I spend my time connecting the dots between wellbeing, culture and storytelling.
“All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change.”
Throughout my career, I’ve moved fluidly across industries and spaces, guided by change as a constant, energizing principle.
From 2018 to 2024, I served as the co-founder and CEO of LOOM, a sexual and reproductive health information app for women. After its acquisition by Perelel Health in 2024, I joined their team as a strategic advisor and education advocate.
Before that, I spent a decade as a full-spectrum doula and health educator, dedicated to helping women thrive at every stage of life. In 2017, I published Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood and Trusting Yourself and Your Body a trusted resource for expectant and new parents around the world.
From 2021 to 2023, I co-hosted The goop Podcast, leading conversations at the intersection of wellbeing and culture.
Today, through my creative studio ISE ISE, I advise global brands and emerging startups on innovation strategy, storytelling, and social impact. My clients and collaborators have included Nike, Rhode, Seed and Nordstrom. I’m also creating original television projects, including a series currently in development with Hulu and 20th Television.
In 2026, I joined Refinery29 Unbothered as Senior Vice President of Brand and Editorial Content, helping shape the next chapter of one of culture’s most influential platforms for women.
When I'm not busy with work, l'm usually tending to my Substack—Soft Boundaries.
Books
Representation: cindy.uh@caa.com
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
Every Body: An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg
Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births by Amber Winick and Michelle Fisher
Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive by Richard Christiansen
Podcasting
The goop Podcast
Television
Please send all televison questions to rukayat.giwa@caa.com
Speaking
Please send speaking engagements requests to crista.spadafore@caa.com