Meet Rebecca Magee | Integrated Menstrual Health + Climate Educator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Rebecca Magee and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Rebecca, what role has risk played in your life or career?
I would describe myself as a calculated risk taker. My parents were both entrepreneurs, though they might not consider themselves as such. We had a lot of financial instability when I was little, so I grew up believing I would never be an entrepreneur. I wanted stability I hadn’t had. But I ended up in two different jobs where I was awarding grants to social entrepreneurs, and it opened my eyes up to how business could be used to create positive social change. And honestly, I just loved reading their business plans, talking through business strategy with our grantees, and brainstorming solutions with them. Later, a company I worked for went through a challenging time and had to do layoffs. It made me realize that the security I felt in working for other people was an illusion. So when I kept feeling pulled to start my own business-and I had saved up a strong financial runway-I knew it was time to make the leap. I definitely have a pattern of spending a lot of time gathering information and building up courage under the surface, before I take what might look like a crazy leap to the outside world. But really, a lot of thought went into preparing to take the risk. I definitely take risks, but I do my homework too.
Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I launched Sister Seasons in May 2020. Through our events and programs as well as our services for organizations, we provide women and menstruators with the practical knowledge, tools, and community to support both their individual well-being and our planet’s. At its core, Sister Seasons helps our community build a stronger relationship to their most personal connection to climate change: their period. The business is informed by both my professional background in environmental sustainability and social impact, and my personal experience studying the menstrual cycle and creating communities of women. But the experience that really sparked the idea for Sister Seasons was discovering that women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and yet are key to helping us solve the climate crisis, because they’ve been left out of the conversation. My reaction to that was “How are women supposed to step up as climate leaders when we’re exhausted and overwhelmed?” Sister Seasons is an answer to that question. At first, I started looking to see who else might be asking this question, but no one was! And even the people that were considering aspects of it didn’t share my background in environmental and social justice. So I knew I brought a totally different perspective, and that there was a huge need for this work. Starting a business is hard, but being able to support women and menstruators to feel better and discover the role they want to have in building a regenerative future is a dream job for me.
If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I moved to Atlanta from Austin during the pandemic and have been busy building Sister Seasons since I got here, so I’ve been slow to discover the city. But if I was to take some friends around, it would definitely include a slow breakfast at Muchacho, followed by a walk on the Beltline to enjoy all the amazing art, and maybe stopping in for the falafel salad at Rina. If it’s a nice day, a hike is a must. I really like the East Palisades Trail in the Chattahoochee River Recreation Center. If it’s raining, we’ll drive up to Smyrna for the trampoline / rebound classes at Bounce Houz. Those classes always leave me smiling! When we’re inevitably hungry again, I’ll take them for a vegan pizza at Ammazza. And since I live in Westview and my boyfriend is a kiwi, we’ll also pop by Boggs Social on a Friday or Sunday night for Heaps New Zealand pies and fish and chips. The African peanut curry pie is my favorite paired with a 3 Taverns Lord Grey sour beer.
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
One of my very first jobs was as the first employee of a DC-based event planner, Aimee Dominick. She was in the early years of her business when I joined her team as a senior in college. I feel like so much of what has helped me be successful in my career was because of what I learned working with her, from customer service to paying attention to the thoughtful little details that make a lasting impression on clients. I really learned about excellence from her and will always be grateful for that experience.
Website: www.sisterseasons.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heysisterseasons/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalmagee/
Image Credits
(Image of Rebecca in a black vest) Photo Credit – Christa Meyers.