Alisha Foster

Alisha Foster Monday April 7th, 2025 On rising above brainwashing. ↓ Hi everyone. These last few weeks have been warming, vulnerable and alive-feeling for me, in parallel with the beautiful spring weather. I want to share with you a Substack essay I read yesterday that felt like a timely reminder. It’s on a favorite topic of mine, social media and how it affects the way we think. full essay here The research the author references, from Yale University Press, shares that social media—and all...

Alisha Foster Monday March 17th What brings you delight? ↓ I’m glad you are here. If this resonates with you or you have a question - hit reply and let me know, I’d love to hear from you. Now let’s get to it. — I feel it as I enter my 30s—the air around me turning thicker, a molasses of trials I’ve faced so far in life and not yet overcome. Life feels more challenging in some ways, like it is asking me to level up. (Maybe this happens every decade?) And in response, I feel myself...

Alisha Foster Tuesday March 4th On dreams and goals, and why we think they have to be “hard” ↓ Thanks for reading my second newsletter ever! The first one didn’t make it to some inboxes—if you haven’t seen it yet, take a look here. I fixed the issue so that shouldn’t happen going forward. Now let’s get to it. — I’ve always thought going after a dream or big goal was reserved for the ambitious. I thought, to chase a dream, you’ve got to want it bad enough to sacrifice. To hustle, to push, and...

Alisha Foster Monday February 24th On hero-making moments, and not being afraid to cringe. ↓ Thank you so much for being one of the recipients of my first newsletter ever! If you feel like giving me feedback, hit reply. I would love to hear from you. Now let’s get to it. — I recently finished Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth. In it, he talks about the hero’s journey, a story pattern (and metaphor for the personal growth journey/growing up) that’s present in virtually all cultures. from USC...