jaycina

i live and die by the sword (the notes app on my phone)

money may not be real but these memories are <333

8 years after our first shoot together, i got to talk to @shopdoen about what we’ve been growing with @tender and i could have never ever dreamed that this would be my life now or that i would have the language and the knowledge to talk about policy change/narrative change/trust-based solutions/direct cash programs/etc. but i do! and now all i care about is building the world i wanna live in (and my outfits ofc lmao). this is a reminder: u don’t have to have it all figured out! u can learn as u go! as long as u go! as long as u do the thing! we’re raising $100 a day for each day in may this mother’s day - if u can give, link is in @tender bio, if u can’t give - maybe u can share? 🤲🏽 photos: @dontemaurice and a special thank u to @forkeepsbooks

very much so

ad. the first piece of big girl jewelry syx ever chose for herself was a basketball necklace at the @kendrascott store in new orleans, now i have my own necklaces to match 🫶🏽 #kendrascottpartner

VIM (very important mommie)

whats in my bag: syx’s favorite snack edition! @eathouseofyes bars have us in a chokehold - there’s no artificial anything in them, 6 grams of fiber and protein, plus VEGGIES?! she can have as many as she wants!

there’s a new concealer in town & i love her @iliabeauty #iliabeauty #iliapartner @sephora

welcome 2 my digital junk drawer ⬆️

i said yes to being on @throughitshow with @bradwete and ended up making real friends 🫂 whole episode is out on youtube now. it’s essentially like eavesdropping bc i forgot we were even filming so like i guess i said what i said? thanks for the best time guys! Creative Director - @BRADWETE via @hetellsstories Editorial Photographer, Mia André - @_miazaki_ Photo Assistant, Maïssame Decosse - @MAISSSAME Hair & Makeup, Chelsea Ciara - @chelsea_ciara , using @GucciBeauty via @COTYinc Stylist, Raf Talaat - @rafnosimons Styling Assistant, Melina Passalacqua - @melinapassalacqua Nails by BASE Nail Bar - @baseweho THROUGH IT Logo designed by Marcus Hedgpeth - @okny EPISODE CREDITS Creative Director & Host, Brad Weté via HE TELLS STORIES - @BRADWETE @hetellsstories Director, Aaron Murray Vazquez - @aaronisnotcool Cinematographer & Sound Designer, Joao Gonzalez - @softglas

@Jaycina Almond and I are sitting in LA at a ceramics studio and its founder @gabriela.forgo is teaching us about the material we’re using. It’s strong, she says. “It can withstand fire. But then, it’s so fragile. [But] it’s also resilient.” I’ve only known Almond for minutes in real life, but I’ve done my research. With all she’s experienced, endured and become, comparing Jaycina to it while I nervously attempt to make a decent cup-vase hybrid becomes unavoidable. She should add a new descriptor to her social media bios, I joke: Claylike. She laughs. But it turns out I wasn’t far off at all. In fact, this is a raw conversation about what it means to continually shape your life through every challenge. Just like... Watch Episode 7 of THROUGH IT on YouTube and head over to throughitshow.com for exclusive photos and BTS now. -bw EPISODE CREDITS Creative Director & Host, Brad Weté via HE TELLS STORIES - @BRADWETE @hetellsstories Director, Aaron Murray Vazquez - @aaronisnotcool Cinematographer & Sound Designer, Joao Gonzalez - @softglas Hair & Makeup, Chelsea Ciara - @chelsea_ciara , using @GucciBeauty via @COTYINC Nails by BASE Nail Bar - @baseweho Interview Location, Clay CA - @ClayCA_ Brad’s Barber, Garrick Dixon - @thegarrickdixon Video Production, BLUE CAMELOT FILMS - @blue.camelot THROUGH IT Logo designed by Marcus Hedgpeth - @okny THROUGH IT Theme Song, “Pepper Soup,” Produced by Nu Goteh - @nuthervandross SPECIAL THANKS - Weté and Company, Inc - Sienna Brown - @thesiennabrown - The Colours Shop - @coloursockshop - GUCCI Beauty, via @COTYinc - @Adidas via @Pitchblend - @libertyandfox - @ayannaw

this day with @bobbie and @spreadthejelly feels like a lifetime away already. being in dc had the potential to feel trite but being surrounded by other moms and dads advocating for safer births and paid leave for all was the reminder i needed to realize that the only thing i/we can do is build the world we want. and resist the temptation to become hopeless. sitting in meetings with congresswomen and congressmen and senators and chief of staffs and all of the things - i kept telling the same story: to prep for the day, i searched my @tender email for three words “just had baby” and the first two emails that populated were from mamas who lost their jobs because they missed work to give birth. one mom had already managed to secure a new job all while recovering FROM BIRTH and CARING FOR A NEWBORN, she just needed some extra help to stay afloat before her start date. policy has real life implications. paid leave isn’t a luxury. it’s a public health intervention. and we see daily at @tender what the true cost of not having policies like paid leave for all, the momnibus act, universal childcare, etc, is for families on the margins. it’s costing our most vulnerable families their entire wellbeing. the only thing we can do is put one foot in front of the other & keep trying despite what it seems like is possible or likely. thank you @bobbie , @spreadthejelly , @4kira4moms , @paidleaveforall , @birthfund for having me - grateful to be building alongside each one of y’all!