About Sophia
I started out as a film student in New York, drawn to story and light. Then came a master's in international relations in Germany—not because I wanted to, but because I thought it was what I needed to do.
For years, I followed the path of "should." The good girl. The achiever. The one who checks the boxes.
I worked at the United Nations. I built a successful web design business and ran it for eight years. On paper, it all looked right.
But success without alignment is just burnout waiting to happen.
The Unraveling
When I finally stopped, I didn't know what came next. I only knew I couldn't keep doing things that didn't come from me.
That's when I started asking a different question: not what should I do? but what do I actually want?
The answer was quieter than I expected. It was color. It was pattern. It was sitting with a blank page and letting something true emerge.
Fly Free
For me, Fly Free isn't just a name. It's a practice.
It means coming back to my true north. Freeing myself from the shackles of external expectations—and from the internal ones too: the doubt, the self-criticism, the voices that say you should be further along by now.
It means choosing peace over pressure. Curiosity over comparison. My own rhythm over someone else's timeline.
It's not about having it all figured out. It's about finally giving myself permission to be exactly where I am.
Bringing it all together
Before, I tried to eliminate in order to simplify. Now, I allow each of my creative outputs to exist in harmony with each other. That’s how simplification looks for me - allowing, embracing, exploring what emerges.
On Fly Free, you will find:
Sophia, the web designer and systems creator and trainer
Sophia, the Youtube creator
Sophia, the bird artist
Fly Free is about freeing my mind of limitations and allowing every part of me to exist with love.