ABOUT THE BLOGGER
Shealea [Sheh-lei-yuh] has been receiving her iced coffee orders with her name spelled incorrectly for as long as she can remember.
Born and raised where the typhoon belt and pacific ring of fire intersect (🇵🇭), she earned her degree in BA Communication Research from the University of the Philippines – Diliman in 2020. Currently, Shealea works as an integrated media planner, and she is still figuring out the formula to a healthy work-life-blogging balance.
When she isn’t obsessing over color-coded spreadsheets or buried under a mountain of academic journals, Shealea enjoys talking about diverse books (with a self-confessed soft spot for Asian authors and their work), media representation, communication theories, and intersectional feminism — sometimes all in the same breath.
Fun & fast facts:
🌻 For reasons beyond her 2 remaining brain cells, Shealea is mentioned in the acknowledgments of several books written by her favorite authors. (Click to see!)
- The Never Tilting World by RIn Chupeco
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
- Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
- The Ikessar Falcon by K.S. Villoso
- A House of Rage and Sorrow by Sangu Mandanna
- Sugar and Spite by Gail D. Villanueva
- When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
- Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
- The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
- The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao
- How We Fell Apart by Katie Zhao
- War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer
- Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
🌻 She is an absolute sucker for letters, be it handwritten or virtual.
🌻 She finds comfort in sunflowers, photos or videos of hedgehogs and baby bunnies, warm hugs, and steaming bowls of sinigang na hipon 🦐 (or baboy 🐷).
🌻 Outside of this blog, she can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, Pinterest, and when the right inspiration strikes, her newsletter.
🌻 Ironically, despite the many years of writing blog posts about her life, Shealea absolutely hates having to describe herself and prefers writing biographies in the third person.
ABOUT THE BLOG
On the 17th of December 2015, Shealea began her book blogging journey. Years later, she gave in to the incessant goading encouragement of her friends, got to work, and made Shut up, Shealea — what was once a closely guarded dream — finally happen.
The new site was formally launched in January 2019.
In its present form, Shut up, Shealea is a mishmash of literature, media, and lifestyle content.
This blog hopes to discuss the quiet power of representation, the need for diversity and inclusivity in all forms of media, the resilience forged from the trials and tribulations of living in a third-world country, and whatever else (because admittedly, Shealea tends to digress). It also aims to provide a safe and supportive space, especially for marginalized readers.
On a more personal note, Shealea hopes to use this blog as an avenue for learning and self-empowerment: to find the courage to speak up as a woman of color, to learn the humility needed for continued holistic growth, and to allow herself to be soft and loud, gentle and fierce, compassionate in heart and uncompromising in principle — sunflowers and thunderstorms.
When will Shealea shut up? Not today.
If you enjoy Shut up, Shealea and its content, please consider making a small, albeit incredibly helpful, tip to keep this self-hosted blog running and caffeinated.
