Hi guys! Tight letter today. This week has felt like a month, and this month has felt like a year. I know you guys feel me. But I still wanted to take some time to write to y’all and share what’s been going on in my life. I’m still a little fired up (IYKYK), but we’re looking forward to the good stuff.
Like Sinners! Earlier this week, we were finally able to share the full-length trailer. If you missed it, give it a watch. In just three minutes, you can see the genius that is Ryan, Michael (in the performance of his freakin career), and this entire cast.
It’s a movie I’m so proud to be a part of. I’ll share more details about the movie and my experience filming it as we get closer to April 18th. But now that you’ve seen the extended trailer, let me know what you think! I’m always excited to hear your thoughts. If you have any questions about the movie — random, funny, or weirdly specific — send those, too. I’d love to start answering them in upcoming issues.
Until then, let’s talk about our breasts!! A few months ago, Novartis approached me to participate in their campaign, “Your Attention, Please,” which I teased earlier this week.
The full commercial will run next weekend so tune in (just for the ad). It’s fun and grabby (pun intended): taking our culture’s blatant sexualized obsession with breasts and using it as a conduit to talk about breast health — which is so much more important!
Sadly, breast cancer is so common, which makes it personal to all of us. I have a breast cancer survivor in my life. If you know a woman, literally any woman, you know someone who has either experienced breast cancer herself or has a friend, aunt, mother, teacher, or neighbor who has. What’s helpful, and ultimately life-saving, is talking about it so we can all get screened early and often. There is no such thing as too early! I’m 28, and here’s exactly what I’ve done to know my body and understand my breast cancer risks:
Check in with your fam. To understand your risk of breast cancer, it’s important to know your family history with it. Talk to whoever you need to — maybe start with your mom or grandma — to better understand your breast cancer risks. Don’t be shy, ask all the questions. You might learn that with your family history, you need to schedule earlier screenings or mammograms with your doctor. That knowledge is not only empowering, it could save your life.
Take this self-assessment. This is so easy—it takes a few minutes. I’ve done it and I feel so much more equipped to enter my late 20s and 30s with more information about my body and how I need to monitor my breast health moving forward.
Talk about breast health with your friends. Because breast cancer affects all of us, we should be talking about it with all the women in our lives. Men, too. Bring it up with your best friends. Send them the assessment. We can all be proactive together.
With that, I want to leave you with love, light, and so much gratitude. I was in a bubble this week but coming back to this letter and all of you, sharing parts of my life that are joyful means so much.
Next week, I have another tease you’ll love. But for now, onto more BS…
TO TRY: Rhode lip shape💋
TO READ: “Your phone is why you don’t feel sexy.”
TO STICK WITH: Journaling.
TO SEND TO A FRIEND: A breast cancer self-assessment.
TO TAKE WITH YOU: “You don’t improve your life by doing more. You improve it by doing less of what doesn’t matter.” -Cory Allen
Love,
Hailee (Beau)
Highlighting your comments on the previous week’s issue. Today, we hear Victoria’s response to Talking Pictures
“I personally loved this issue because I’m studying graphic design (I’m in my last semester !!) and I’ve been so nervous about what I want to do after graduating. I love photography (among so many things) but I’m also really shy and kind of scared to get out there and show my work, so Kat’s words really resonated with me. After reading her story and her advice I feel more inspired, less scared of not fitting in, and more excited to just do the work because I love it. Thanks for this issue, it couldn’t have come at a more perfect timing for me 💌” - Victoria (Baja California, Mexico)
