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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Saaaaame I have so many things to worry about 😭

Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As someone who has done many things that scare me I can assure you reality has never been as bad as I anticipated it to be. Do it scared 🙂‍↕️

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Friendly reminder that people you admire who are great at something did not start out great at it. It took a lot of practice. A lot of trial and error. You’ve gotta start somewhere 🙏

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I just watched @heydonworks.com make music with HTML and I have no words. Genuinely the most incredible talk I’ve ever seen 🐮 🔔 @smashingconf.com

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I had no idea @jakearchibald.com was so funny! It was probably the iced wine tbh 🍷 @smashingconf.com

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SmashingConf @smashingconf.com · 31/07/2026

💥 Emma's talk is an intervention: what happens when an assumption goes unchallenged for way too long, and why saying "I was wrong" out loud might be the most underrated leadership move there is. Myth-busting, mildly humbling, very funny. Join us: smashingconf.com/freiburg-2026

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Today’s talk is all about finding the joy in being wrong. How, if we don’t spend time changing our minds, we’ll be wrong a lot! 😌 Don’t tell my husband I’m giving this talk though, I’m never wrong when I talk to him 🫡

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Well… my parental leave with my second child has officially ended 🥺 I’m so grateful I got to spend six months with him but am also thrilled to be back at work! But today I’m off to Berlin for @leaddev.com 🤩

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Omg thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thank you so much for the cool photo!! 🥰🥰 May I use it for a profile picture!

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The organizers of @nordicjs making a gift bag for my daughter who attended when I spoke in 2022 and is attending my talk today is genuinely the nicest thing that any conference has done for me 😭❤️🙏

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Tomorrow I’m giving my first conference talk after having my son in May. And my biggest anxiety isn’t the talk or the slides. It’s what to wear 😫😂

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Absolutely wonderful thank you!!

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

@philhawksworth.dev absolutely brilliant intro at @nordicjs.com ! Although Dancing Queen would’ve been epic! 💃 Nice to see you again in Stockholm this time 🙏

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Hiii how are you all? I haven't been around in a while 🙃

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

Anyone else not received new invite codes in months?

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

I’m never leaving this spa thank you 😭

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

Thank you! Probably fried chicken because I love it so much 😭😅

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

I’m 30 today and my husband FINALLY caved and bought me an air fryer… to be fair I didn’t shut up about it for over a year 🤷‍♀️🙇‍♀️😭😅

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 17/05/2023

Our office has the best views of Stockholm ❤️

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 16/05/2023

In 30 years I can confidently say I have never once put something in the microwave for the right amount of time. It's either "surprise pockets of cold" or "every tastebud on my tongue has been burned off"

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/05/2023

Nah she’s like 15 months haha

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 09/05/2023

Now that my kid is one it’s time for her to start contributing to the household 💁‍♀️

Freja holding the book Drive by Daniel Pink

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 04/05/2023

Tonsillitis that caused my throat to swell up 🫣

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 04/05/2023

Let’s go speak at a conference ❤️🙏🥰 (I’m not contagious btw or I wouldn’t go!)

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 04/05/2023

Well during my trip to Leeds I’ve had 2 hospital visits, one ambulance ride, an IV, and a steroid injection. Thankfully I can breathe now… and talk… just in time for my conference talk 🤞🙇‍♀️😬

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 04/05/2023

Not the worst reason I’ve been canceled tbh

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 02/05/2023

Omg is this really Craig? You’re being nice 😬

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 02/05/2023

Off to Leeds to speak at a conference 🥰 While I studied abroad in London I’ve never been to Leeds! 🥳

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 27/04/2023

It’s taken me until nearly 30 years old to discern what makes a good friend. And while making and keeping friends as an adult is hard, I’d rather have one true friend in my corner than five superficial ones.

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 27/04/2023

Here if you want to talk! I felt so isolated and had a massive identity crisis. Happy to share more if you want a friend ❤️

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 26/04/2023

It’s a very family oriented society. 480 days parental leave between the two parents is one of the best benefits!

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

Why am I here? To meet people outside my tech bubble, learn more about the world, spread kindness, get support with my management journey, share support as a parent 🥰

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

If you had told me as a young kid growing up in a small town in New York that one day I’d live in Stockholm, have a Finnish/Swedish husband, a Finnish/Swedish baby, and work at Spotify I would’ve cried. I am grateful 😭

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

YOU JUST HAD A BABY CONGRATULATIONS how are you doing? Post partum nearly destroyed me. You got this ❤️

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Emma Bostian @emmabostian.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

Nooo! Transiting to Leeds for All Day Hey!

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