Emi Nietfeld

@eminietfeld

journalist, author of "Acceptance", speaker ex-Google engineer words @nymag @nytopinion @theatlantic @slate
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HOLY SHIT "Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make ACCEPTANCE a remarkable memoir." Thank you so much to @jordan.kisner and @nytbooks for your close and thoughtful read!! #bookcommunity #bookstagram #memoir #bookish #booksofinstagram #2022debuts #writinglife @nytbooks #readersofinstagram #bisexual #queerlit #homelessness #fostercare #harvard harvard #bookreview @penguinpress
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3 years ago
✨COVER REVEAL✨ Psyched to share the cover of ACCEPTANCE! design by @sssttepphhhh , out 8/2/22 from @penguinpress . It's a memoir through foster care and homelessness, Harvard and Big Tech, about the stories we tell about ourselves to succeed and survive. . Oh- and it’s funny! 🙃 . Preorder link in bio- I can’t wait to take you on a wild ride! . . . #acceptancememoir #writer #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writerscommunity #memoir #memoirist #bookcommunity #bookstagram #bibliophile #instabook #bookshelf #queerlit #queerliterature🏳️‍🌈 #authorsofinstagram #readersofinstagram #goodreads #coverreveal #2022debuts
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4 years ago
"As soon as my complaint with H.R. was filed, Google went from being a great workplace to bring any other company: It would protect itself first." Stunned and grateful to be in the @nytimes . I'm so grateful to the editors at the times for letting me tell my story about my love affair with my former employer, the harassment I faced there, and how "great workplaces" can be awful places to report mistreatment. Thank you so much @kholoodeid for the amazing photos. Link in bio.
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5 years ago
What happens when we reject recovery as a redemption arc and release the pressure to turn pain into proof of worth? We dipped into the archives to bring you this never-released episode. Author, speaker, advocate, and young woman in recovery, Emi Nietfeld, joins Dr. Tiffany Wynn to challenge the cultural narratives that equate suffering with strength and healing with achievement. Together, Emi and Tiffany unpack the myths of toxic resilience culture, including the expectation that trauma survivors package their pain into inspirational narratives. 🎧 Listen now Available wherever you get your podcasts or follow the link in the comments/bio for more info. #SHERECOVERS #SHERECOVERSPodcast #RecoveryPodcast #RecoveryCommunity #RecoveringOutLoud #WeAreAllRecoveringFromSomething #WeDoRecover
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19 days ago
🎅🏾 Step aside, Santa: This Year Scrooge is Driving the Sleigh! 🎄 My latest for @thecut about #RichToks no-gift trend got surprisingly historical - and political. It took me into "feminine energy"/homesteading/homeschooling Instagram as well as into brownstone Brooklyn. (And, yes, it did inspire me to purge my house of toys and craft a homemade advent calendar out of string, binder clips, and index cards...) Link in bio. Huge thanks to my legendary editor helloitsmarisa who had this great idea and to my sources @apriljacksonofficial , @michaeleen.doucleff , @hifamlife , and more. Ya'll blew my mind! #christmas #kids #giftsforkids #formykids #christmasgiftideasforkids #whatigotmykidsforchristmas
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5 months ago
@maddiemcgarvey spent 15 years photographing a young girl growing up in the natural splendor and deep poverty of Appalachia. McGarvey's act of witness is breathtaking and heartbreaking and life-changing. I'm honored to write about it for the New York Times, as well as the witness who changed my life simply by being present and refusing to look away. Who has served as a witness for you? Gift link in bio.
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6 months ago
Cindy Bi is not supposed to be telling me this story. When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate. Or, as she puts it, to "seek justice." Private investigators. Psychics. Calls to the FBI. Dozens of reports to regulators. A lawsuit. An influencer fertility doctor. A restraining order. An arrest warrant. American surrogacy is an enormous industry, taking in approximately $5 billion in 2024, and the practice is expected to explode globally almost tenfold in the next decade. A shocking number of techies now believe growing a baby can be a straightforward business transaction. But intended parents and gestational carriers are often uninformed about the dearth of regulation and completely unprepared for what can go wrong. Stories like Cindy's and her surrogates are probably far more common than you'd ever imagine, but they usually unfold in secret. Not this one. Link in bio. #surrogacy #ivf #surrogate @wired Art: @tam_stockton
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8 months ago
Join me & @eminietfeld TONIGHT @nonbinarianbike for a conversation about our books and what it’s like to write about the stories that we most need to tell. Afterwards, we’ll do some drawing together ✍🏽 #graphicmemoir #brooklyn #booktour #comics #lgbtq #pride #tellyourstory
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11 months ago
How do we write about the hard things in our pasts—and how we’re healing from them? What about when words aren’t enough? Join me and @eminietfeld for a conversation and drawing workshop @nonbinarianbike I can’t wait to see you, Brooklyn & NYC! Link in bio to sign up! #graphicmemoir #comics #booktour #mentalhealthawarenessmonth
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1 year ago
The latest in our new Guest Host Series! The inspiring Alisa Zipursky interviews Emi Nietfeld about her new article published in Mother Jones, What The Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong. Alisa Zipursky is a keynote speaker, CSA survivor advocate and the author of Healing Honestly a survivor-to-survivor book to support people healing from childhood sexual abuse. She is the founder of HealingHonestly.com an online community of over 500,000 survivors from around the world. Alisa works with universities, nonprofits, and medical organizations to provide support to survivors and the people who love them. In this interview Alisa talks with author, Emi Nietfeld, about her article published in Mother Jones, titled What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong. Emi is the author of Acceptance (Penguin Press ‘22), a memoir of her journey through foster care and homelessness, interrogating the true meanings of resilience, ambition, and success. After graduating from Harvard in 2015, she worked as a software engineer, an experience she wrote about in her viral New York Times essay, “After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love a Job Again.” Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, and other publications, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, noted in The Best American Essays, and taught in classrooms from high schools to MFA programs. 🎧Listen to our full interview here: https://bit.ly/3VRNy8z
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1 year ago
For our next guest host series, @alisahealinghonestly interviews@eminietfeld Alisa Zipursky is a keynote speaker, CSA survivor advocate and the author of Healing Honestly a survivor-to-survivor book to support people healing from childhood sexual abuse. She is the founder of HealingHonestly.com an online community of over 500,000 survivors from around the world. Alisa works with universities, nonprofits, and medical organizations to provide support to survivors and the people who love them. In this interview Alisa talks with author, @eminietfeld , about her article published in Mother Jones, titled What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong. Emi is the author of Acceptance (Penguin Press ‘22), a memoir of her journey through foster care and homelessness, interrogating the true meanings of resilience, ambition, and success. After graduating from Harvard in 2015, she worked as a software engineer, an experience she wrote about in her viral New York Times essay, “After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love a Job Again.” She’s passionate about mental health, helping young people navigate their careers, and the connection between engineering and creativity. A dynamic, sought-after speaker, she can be found on podcasts, leading conference keynotes, and speaking at universities and companies alike. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, and other publications, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, noted in The Best American Essays, and taught in classrooms from high schools to MFA programs. 🎧Listen to our full interview here: https://bit.ly/3VRNy8z
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1 year ago
People kept telling me to read “The Body Keeps the Score.” I was shocked at what it actually says…. READ THIS before suggesting this book to survivors — or citing the books claims as facts. Link in bio. How do you feel about “The Body Keeps the Score”? @moatman @motherjonesmag @layla_alammar @foofoofoo @drjessigold @doctor.mike Illustration by Andrea levy #CPTSD #PTSD #traumahealing #traumarecovery #cbt #thebodykeepsthescore #VanderKolk #cbtworks #traumainformedcare #emdr #somaticexperiencing
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1 year ago