Sofia (She/Her) – I’m the Deputy Editor & Media Partnership Manager at Thred, specialising in exclusive articles and live interviews, fashion and beauty with a focus on sustainability, women’s rights, psychedelics, and Latin America. I studied Spanish at the University of Exeter and International Journalism at City, London. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, and drop me some ideas/feedback via email.
Hi, I’m Sofia, and I’m the Deputy Editor & Media Partnership Manager at Thred. I also work closely with Gen Zers from around the world on exclusive articles and live interviews to promote the inspiring work they’re doing to make the world a better place.
During my time at the University of Exeter where I studied Spanish, I chose to spend my year abroad teaching English in Argentina and working as a journalist in Colombia before travelling across the continent with my camera.
Returning to the UK to pursue a Masters in International Journalism and an internship at National Geographic Traveller, I eventually found myself at Thredโs doors.
Now, I balance my time between obsessing over mushrooms, practising yoga in the middle of the office, and telling everyone about the new song I just learned to play on the bass guitar.
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Latest Stories from Sofia
Is the โaura pointsโ trend philosophical or misogynistic?
On social media, young people are using โaura pointsโ to calculate how cool they are. For philosophers, the trend falls in line with Gen Zโs love of astrology and other cosmic belief systems. For members of the manosphere, itโs a lifestyle, yet another opportunity to inject the world of wellness with competitive edge. For the average person, decoding Gen Z slang is no easy feat. Unless youโre chronically online, hearing...
what if we were all a bit more wonderous?
I often think about the joys of seeing the natural world through the eyes of a child and whether this could incentivise us adults to treat it with more care and appreciation. When was the last time you went for a walk? Iโm not talking about getting from A to B, or strolling through city streets with your headphones in, but really losing yourself to the natural world as you put...
Rage against remote workers swells in Europe
Post-pandemic, several countries introduced digital nomad visas to give their economies a much-needed boost. As a result, local residents in Spain and Portugal have been priced out of the housing market, sparking anti-tourism rallies and an air of hostility towards foreigners. It seems somewhat ironic writing this from Spain, where Iโll be residing until the end of November when the ninety-day Schengen rule says I must head back to the...
Are we adapting radically enough to climate change?
According to a new study comparing how sensitive societies are to extreme weather now versus 50 years ago, humanity may be no better prepared for the impacts of climate change today than in the 1970s. Considering that hundreds of the worldโs leading climate scientists expect our planet to breach the internationally agreed 1.5C threshold by 2027 and temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levelsย thisย century, youโd assume weโd...
Exclusive โ how Epowar is keeping British women safe
Itโs common knowledge that misogynistic violence is an ever-worsening issue across the UK and that local authorities arenโt doing nearly enough to protect us from it. We spoke to Erin-Jane Roodt, whoโs designed an innovative new app that enables us to feel less vulnerable, live our lives without fear, and, in worst-case scenarios, bring our attackers to justice. For women, itโs a no brainer: a strange man is undeniably...
Is dopamine fasting a wellness trend actually worth trying?
Feeling nothing for a day in order to feel more later on is all the rage on TikTok, but does it actually work? Over the last decade, โwellnessโ has become such a ubiquitous part of mainstream culture that in 2024, itโs pretty hard to imagine life without it. A term coined in the 50s when people started realising that thereโs more to health than simply treating illnesses reactively, it involves conscious...
Kids in Sweden to have less screen-time and more school-time
In an overhaul of the countryโs education system which signals a pivot from play-based teaching for younger children, it will soon be compulsory that they start attending lessons at just six-years-old. The centre-right coalition government has also announced plans to ban access to digital devices in classrooms. On the one hand, recent efforts to safeguard childrenโs wellbeing in Sweden are commendable. In 2023, the countryโs public health agency suggested that toddlers...
Opinion โ cynicism shouldnโt be our default setting
For many, itโs a reasonable response to the world โ one that our culture engineers. Unless we address its heightened prevalence in modern society and work to collectively move past it, however, our trust in others, mental health, and desire to engage in impactful activism will continue to deteriorate. In the age of 24-hour news, itโs almost impossible not to be a cynic. This is because weโve A, never been...
the selfishness of self-discovery
is it an exercise in narcissism to work on yourself? For several years now, Iโve been deep in the trenches of personal growth. Embarking on this journey wasnโt deliberate, however. Back in 2020, when the world ground to a halt, I was suddenly confronted with more time to reflect than I knew what to do with. Leading up to the pandemic, I was an expert in suppressing my emotions, using the transient dopamine-inducing...
Could nature be the antidote to dehumanisation?
According to recent research, spending time in nature can enhance our perception of othersโ humanity. It suggests that this commonly accessible experience could be hugely beneficial for the reignition of healthy social interactions in an increasingly isolationist world. If you know me, then youโll know Iโm an absolute sucker for the outdoors. Every chance I get, Iโm either taking long walks the local wilderness, camping somewhere remote, or lying on...
