04/02/2026
I woke up this morning to an email from a local Santa Barbara business I love & trust.
So I was pretty taken aback to see, at the end of the email, a book rec by Deepak Chopra.
If you’re not aware, his name has come up multiple times in connection with the Epstein Files. And yes, there are documented messages, including one to Jeffrey Epstein that reads:
“God is a construct. Cute girls are real.”
That’s not something I can just scroll past bc to me, that’s fu***ng disgusting, especially considering I bought his books & relied on his spiritual & meditative teachings for years, only to find out he was preying on young women & using his cult like leadership to take advantage of them. 🤮
So I emailed the business I received this email from.
Not to attack or shame.
But to say: I love what you stand for, and this felt really misaligned.
Look, am I some privileged, middle-aged white woman changing the world with one email to one tiny local business?
Hell No.
But I’ve had so many conversations where we sit there wondering: what else can we actually do beyond calling representatives, marching, donating, posting, etc?
And I think it’s speaking up in the small, everyday moments that are easy to ignore, eye-roll or move on from.
And I say this as someone who has hesitated to speak up more on this platform as I’ve gotten death threats in my DMs— even if I didn’t take them seriously, they’re still jarring.
But staying quiet doesn’t feel like the answer either.
Because if one message makes one person pause…
If it helps someone realize something they didn’t know or hadn’t considered…
That matters.
At the end of the day we’re are ALL still learning.
We’re ALL getting things wrong at times.
But if we don’t say anything kindly, clearly, & directly, then nothing shifts.
And we all stay stuck, stunted, & uninformed and therefore in moments like this particular email I received, my step daughters aren’t being protected from sick men weaponizing their power with “wise” teachings masking their abusive ways.
Say something. Even if it’s awkward or uncomfortable.
Awkward & uncomfortable are small prices to pay to protect our girls & ourselves. 💪🏻❤️🩹