We have been SO excited to sit down and write this email.
If you'd told us two years ago, when we were starting Her Thirties, just how many women we'd get to know, how many stories we'd hear and how many conversations we'd have along the way, we honestly don't think we'd have believed you.
And yet here we are, getting ready to open our very own private community.
The funny thing is, bringing women together has never been a new idea for us. Some of you have been here since the WhatsApp group days, when we'd all jump on online masterclasses together and get to know women we'd never met in real life. Then came the community app, the events, the pop-ups and all the women who went from being strangers on the internet to actually meeting up.
We sometimes forget just how much has happened in two years…if you were here for the WhatsApp group days, you really have seen it all.
We've tried things, changed things, learned things, and between us have probably sent enough Her Thirties voice notes to qualify as a podcast nobody asked for.
But the thing that's never changed is why we started.
We genuinely believe life gets better in your thirties. And as much as we love talking about everything this decade can bring, we've always wanted Her Thirties to be somewhere that helps make more of those things happen.
More experiences, more opportunities, more people to meet and more things in the diary to look forward to.
So that's what we're building.
A private space where we can all get to know each other better. Where you can ask questions, swap opinions, share experiences and have conversations with women from all over the world.
We'll also be bringing everyone together for monthly members-only online events, alongside opportunities to meet in person.
And there's one part of this that we're especially excited to finally introduce.
Every single week, hundreds of you trust us with your confessions, dilemmas and things you're going through. We read every one, and so often share them with the wider Her Thirties audience on socials so other women can offer their experiences, opinions and support. But we've always wanted to find a way to go one step further.
We've always wanted to find a way to give something back to you - the women who make Her Thirties what it is.
And now we're going to.
The idea behind Says Who? is quite simple. Who says you're behind? Who says it's too late? Who says the situation you're in has to stay that way?
Each month, we'll personally respond to one woman's dilemma, but we'll also work with our partners, our connections and our own resources to provide a funded, thoughtful solution chosen specifically for it.
It could be an introduction to someone who could change everything, an experience you'd never imagined possible, an opportunity that opens doors, or the right book landing in your hands at exactly the right time.
And we honestly can't wait for the moment we get to tell one of you each month…“We've read your dilemma, and here's what we're going to do about it”
It's something we've wanted to make possible for a long long time, and we're really looking forward to seeing what we can do with it.
As for the community itself, we're opening the doors officially on 8 November, but we're doing something a little different beforehand.
We're inviting 30 women to come inside from 1 November, completely FREE for seven days, to be the first to experience what we've been working on.
We're calling it The Founding 30, and if you'd like to be considered, we'd love you to put your name forward.
We did briefly consider just opening the doors to everyone at once, but with nearly a million of you across our platforms, we thought we'd have a little housewarming with 30 of you first.
And if you're not interested in the seven-day preview but want to hear when we officially open, you can join the same list.
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Thank you for being here, whether you've followed us since the beginning or only found us this week.
We can't wait to welcome you into The Private Community.
With love,
Abbey & Bianca x