. If you read/tried/watched/listened to something amazing this month, I'd love to hear your recs! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're Not Special (And That's Great News) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why humanizing people &#8211; and yourself &#8211; will give you freedom and courage]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/youre-not-special-and-thats-great</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/youre-not-special-and-thats-great</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:01:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b734c8e0-c9c2-4304-a9d3-f497c0076278_4000x2700.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Understanding that people are not that special was one of the most important realizations of my early adult life. </p><p>I used to think that successful people had this greatness, or talent, that one is either born with or without, that separated them from everybody else.</p><p>But then, I started to meet some of these people. And the reality is that they&#8217;re not that special. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/youre-not-special-and-thats-great?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/youre-not-special-and-thats-great?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/6JOy0tBGF7s?si=gjTgwoC_bJFiY2Z8">Obama said it better</a>: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Once you sit at these tables at these fancy places with folks with these fancy titles and you talk to them, you go: oh, they ain&#8217;t all that. This idea that somehow they&#8217;re so special, so smart, so sophisticated, not really (&#8230;) they&#8217;ve been given the confidence of feeling like they belong&#8221;. </p></div><p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong: some people <strong>are</strong> special. Every now and then, a Leonardo da Vinci is born. But the truth is that the majority of society isn&#8217;t. Including me and you. </p><p>By saying this, I don&#8217;t mean to crush your confidence or to minimize what others have done. Quite the opposite. </p><p>I think this realization gives us freedom and courage and I&#8217;ll explain to you why. </p><h2>Why Understanding This Can Give You Courage</h2><p>When you realize that people are not that special, not only do opportunities feel more achievable, but <strong>you also understand that it&#8217;s okay if you aren&#8217;t either.</strong></p><p>You don&#8217;t have to wait for a groundbreaking idea to start a new project. You don&#8217;t have to be at your 100% all the time. You don&#8217;t have to feel always confident to put yourself out there. </p><p><em>(And if you&#8217;re the one who has achieved great success and been told you&#8217;re special: remembering you&#8217;re just human can be freeing. It releases you from the pressure of protecting an image, of having to outperform your past self again and again.)</em></p><p>You have to develop many skills, yes. But you don&#8217;t have to be special. </p><h2>How You Can Start To Shift Your Mindset </h2><p><strong>1. Understand that you&#8217;re not special, but you are </strong><em><strong>unique</strong></em><br>I know it feels like these words are the same. They aren&#8217;t.</p><p>Special gives the idea of <em>better</em>. Unique gives the idea of <em><strong>authentic</strong></em>. </p><p>Although you are just another human being, no one is by definition 100% like you. </p><p>If you let go of the need to be special, you allow yourself to just be... you. </p><p>And by being you, you&#8217;ll find your way to places where you actually belong and opportunities that make you feel fulfilled.</p><p><strong>2. Remember that &#8220;everyone&#8217;s shit stinks&#8221;</strong><br>No matter the title.<br>No matter how much success they&#8217;ve had.</p><p>As Priscila Pires, Senior Sourcing Director at Kendo Brands (Fenty), <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sw4hXjtReQC7BZFgZRxXI?si=yZ339iFATCS2GxrWi2fAQg">put it: everyone&#8217;s shit stinks.</a></p><p>That mindset is what helped her build the network that shaped her career.</p><p>Understanding that, at the end of the day, people are just people &#8211; not special, not gods, not untouchable &#8211; gave her the confidence to reach out, start conversations, and sit at tables that might have otherwise felt intimidating.</p><h2>The Next Time You Hesitate&#8230; </h2><p>To reach out, to apply, to try, ask yourself: am I waiting because I'm not ready, or because I still think they're special and I'm not?</p><h2></h2><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priscila Pires: From Au Pair to Director at Fenty Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lesson On Resilience As an Immigrant, Identity, and Reconnecting With Your Roots]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/priscila-pires-from-au-pair-to-director</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/priscila-pires-from-au-pair-to-director</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:50:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8ac00565009e5fd55fcd9c10c9" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently sat down with <strong>Priscila Pires</strong> for my podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7CAqjirWKgZxaJgsoxAwPb">The Adults&#8217; Table</a> to discuss her remarkable 20-year journey from au pair to Senior Sourcing Director at Kendo Brands (Fenty Beauty, Fenty Hair, Fenty Skin). </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8ac00565009e5fd55fcd9c10c9&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;S2E7 Priscila Pires: Owning Who You Are, And Reconnecting With Your Roots &quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Fernanda Rodrigues&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sw4hXjtReQC7BZFgZRxXI&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6sw4hXjtReQC7BZFgZRxXI" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>Priscila arrived in the United States in 2006 at age 22 as an au pair &#8211; it was her first time on an airplane. With limited English and big dreams, she worked multiple jobs while attending community college at night.</p><p>With previous roles at <strong>L&#8217;Or&#233;al, Shiseido, and Huda Beauty, Priscila shared what it&#8217;s really like to build a beauty industry career as an immigrant</strong> &#8211; and why returning to her Brazilian roots in her 40s has been so important. </p><p>Below are the key highlights of our conversation.</p><h3>The Immigrant Experience: Feeling Behind and &#8220;Less Than&#8221;</h3><p>Priscila candidly shared the struggle of constantly comparing herself to peers back home:</p><div class="pullquote"><p><em>&#8220;I always felt I was behind, I always felt less than, you know, &#8216;cause I was like, first of all, I&#8217;m an immigrant in this country. I still don&#8217;t speak this damn language perfectly. There&#8217;s classes I had to take pre-class for because I couldn&#8217;t do English composition right away, and then I would look back home and I&#8217;m like, I&#8217;m behind. And that has changed. You know, over time I realized that <strong>it was just a detour</strong>. </em>&#8202;It kind of made me get further in a way. <strong>You don&#8217;t get very far unless you take certain risks right in life.&#8221;</strong></p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/priscila-pires-from-au-pair-to-director?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/priscila-pires-from-au-pair-to-director?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h3>Suppressing Brazilian Identity to Fit In</h3><p>For years, Priscila tried to distance herself from her Brazilian roots, wanting to blend into American corporate culture. She didn&#8217;t want people to see her as just &#8220;the Brazilian immigrant.&#8221; But ironically, being bilingual often became her competitive advantage:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I come to the US to learn English and then being fluent in Portuguese... it was what kind of made a difference on paper for somebody to think that it was worth to talk to me.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><h3>Advice for Immigrants Starting Their Careers</h3><p>When asked what she&#8217;d tell someone feeling &#8220;less than&#8221; while building their career in a new country, Priscila offers this advice:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The fact that you have an accent, it&#8217;s an act of courage already. It means that you speak more than one language right off the bat... You&#8217;re gonna feel less than quite often, but have some kind of light at the end of the tunnel. There was always something that I felt like, okay, this is what I&#8217;m working towards... And remember that people are people. Everybody&#8217;s shit stinks.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p>She emphasizes that the very things immigrants see as disadvantages&#8212;accents, different backgrounds, taking unconventional paths&#8212;are actually sources of strength and perspective.</p><h3>More Conversations Like This </h3><p>Check out my podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7CAqjirWKgZxaJgsoxAwPb?si=ff56b097e96c4475">The Adults&#8217; Table</a> for more conversations with latinos and immigrants about what we know, not just where we&#8217;re from.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantity Over Quality in Adult Friendships ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Power of &#8220;Convenient&#8221; Friends and Quality Over Frequency]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/friendships-in-the-adult-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/friendships-in-the-adult-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b386f031-3717-497a-8696-2c8dd42e1414_2832x4240.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone talks about how hard it is to make friends as adults <em>(including myself, especially being an introvert living in a foreign country)</em>. But recently, I've realized something else that has changed the way I approach friendships completely.</p><p>When we&#8217;re younger, the &#8220;group&#8221; is everything. We see ourselves through the lens of the pack and build our identities around it. As we age, that shifts. I don&#8217;t need to over-explain it. </p><p><strong>Friends move away. They find partners and start prioritizing the families they&#8217;re building. Suddenly, they </strong><em><strong>(we)</strong></em><strong> have 1/10th of the time they used to.</strong></p><p>With limited time, comes a few things.</p><ol><li><p>We see clearly who we <em>really</em> value</p></li><li><p>We become more <em>selective</em> as to who we spend our time with, and</p></li><li><p>It can take longer to really get to know and bond with somebody you just met</p></li></ol><p>So all of a sudden, yes: you keep in touch with only a fraction of the people you used to know, and <strong>you realize you only have a handful of really good friends. </strong>And that's completely ok. </p><p><strong>But here's the reality</strong>: chances are that these handful of really good friends don't even live in the same city as you, and you only see them a few times a year. </p><p>What do you do the rest of the time?</p><p><em>This is where the way I approach friendships changed completely as an adult. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/friendships-in-the-adult-life?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/friendships-in-the-adult-life?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h3>The Power of &#8220;Convenient&#8221; Friends</h3><p>As an adult, I&#8217;ve started to appreciate <strong>convenient friendships</strong> much more.</p><p>We hear the word &#8220;convenient&#8221; and we mistake it for &#8220;fake.&#8221; Especially as women,  sometimes we think a friendship isn&#8217;t &#8220;real&#8221; unless it&#8217;s incredibly deep. </p><p>But look at how men often bond: take &#8220;golf buddies&#8221;, for example. They like each other, they share a hobby, and they might not know much about each other&#8217;s personal lives. Yet, they spend hours together every weekend and have a great time. </p><p>I&#8217;ve learned to embrace that. It&#8217;s okay to have a friend who just like you loves food, and all you do together is explore new restaurants. Or a friend who is in the same work field as you so whenever you need to vent about work, that's who you call. </p><p>You don&#8217;t have to deeply understand each other&#8217;s souls. You just need to share something in common and like each other's companies enough. </p><h3>The Real Frustration</h3><p>After years living abroad and having felt frustrated so many times when it comes to friendships, I finally understood that <strong>my frustration wasn't because &#8220;making friends as adults is hard&#8221;.</strong> It was because: </p><ol><li><p>I was craving connection, but thought the only way to get it was through really deep friendships. I wasn't opening up to &#8220;convenient&#8221; friends</p></li><li><p>I had not yet found a new dynamic with my closest friends in this new setting</p></li><li><p>I was not allowing time for friendships to develop</p></li></ol><p>Ultimately, the meaning of friendship changes as we do. While it can feel lonely at times, I also do believe that some of the most beautiful friendships can be developed as adults. Keep putting yourself out there and you will find your people!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is Your Biggest Enemy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most comfortable way to stay unhappy.]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/this-is-your-biggest-enemy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/this-is-your-biggest-enemy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:49:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/36c61fcf-172d-44f9-b9c9-516d4f6a3222_4809x7041.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been in tech sales for 10 years, helping businesses adopt technology to build more efficient processes. In that time, one thing has become super clear: the biggest obstacle to progress isn&#8217;t a lack of resources &#8211; it&#8217;s the <strong>status quo.</strong></p><p>In sales, the biggest threat isn&#8217;t a rival vendor. <em><strong>It&#8217;s the decision to do nothing.</strong></em></p><p>When someone is fully committed to change, the question is simple: <em>Who can best help me achieve this vision?</em> But when someone is stuck in the status quo, they aren&#8217;t looking for a solution &#8211; they are being ruled by fear.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h3>The Predictability of Pain</h3><p>This applies to every area of life. More often than not, we're able to recognize when a situation sucks. We see that a friendship is draining, a relationship is stagnant, or a job is a dead end. </p><p>Logically, you&#8217;d expect that realization to trigger an immediate move toward change. But it doesn&#8217;t.</p><div class="pullquote"><p>We tell ourselves we want to move (it&#8217;s the logical thing to do), but here&#8217;s the trick: <strong>Our fear of the unknown is bigger than our fear of staying the same.</strong> Our brains are hardwired to prefer a &#8220;predictable bad&#8221; over an &#8220;unpredictable good.&#8221; </p></div><p>We like knowing what to expect. It might suck, but at least it isn&#8217;t a surprise. Because of this, many of us never discover how good life can actually be. We stay stuck in the comfort of a painful status quo.</p><h3>Taking the Wheel</h3><p>To break this cycle, we have to acknowledge a few things:</p><ol><li><p><strong>Name what&#8217;s happening.</strong> We need to recognize our attachment to the status quo. It&#8217;s okay to take time to develop the courage to pursue something better, but at minimum, we need to be able to call it what it is.</p></li><li><p><strong>Safety is a feeling, not just a fact.</strong> We have to retrain our nervous systems to understand that &#8220;new&#8221; doesn&#8217;t always mean &#8220;dangerous.&#8221; We do this by exposing our bodies to the experiences. Literally rationally choosing to do small things that teach us that every day.</p></li><li><p><strong>We don&#8217;t need to wait for comfort.</strong> It&#8217;s okay to act in spite of fear. We don&#8217;t need to wait for a moment when it feels comfortable (I wrote more about this <a href="/__u/open.substack.com/pub/thefernandarodrigues/p/how-to-overcome-fear?r=vdqu3&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">here</a>).</p></li></ol><p>Thanks for reading and be careful with the status quo. It&#8217;s the most comfortable way to stay unhappy.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Overcome Fear ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's ok to be afraid. It's not ok to let fear rule.]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-to-overcome-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-to-overcome-fear</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:31:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/be779f6f-2d76-4f24-9232-a0a4637caa65_3185x4247.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Often, what stands between us and something we want isn&#8217;t actually fear itself &#8211; it&#8217;s <strong>our relationship with it.</strong></p><p>Fear of judgment, of being seen trying, of not knowing enough, of failure, of success. Fear has so many faces, some we recognize and others we don&#8217;t.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>Naming our fears</h2><p><strong>The very first challenge is making it conscious.</strong> Fear is sneaky. It disguises itself as other things. We tell ourselves we don&#8217;t want something that badly anymore, it&#8217;s not that important right now, the timing isn&#8217;t right. </p><p>Through these stories, we convince ourselves that the reason we&#8217;re not doing something is external and outside of our control. We trick and distract ourselves so we don&#8217;t have to face what&#8217;s actually there.</p><p><strong>So step one is recognizing and naming our fears. What we can&#8217;t see, we can&#8217;t change.</strong></p><p>But then there&#8217;s a second layer. The part where we actually get stuck.</p><h2>Fear is an emotion. Which means two things</h2><p><strong>1) it has a role, and 2) it will never not exist.</strong></p><p>The truth is that we are terrible at handling our emotions. We fail at just feeling and reflecting on them. Instead, we confuse them with action,<strong> as if one depends on the other.</strong></p><p>So there you are. Stuck, thinking you can only do something when you no longer "feel this way&#8221;.</p><p>That&#8217;s where we trap ourselves. We think fear is blocking us, when really, we are.</p><p>It&#8217;s completely normal to be afraid of something you&#8217;ve never done before. Of something you&#8217;re still figuring out. Of something that exposes you. The discomfort doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re doing it wrong, <strong>it means you&#8217;re doing something new.</strong></p><p>Acting despite the fear is uncomfortable, yes. But it&#8217;s possible. <strong>Separating emotion from action is step two.</strong></p><h2>A letter to fear </h2><p>I really like the way author <a href="https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/your-fear-is-boring-i-can-say-this-with-all-honesty-and-authority-because-i-k/">Elizabeth Gilbert approaches fear</a> (more <a href="https://www.thriveyoga.co.uk/articles/dearest-fear-letter-from-elizabeth-gilbert">here</a>).  She wrote a letter to it, and you can do the same:</p><blockquote><p>Dearest Fear,</p><p>Creativity and I are about to go on a road trip together. I understand you&#8217;ll be joining us, because you always do. I do acknowledge that you believe you have an important job to do in my life, and that you take your job seriously. Apparently your job is to induce complete panic whenever I&#8217;m about to do anything interesting and, may I say, you are superb at your job. So by all means, keep doing your job, if you feel you must. But I will also be doing my job on this road trip, which is to work hard and stay focused. And Creativity will be doing its job, which is to remain stimulating and inspiring. <strong>There&#8217;s plenty of room in this vehicle for all of us, so make yourself at home, but understand this: Creativity and I are the only ones who will be making any decisions along the way. </strong>I recognize and respect that you are part of this family, and I will never exclude you from our activities, but still your suggestions will never be followed. You&#8217;re allowed to have a seat, and you&#8217;re allowed to have a voice, but you are not allowed to have a vote. You&#8217;re not allowed to touch the road maps; you&#8217;re not allowed to suggest detours; you&#8217;re not allowed to fiddle with the temperature. Dude, you&#8217;re not even allowed to touch the radio. But above all else, my dear old familiar friend, you are absolutely forbidden to drive..</p></blockquote><p>The person you admire most experiences fear too. Courage isn&#8217;t the absence of it.</p><p>Practice acting despite the fear even if in small ways, in controlled environments, building evidence for yourself.</p><p>What&#8217;s something you&#8217;re not doing right now, because you allowed fear to drive? </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random and useful recommendations for you in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to achieve your new year's resolutions, how to stop doomscrolling, a good truffle recipe and developing a good relationship with food]]></description><link>https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/random-and-useful-recommendations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/random-and-useful-recommendations</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernanda Rodrigues]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:40:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9afa040d-b383-4474-b258-9b072bfa306b_7500x11000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good morning and Happy New Year! It feels weird to only wish happy new year now &#8211; it's already the 7th so I feel like I missed the window. But oh well, I hope you've had an amazing start of your year. :)</p><p>Over here, we stayed home and treated it as just another night. It was fantastic. No pressure to find the perfect plan, to have the most fun. We did what we love to do every night and I was very happy about it. </p><p>Here are some recommendations for the new year/some things on my mind.</p><h3><strong>How to actually (and finally) achieve your new year&#8217;s resolution</strong></h3><p>I'm a person who likes to do new year&#8217;s resolutions because it helps me live with intention. </p><p>BUT, what I've noticed is that resolutions become a burden for most people. I believe we have the tendency to overcommit, or <strong>commit to things we WANT</strong>, not the things <strong>we're willing to pay the price for.</strong> Huge difference. </p><p>On my last episode of 2025, I talked more about this and how I approach my resolutions. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Aa48MQFLGXBIPJRPJU9rZ?si=_jDUXuGqQKyDg0om9qxr0w">Listen here</a>.</p><h3><strong>4 mindset shifts that will make starting easier </strong></h3><p>If this year you want to start something new: <strong>starting is less about feeling ready and more about making and owning a decision. </strong></p><blockquote><p>I firmly believe that while we do need to have some minimum requirements to start anything, <strong>we become ready as we go.</strong> </p></blockquote><p>So if you feel afraid, ashamed, insecure, etc. to start something new, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Co7EOCn7rMBMqRC3nI7co?si=ideFGmU_Q-2sjpGieHhwIw">this episode </a>covers 4 mindset shifts that helped me tremendously in starting my podcast and this newsletter last year.</p><h3><strong>How to stop doomscrolling</strong></h3><p>Everyone's new year&#8217;s resolution (every year)!!! Ha. I've learned that at least for me, the reason it's so hard <em><s>(other than the fact that the dopamine levels are completely different when you're on social media vs. reading something useful),</s></em> is that we</p><p>1. don't spend time creating a good curation, and </p><p>2. don't develop a good (and easy) process to access that content. </p><p><strong>If you want to consume better content, desire alone isn&#8217;t enough. You need to work on the </strong><em><strong>WHAT</strong></em><strong> and the </strong><em><strong>HOW</strong></em><strong> first.</strong></p><p><a href="/__u/thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/p/how-to-find-good-content">Here's a post I wrote about how I built my curation and a process that works for me.</a></p><p>Also, the new <em>(is it new? I don't really know) </em>&#8220;watch&#8221; feature on The New York Time's app is pretty good. </p><h3><strong>How to find your style</strong></h3><p>I hired a stylist 2 years ago and it was a game changer, but since then I've changed and while I do like the clothes I own, I felt like something was missing.</p><p>So I worked with AI (Claude) to figure out what it was and guide my next purchases. The results were extremely helpful.</p><p>If one of your goals this year is to feel more like yourself in the clothes that you wear, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DS5L0Wpjgq0/">here is a video</a> walking through the prompt I used and a good step by step for finding your style. </p><h3><strong>The best Oreo truffles</strong></h3><p><a href="https://bromabakery.com/broke-girl-truffles/">I made these oreo truffles for new years</a> and they were absolutely amazing. I didn't have dried rose hips so I used flaky salt and Oreo crumbles on the top instead. Hands down the best truffles and so easy to make.</p><h3><strong>How to build a healthy relationship with food </strong></h3><p>The season 2 of my podcast is out and our first interview is with Manoella Campello,  a dietitian who ditched diet culture to focus on balance, behavior, and food freedom.</p><p>This conversation gave me so many useful insights on how to be healthier without restriction. If you want to build a healthier relationship with food, I highly recommend you <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jR52c1zfyhsWrMzWcEIGS?si=IIA7X6pITuCaSRvFNM3h8A">listen to this one.</a> </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8aa90e745d66d58591752b3435&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;S2E2 Manoella Campello: How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Food &quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Fernanda Rodrigues&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jR52c1zfyhsWrMzWcEIGS&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/4jR52c1zfyhsWrMzWcEIGS" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>That's all for today, meus amigos. Happy new year again and let's make this a great one.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thefernandarodrigues.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>