Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

V is back with her bonus episode and aesthetic hibernation is officially over. In this episode V looks ahead at what's coming for our homes — and why the magpie years are here. She also takes a deep dive into the pipes; the one thing nobody is talking about in the AI conversation. Plus a personal reflection on what happens when you take yourself offline, and a look at what's coming for each rising sign before winter.

Pour yourself something good!

Use the fancy cups! 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

Language shapes power. And nowhere is that clearer than in the words used to describe women.

Miss. Mrs. Ms. Girl boss. Girl math. In this episode Victoria Katheryn asks, who really controls the language? And what happens when women try to create their own?

Use the fancy cups. 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

The empowerment movement came from somewhere real. But somewhere between the Spice Girls and the slogan T-shirts, something shifted. In this episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn explores the hidden message underneath the girl power movement, and asks whether we're truly empowering our girls, or fast-tracking them into a world that still hasn't changed. From the weight inside the slogan, to the mental health cost that gets lost in the celebration, to the collusion course ahead, and the simple radical question: why can't girls just play? 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

The workplace has changed. Or has it? In this episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn looks at the return to office mandate, what's really driving it, who it serves, and what it's ignoring. From the pandemic reset to the portfolio career generation, the invisible labour that never went anywhere, and the irony of the very tools being used to justify bringing everyone back. The rodeo is back in town. But nobody asked if you wanted a ticket. 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

V is back with her bonus episode talking about her predictions on the horizon for home, tech, fashion and how a futuristic 'Mood Home' will help women's health in the future. She also rounds off this bonus episode focusing with a message from the stars (astrology) about what to expect for the next two weeks using your rising sign! 

Pour yourself something good! 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

There's a billion dollar industry telling you that waking up at 4am is the key to wealth, success and productivity. But what if the science says otherwise? In this episode Victoria Katheryn unpacks the morning routine myth, from chronotypes and the invisible infrastructure behind every 4am billionaire, to the single mum at 11pm who's already up at 4am, just not in a Pilates outfit. 

Permission to stay in bed a little longer starts here.

Always use the fancy cups. 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

In this episode I'm introducing the Pin Board - my framework for understanding why, despite decades of feminist progress, so many of us feel more exhausted than liberated.

Picture a board with pins. For a long time they didn't move. Then feminism happened. And what we got handed was equality. Which was kind of a trick.

I explore the trad wife and soft life trend, what actually happened to the men's pin, the two very different camps that emerged, and the trans and non-binary pins fighting simply to exist on the board at all.

This one closes with three quiet questions. They might stay with you.

Cup of V — where cultural intelligence meets permission and joy.

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me.

Have you been waiting for permission that was always yours in the first place?

In this first episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn explores why so many of us wait for someone else to say it's okay to begin, to choose ourselves, to take up space. From the science of self-determination to the quiet cost of performing for approval, this is an invitation to remember what you never lost.

Pour yourself something good. This is for you