HELLO, I’M DEE.
I’m a writer, artist and coach helping creative women lead less distracting lives.
Growing up, my family spent weekends at the library where I checked out piles of ballet books and the latest Sweet Valley High.
I went on to study English Literature at UC Berkeley, then spent years trotting the globe as an award-winning journalist in the US, Europe and Africa.
Through all those years, there was one real constant in my life: my journal. I loved to write, dabble in watercolors and gather quotes from my favorite Victorian novels.
But then things changed.
Life got busier and busier. And along came social media, addictive TV series and endless notifications and emails that ate away at all my free time.
I went from a woman who painted abstract oil paintings and listened to entire concept albums – to a woman who scrolled videos of cats for hours in front of the season’s must-see series.
BUT EVENTUALLY I MADE MY WAY BACK TO MY SPIRAL-BOUND JOURNALS.
I got fed up with the hours I spend in front of my phone and TV screens.
I started to limit my screentime and I put my phone away in a drawer. I even deleted Instagram.
But those hacks didn’t really work for long. And I found new and ingenious ways to stay distracted (hello YouTube shorts!)
Then I realized: I can’t live a more analog life if I don’t have anything to replace scrolling.
SO I BUILT MY ANALOG LIFE OVER YEARS OF HITS, MISSES AND RELAPSES.
Now I’m passionate about teaching thoughtful women to rediscover their passions and live a slower, offline life.
If you’re ready to reclaim your life from the digital noise, join me in my one-day intensive Analog Workshop to defeat distraction and design an intentional life.