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Artist and founder of North Shore Girls, Nadia Watts

The Family You Choose

Nadia Watts

An article that explores the meaning behind family. When people say family is the most important thing, they need to define what family is to them. For some people it's...

The Family You Choose

Nadia Watts

An article that explores the meaning behind family. When people say family is the most important thing, they need to define what family is to them. For some people it's...

The World of an Introvert

The World of an Introvert

Nadia Watts

To some people, a quiet life looks like a very small world. For me, it’s quite the opposite. A personal reflection on choosing boundaries, protecting my energy, and letting in...

The World of an Introvert

Nadia Watts

To some people, a quiet life looks like a very small world. For me, it’s quite the opposite. A personal reflection on choosing boundaries, protecting my energy, and letting in...

Nadia Watts

Don’t Economize on Your Lifestyle

Nadia Watts

Don't cut your daily pleasures to pay for big purchases. Everyone knows it, almost no one lives it

Don’t Economize on Your Lifestyle

Nadia Watts

Don't cut your daily pleasures to pay for big purchases. Everyone knows it, almost no one lives it

Nadia Watts

What Does It Mean to Love Yourself?

Nadia Watts

Not the affirmations, not the politically correct version. An honest reflection on what loving yourself actually means.

What Does It Mean to Love Yourself?

Nadia Watts

Not the affirmations, not the politically correct version. An honest reflection on what loving yourself actually means.

A cup of coffee next to kitchen plants

The American Dream Isn’t About Winning Anymore....

Nadia Watts

The old American dream is dead. The new one isn't about proving yourself anymore. It's about building a life that feels like home: morning coffee without rushing, plants you water,...

The American Dream Isn’t About Winning Anymore....

Nadia Watts

The old American dream is dead. The new one isn't about proving yourself anymore. It's about building a life that feels like home: morning coffee without rushing, plants you water,...

Retro inspired graphic featuring a girl listening to vinyl music, next to an old dial phone. Illustrated by Nadia Watts for North Shore Girls

The Same Fear, Different Times

Nadia Watts

A conversation about why every generation fears progress—and why that pattern keeps repeating.

The Same Fear, Different Times

Nadia Watts

A conversation about why every generation fears progress—and why that pattern keeps repeating.