A Soft Start: Why I Made This Space
A letter to the women learning to glow from the inside out.
Hi angel,
Welcome to this little corner of the internet—somewhere between a love letter and a journal, between a warm kitchen and a slow morning.
I created this space because I was craving something softer.
Not softer as in weaker—but softer like steam, like honey, like bare skin after a hot shower. Softer as in slower, more intentional. As in “I made this tea, I lit this candle, I cooked this meal for no other reason than it felt good to.”
Instagram is fun—and I love sharing rituals, recipes, and reminders that living well can be beautiful—but here, I wanted something deeper. Quieter. More rooted. A space to actually write—to say the things that get lost in captions or tossed into stories that disappear in 24 hours.
This Substack is for the woman who’s learning how to glow from the inside out. The one who’s healing through food, beauty, stillness, movement, and maybe a little sass. The one who wants to feel more… connected. To her body. Her rhythms. Her softness.
So what can you expect here?
Letters like this. Sometimes long, sometimes short. Always real.
The rituals, routines, and recipes I live by (and sometimes stray from).
Clean beauty finds, favorite oils, and nourishing thoughts.
Notes on womanhood, wellness, and the art of becoming.
And a general vibe of: let’s romanticize being well.
I don’t want this to be a newsletter. I want it to feel like a slow text from your best friend. The kind that makes you pause, take a deep breath, and pour yourself a cup of something warm.
Thanks for being here. I’m so glad you are.
With love and softness, Ema