Last Wednesday, I went on my first run postpartum.

I laced up, felt the pavement under my feet again. Within minutes, ecstasy flooded through me. I was back.

Running has been my constant for nearly a decade—my moving meditation, my sacred office hours with myself. Pregnancy forced me to pause. Coming back felt like returning home.

But for most of my life, I believed I wasn’t a runner.

I never ran a day in my life until I moved to New York at 26. I grew up singing and dancing, convinced I didn’t have the stamina for running. Then I landed in NYC, saw most gym memberships were $200/month, and realized: running was the only workout I could afford.

At first, my roommate and friends laughed at my idea. The girl who never ran thinks she’s going to become a runner? But I shrugged it off—because I wasn’t running for them, I was running for me.  I just wanted to move my body, stay in shape, and see what happened.

So I bought my first pair of running shoes,  laced up, and put one foot in front of the other.

That first mile? 12 minutes. Nothing to brag about. Except it was proof I had started.

I can’t remember when I stretched to 2, 3, 4, or 5 miles. It happened slowly, almost imperceptibly. What hooked me wasn’t fitness, it was how running opened me: my heart, my mind, my spirit. 

Waking up early, blasting house music, running along the Hudson. This became my therapy. 

When my grandma died, I ran. I cried by the river, wrote about her love story, and ran again.

When I was offered 3 months in LA to work on sci-fi films for our blockchain project Cellarius, I mulled it over on my morning runs.

When Cellarius fell apart, I ran along Venice Beach to process the uncertainty.

And when my boyfriend broke up with me in front of the Pret a Manger on 26th and Park Ave, I pieced my heart back together one run at a time. 

Running became how I survived. How I decided. How I healed.

One morning in 2019, SheFi itself came through a run. I was meditating on words around women and decentralized finance and SheFi came to me. A divine download.

My best ideas, my breakthroughs, my most creative moments—they don’t happen behind a screen. They happen with my feet on the pavement, music loud, and the world rushing by.

Running is my spiritual practice.

At the end of every run, I say thank you:

“I’m grateful for my toes. I’m grateful for my feet. I’m grateful for my ankles…”

I’ve run all over the world—New York, Kyoto, Prague, Paris.

Pregnancy made me stop. Postpartum brought me back.

Now, with Summer Jeanne in a jogger, I get to share this joy with her.

What I once believed I could never do has become a cornerstone of my wellness, my creativity, and my joy.

The key is to just start.

It’s like how I’ve seen countless SheFi members believe they could never master crypto. 

Yet here we are again, Season 14 now coming to an end, with another batch of thousands of women doing exactly that.

Keep starting what makes you scared. Because you never know what it might bring you.

Running gave me SheFi. 

Running gave me me.

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Are you a SheFi girly in your Base App era?

Then join us in the group chat! 🤭 

We have a bunch of Base-exclusive SheFi chats happening, and we’d love for you to be a part of them. Click the links below to join!

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If you’re feeling some FOMO, be sure to join us for Season 15.

Attend SheFi Season 14 Graduation 🎓️ 

Come one, come all to the Season 14 SheFi Graduation, taking place virtually in Decentraland!

On September 9th at 9:30 ET, you can expect a speech from Maggie, beats from a female DJ, a gorgeous DCL landscape, limited edition SheFi Wearables for your avatar, and MORE!

Season 14 isn’t over just yet! Let’s go out with a bang. 🎉 

We would love as many SheFi members as possible, from every season, to attend in solidarity. It’s going to be the best grad party of the year!

Even if you’re not in SheFi, we’d totally love to see you there. Come support our latest graduating class! Chat, network, and dance in-world.

Learn more about the event here, and add it to your calendar.

Be sure to download Decentraland in the meantime to prepare!

If your laptop cannot download Decentraland, don’t worry. We are coordinating a livestream of the event, too! 🪩 

See you then.

Have You Signed Up for Season 15 Yet? 👀 

The day has almost arrived…

Season 14 is coming to an end. 💔 

But with every bittersweet end comes an exciting new beginning.

SheFi Season 15, here we come. ✨ 

Starting in October, our 2025 autumn cohort will have all the iconic energy of SheFi Summer—but this time, think back to school, transformation, and becoming. 💫🍂 

After all, in numerology, 15 symbolizes creativity, freedom, new beginnings, and personal expression, representing a blend of the independence of 1 and the adaptability of 5.

The power of the number 15 will bring you ambition, personal growth, and the ability to attract others through charisma and communication.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Applications won’t be over forever, and the time to refer your friends is now.

Apply here!

SheFi’s Crypto News Roundup 🏇 

You know what time it is! Time for your weekly batch of crypto news. Knowledge is power. 🧠 

• Crypto firms wage talent war as demand for digital-asset traders surges. Hedge funds, market-makers, and trading firms are aggressively recruiting crypto traders—offering salaries up to $220K—though compensation still trails behind traditional finance mega-deals.

• Blockchain lender Figure seeks up to $4.1 billion valuation in US IPO. Figure Technologies is targeting a valuation of up to $4.13 billion in its initial public offering, the blockchain lender said on Tuesday, becoming the latest crypto firm to capitalize on revived investor interest in new listings.

• Web3 companies turn to hardware with crypto-powered phones, consoles. Gaia Labs’ AI smartphone and Solana’s latest devices highlight a renewed push to merge blockchain features in consumer tech.

• AI industry pours millions into politics as lawsuits and feuds mount. From Super Pacs fighting regulation to OpenAI’s first wrongful death lawsuit, the AI tech giants are spending big and facing growing scrutiny.

• NHS tripled stroke recovery rates using AI-diagnosed CT scans. By analyzing CT brain scans in real time, AI reduced stroke diagnosis by over an hour across UK stroke units, boosting full recovery rates from 16% to 48%—potentially transforming stroke treatment.

Follow our socials for more updates!

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Designed to unite the brightest minds in Web3, Zebu Live is a global catalyst for collaboration, driving blockchain adoption forward.

Now in its fifth edition, Zebu Live has cemented its place as the UK’s flagship Web3 summit, bringing together innovators, industry leaders, and change makers shaping the future of blockchain.

In addition to its impressive line-up, Zebu Live offers immersive workshops, insightful panels, and transformative networking opportunities. We couldn’t be more excited!

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More updates coming soon… 🤭 

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Other events:

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