Godmothers Gather: Kerry Docherty

Kerry Docherty—co-founder of the lifestyle clothing brand Faherty—takes the stage to discuss “Selfish: Unlearning, Reclaiming & Telling the Truth,” her provocative memoir. She’ll be joined in conversation by Molly Rosen, the founder of the Brooklyn Writers Collective, an international creative community devoted to the power of personal narrative, and actor Jordana Brewster.

After years spent prioritizing other people’s needs (her husband, their business, their children) over her own, Kerry reached a threshold she was ready to cross: putting herself first.

Determined to feel seen—as an artist, activist, poet, romantic—she began to steal simple moments for herself, replacing her to-do lists with poems, pushing the business towards the things she cared about, and widening her circle of creative friends. However, as she leaned more deeply into her passions and purpose, she found herself veering into an ambiguous relationship with a musician, a potentially destructive direction that would seriously test her marriage.

With incisive observation, biting humor, and searing honesty, “Selfish” details Kerry’s twisting, sometimes conflicted journey to self-understanding. It chronicles her efforts to reconcile capitalism with her own heart’s desire, her complicated family dynamics, her struggles with motherhood, and her efforts to rediscover parts of herself buried under other people’s expectations.